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Carie S. Tucker King

Carie S. Tucker King

Clinical Professor
Director of Rhetoric
Managing Editor of Publications, Sigma Tau Delta

Mentor, collaborator, editor, consultant with industry and management experience and education (BA, MA, PhD, postdoc) working with students to minimize spaces between science/art, medicine/humanities, quantitative/qualitative. Mantra—"Live in Inquiry!"

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Professional Preparation

Postdoctoral Year of Study - Medicine, Communication, & Ethics
TTU Health Sciences Center, Center for Spirituality & Ethics
Doctor of Philosophy - English: Technical Communication & Rhetoric (Scientific & Medical Rhetoric)
Texas Tech University
Master of Arts - English: Technical Writing
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts - English (minor Journalism)
Baylor University
Master of Arts (in process) - English: Literature
Texas Tech University
Graduate Certificate (in process) - Book History and Digital Humanities
Texas Tech University

Research Areas

pedagogical methods, medical rhetoric, ethics and communication, user experience (UX) and social justice
methods: usability testing, content and rhetorical analysis, textual analysis, close reading, survey, interview

Publications

Lancaster, A., & King, C. S. T. (in review). Usability of Recreational Technical Communication: Alaskan Mud Flats. Journal of Business and Technical Communication. - peer-reviewed article
King, C. S. T. (2024, Dec.). Book Review: “Fitter, Happier: The Eugenic Strain in Twentieth-Century Cancer Rhetoric.” Rhetoric Society Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/02773945.2024.2429357 2024 - invited
Lancaster, A., & King. C. S. T. (2024, Dec.). Empowerment through authorship inclusivity: Toward more equitably and socially just citation practices. Communication Design Quarterly. 2024 - peer-reviewed article
Gray, J., King, C. S. T. , & Contributors. (2024). Research and argumentation within rhetorical foundations. Kendall Hunt Publishers. 2024 - collaboratively written textbook
King, C. S. T., Lambert, D. M., Dieter, S., & Sims, B. R. (2024). Hydrolyzed versus native collagen in management of acute surgical wounds: A literature review. Journal of Surgery. 2024 - peer-reviewed article
King, C. S. T. (2024). Book Review: “Heresy and Borders in the Twentieth Century.” Theology and Literature. https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/frad040  2024 - invited book review
Lancaster, A. L., & King, C. S. T. (2024). Introduction: EquilibriUX—Designing for balance and user experience. In A. L. Lancaster & C. S. T. King (Eds.), Amplifying voices in UX: Balancing design and user needs in technical communication. SUNY Press. 2024 - peer-reviewed chapter
Lancaster, A. L., & King, C. S. T. (Eds.). (2024). Amplifying voices in UX: Balancing design and user needs in technical communication. SUNY Press. 2024 - peer-reviewed, edited collection

Awards

Co-Recipient, 2024 Victor Worsfold Outstanding Teaching Awards for Online/Blended Instruction - Bass School, UTD [2024]
Recipient, Victor Worsfold Award for Teaching and Mentoring Excellence—Undergraduate Teaching Excellence - Bass School, UTD [2024]
Co-Recipient (with Dr. Amber Lancaster), Technical & Scientific Communication Award, Best Original Collection of Essays - NCTE/CCCC for “Localized Usability and Agency in Design: Whose Voices Are We Advocating?” Technical Communication, 69:4, 2022. [2024]
Recipient, Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award - Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society [2024]
Recipient, President's Excellence in Online/Hybrid Teaching Award - The University of Texas at Dallas [2022]
Honorable Mention, President's Excellence in Online/Hybrid Teaching Award - The University of Texas at Dallas [2021]
Member - Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society [2011]
Invitee - ATTW Research Forum [2011]
Recipient - Teach-2-Win-4 Scholarship [2010]
Recipient - STC Tech Editing SIG Scholarship [2010]

Appointments

Clinical Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas [2015–Present]
Director of Rhetoric
The University of Texas at Dallas [2023–Present]
Managing Editor of Society Publications
Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society) [2022–Present]
Sigma Tau Delta Review (critical) and Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle (creative)
Instructor (Adjunct)
Texas Tech University [2021–Present]
Associate Director of Rhetoric
The University of Texas at Dallas [2015–2023]
Clinical Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas [2012–2015]
Lecturer (Adjunct), Senior Lecturer I
The University of Texas at Dallas [2008–2012]
Editorial Assistant, Technical Communication Quarterly
ATTW (through Texas Tech University) [2010–2013]
Grant-Writing Intern
McKinney Education Foundation, McKinney, TX [2006–2007]
Teaching Fellow, Adjunct
University of North Texas [2007–2008]

Projects

Please contact to discuss collaboration

Presentations

Provost's Panel—Hints for New Full-Time Faculty
2024/09 Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of Texas at Dallas
Japanese “Delicate Harmony” in the novel "A Gesture Life"
2024/04 56th Annual Comparative Literature Symposium: "Transnational American Studies Revisited"
Roundtable—Hiring and Mentoring Interns and Editing the Review and Rectangle
2024/04 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, 2024
Usability Study of Recorded Instructor Comments: Assessing Student Perspectives through a Replication Study
2024/03 The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Teaching and Learning, 2024 Teaching Conference
Creating More Student-Friendly eLearning Spaces
2023/03 The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Teaching and Learning

Additional Information

Interdisciplinary Background
Working with Language & Literature, Communication Studies, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary (with STEM) programs
Student Experience Project
UTD Center for Teaching and Learning Project (2024–2025); Community of Practice Leader (2025–present)
Courses
Professional development course to support faculty and teachers in leveraging AI technologies in their classroom, AI Academy (2024)

News Articles

Who was the mysterious man in the Pemberton Castle? A Dallas class found out.
UT Dallas students in "Advanced Writing and Research" analyzed archives and internet resources and, after certifying with WikiEd, created the Samuel E. Gideon page on Wikipedia. Story published in the YAHOO!News. 
Who was the mysterious man in the Pemberton Castle? A Dallas class found out.
UT Dallas students in "Advanced Writing and Research" analyzed archives and internet resources and, after certifying with WikiEd, created the Samuel E. Gideon page on Wikipedia. Story published in the Austin American Statesman. 
Honor Society Chapter Receives Award
UTD Dallas News  (2023)
Carie King Receives President’s Teaching Excellence Award
Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology News (2022)
Clinical Professor Wins Teaching Award
UTD News (2022)

Activities

UTD University Committees
Awards Committee, President's Award for Excellence in Online Teaching (2023)
Academic Integrity Committee (2017–present; Vice Chair 2018–2020; Chair 2020–2022)
Title IX Advisory Group (2020–present)
Faculty Mentor Group for eLearning (2019–2021)
Research Advisory Committee (2019–2021)
Provost's Faculty Retention Group (2019–2021)
Distance Learning Committee (2015–2017)
UTD Bass School of AHT Committees
Communication Curriculum Committee (2022–present)
Communication Strategic Planning Committee (2022–present)
Online Curriculum Committee (2023–present)
Core Writing Committee (2021–present; Chair 2023–present)
Visual and Performing Arts Bylaws Committee (2018–2019)
UTD Service—Group Member, Hearing Chair
UTD Title IX Committee (2017–present)
UTD Discipline Committee (2017–present)
UTD Search and Promotion Committees (Appointed)
Faculty Search Committee (2023)
Chair, Promotion Committees
  • Dr. Diane Durant (2024)
  • Dr. Chris Ryan (2020)
  • Dr. Melissa Hernandez-Katz (2020)
  • Dr. Barbara Baker (2020)
  • Mr. Thomas Lambert (2019)
Committee Member, Promotion Committees
  • Dr. Nickie Riley (2024)
  • Dr. Christina Montgomery (2024)
  • Dr. Chris Ryan (2022)
  • Dr. Amalia Lorena Camacho Guardado (2020)
  • Ms. Bei Chen (2019)

Affiliations

Writing Program Administrators (2024–present)
Modern Language Association (2022–present)
National Council for Teachers of English (2014–2018, 2022–present)
Conference for Professional, Technical, and Scientific Communication (2019–present)
Faculty Advisor, Charter Member—Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Psi Nu Chapter, The University of Texas at Dallas (Inducted 1989 at Baylor University; 2018–present)
Faculty Advisor (Founding)—Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society (2019–present)
Association for Teachers of Technical Writing (2010–2018)

Funding

Improving Student Performance: Analysis of Exam Questions in First-Year Chemistry Classes
$7500 - UT Dallas Center for Teaching and Learning [2023/10–2024/07]
Co-PIs: Dr. Gregg Dieckmann, Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. Stephanie Taylor, and Ms. Renee Davis (RA Mr. Mohe Islam)
Usability Study of Recorded Instructor Comments: Assessing Student Perspectives through a Replication Study
$600 - UTD Center for Teaching and Learning [2023/02]
Innovating the Communication Core Curriculum: A Simulated Experiential‐Learning Opportunity for TPC Students through a Collaborative Faculty Initiative (UTD and UTA)
$12,000 - The University of Texas System [2021/03–2021/12]
Co-PIs Dr. P. Kulesz, Dr. J. Johnson, Dr. M. Hernandez-Katz, and Dr. C. Montgomery
Usability Study of Recorded Instructor Comments: Assessing Student Perspectives through a Replication Study
$1600 - UTD Center for Teaching & Learning [2019/05–2021/06]
Co-PI Dr. Chris Ryan
Proposal to Design, Implement, and Assess a Hybrid Version of “RHET 1302—Rhetoric”
$1200 - UTD Center for Teaching & Learning [2018/05–2019/06]