Faculty
The faculty who teach in the Professional Writing Program bring a broad range of practical and educational backgrounds to their courses. Their expertise in teaching, strong research, and hands-on experience bring you the skills you need.
Armstrong | Bean | Brumberger | Canter | Carter-Tod | Collier | Dubinsky | Evia | Hagedorn | Kark | Mooney | Neilan | Rude | Sorrentino | Tietjen | Wemhoener
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Office: 441 Shanks |
Mark Armstrong Ph.D. University of North Carolina - Greensboro Classes: Technical Editing and Style, Technical Writing, Children's Literature |
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Office: 447 Shanks |
Carl Bean M.A. Columbia University Classes: Technical Writing |
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Office: 427 Shanks |
Ph.D. New Mexico State University Classes: Introduction to Professional Writing, Technical Writing, Designing Documents for Publication, Special Topics in Ethics, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing Interests: Visual Rhetoric, Professional Communication Pedagogy |
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Office: 219 Shanks |
Robert Canter M.A. University of Virginia Classes: Technical Writing |
 Office: 443 Shanks Phone: 231-8448 sct@vt.edu |
Ph.D. Virginia Tech Classes: Technical Writing, African-American Literature, Composition Theory |
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Office: 433 Shanks |
Ph.D. Virginia Tech Classes: Introduction to Professional Writing, Technical Editing and Style, Technical Writing, Scientific Writing, Special Topics in Ethics, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing Interests: Scientific and Technical Communication, Rhetoric of Science, Science and Technology Studies, Epistemology, Disciplinary History and Interdisciplinarity |
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Office: 429 Shanks |
Ph.D. Miami University (Ohio) Classes: Introduction to Professional Writing, Business Writing, Technical Writing, Designing Documents for Print, Report and Proposal Writing, Special Topics in Ethics, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing, Teaching Technical Writing |
Office: 437 Shanks |
Ph.D. Texas Tech University Classes: Creating User Documentation, Technical Writing, Issues in Professional and Public Discourse Interests: International issues in technical communication, usability, content management, large-scale website design, user manuals and documentation |
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Office: 207 Shanks |
Ph.D. Virginia Tech Classes: Technical Writing, Business Writing, Literature and Ecology, Science Fiction, Introduction to World Literature, Introduction to Drama Interests: Rhetoric of science, Technical Communications, Popular Culture, Communication of Science to the Public, Multi-award winning biotechnology research pages. |
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Office: 237 Shanks |
Steve Kark M.A. Virginia Tech, 1983 (English) Classes: Technical Writing, Business Writing, Creative Writing, Literature and Ecology Interests: In addition to his teaching experience, Steve has been a correspondent for the Roanoke Times & World News for the past 10 years, and he writes a regular column for the paper about nature and country living. |
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Office: 329A Shanks |
Ph.D. University of Kentucky Classes: Technical Writing, Business Writing, 19C British Literature, Women Writers, Appalachian Literature Interests: Technology in the classroom. In addition, as the department's internship coordinator, she has created a series of career prep workshops meant to prepare English majors and minors with a basic knowledge of several essential software applications. |
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Office: 439 Shanks |
Leslie Neilan M.A. Virginia Tech Classes: Technical Writing, Business Writing, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Children's Literature, Fiction, and Minority Literature Interests: She has worked closely with various graduate students and professors from the Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Nutrition, Textiles, Education, and Sociology departments, editing professional papers, dissertations, patent applications, and grant proposals. |
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Office: 437 Shanks |
Carolyn Rude Ph.D. University of Illinois Classes: Introduction to Professional Writing, Technical Editing and Style, Technical Writing, Issues in Public and Professional Discourse Interests: The discourse of public policy; genre; pedagogy. |
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Office: 405 Shanks |
Paul Sorrentino Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Classes: Technical Writing, Business Writing Inerests: He has written technical documents for the United States Army and the Department of Energy, published his research on effective writing, testified as a communications expert on law cases, spoken on communications at national conferences, and been a consultant to business and industry. One of his books, The Wiley Handbook, which he coedited, was widely used to help college students become better writers. Because of his numerous publications on the American writer Stephen Crane, he has also been a consultant for the New Yorker, Arts & Entertainment Network, and The Learning Channel and twice has been featured in the New York Times. Past Executive Secretary and Chairperson of Virginia Tech's Academy of Teaching Excellence, he has won five local and regional teaching awards and has twice been a finalist for the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia's Outstanding Faculty Award. |
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Office: 222 Shanks |
Phil Tietjen M.A. - New Mexico State University Classes: Technical Writing Interests: Online pedagogy; team-building |
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201 Shanks Hall |
Jane Wemhoener B.A., Saint Louis University, 1971 Classes: Business Writing, Introduction to Professional Writing Interests: Cross-cultural and international communication; Service-Learning |
