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Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan

Professor of Instruction — Rhetoric and Professional & Technical Communication
 
972-883-2188
JO3.901
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Professional Preparation

Ph.D. - Technical Comm. & Rhetoric
Texas Tech University - 2011
M.A. - Advertising
University of Texas at Austin - 1983
B.A. - English
St. Edward's University, Austin, TX - 1981

Publications

"History of Communication and Media." Chapter in Communication and Emerging Media. Ed. Carie Lambert and Maribeth Schlobohm. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2015. 1-25. - Book chapter
Business and Technical Communication: A Guide to Writing Professionally, Third Edition by Maribeth Schlobohm and Christopher Ryan. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt (2020).  2020 - Book
Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar: A Rhetorical Framing Study of Their Writings on Native Americans. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books (2018). 

2018 - Book
“Collaborative Curriculum Design and Assessment: Piloting a Hybrid First-Year Writing Course,” King, Carie, Sara Keeth, and Christopher Ryan. Journal of Interactive Online Learning, www.ncolr.org/jiol Volume 16, Number 1, Winter 2018.

2018 - Journal article
Business and Technical Communication: A Guide to Writing Professionally, Second Edition by Maribeth Schlobohm and Christopher Ryan. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt (2014). 2014 - Book
Book Review of: Complex Worlds: Digital Culture, Rhetoric and Professional Communication, edited by Adrienne P. Lamberti and Anne R. Richards, Amityville, NY: Baywood, 2011, 250 p. Review published in Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 42, Number 4 (2012) p 461-466.  2012 - Book review
“The Need for Rules: Determining the Usability of Adding Audio to the MOO,” by Lora Arduser, Julie Davis, Rob Evans, Christine Hubble, Deanna Mascle, Cheri Mullins, and Christopher Ryan. Computers and Composition, Vol. 28, Issue 1, March 2011, pp 57-72.  2011 - Journal article

Awards

Victor Worslfold Faculty of the Year Award - Arts & Humanities [2019]

Appointments

Director of Rhetoric and Professional & Technical Communication
UT Dallas [2015–Present]
Associate Director of Rhetoric
UT Dallas [2011–2015]
Executive Talent Management Program Consultant
EDS/HP, Plano, Texas [2006–2009]
Director, Human Resources, ExcellerateHRO
EDS, Plano, Texas [2004–2006]
Director, Recruiting
EDS, Plano, Texas [2002–2004]
Director, Product Lifecycle Management
EDS, Plano, Texas [2001–2003]
Director, Southwest HR Delivery
EDS, Plano, Texas [2000–2001]
Director, Recruiting
EDS, Plano, Texas [1998–2000]
Manager, Editing & Writing
EDS, Plano, Texas [1997–1998]
Director, Human Resources, Asia Pacific
EDS, Plano, Texas [1995–1998]