Assistant Teaching Professor

Biography
Ph.D., Information Science, University of Washington, 2023
M.S., Information Science, University of Washington, 2020
M.S., Technical Communication, University of Washington, 2002
B.A., English, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2000
B.A., Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2000
Curriculum Vitae
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I am an assistant teaching professor in the English Department at the University of Washington, specializing in technical and professional writing. As an enthusiastic proponent of cross-disciplinary work, I also teach courses in science writing, library science, and data science. My research interests are primarily in knowledge organization, where I study the social and cultural aspects of subject indexing and subject tagging. I am excited to expand on my research by finding connections between knowledge organization and technical writing. Before I returned to academia, I worked at Google and IBM as a technical writer, technical editor, and technical writing manager for 15 years.
You can find my publications in my Google Scholar Profile.
Courses Taught
Winter 2026
Autumn 2025
Summer 2025
Spring 2025
Winter 2025
Autumn 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Autumn 2023
Winter 2021
Additional Courses
- LIS 531: Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification
- INFO 498 D: Special Topics in Informatics - Tagging as a Social and Technical Information System
- INFO 330 B: Databases and Data Modeling
- LIS 530: Organization of Information and Resources
- ENGL 199: Interdisciplinary Writing/Natural Science
- INFO 201: Technical Foundations in Informatics
- TC 426: Introduction to Computer Software User Assistance
- TC 231: Introduction to Technical Writing
Affiliations
Home Department