Department of English
P.O. Box 413
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Curtin Hall 439
3243 N. Downer Ave.
Phone: 414-229-4511
Fax: 414-229-2643
E-mail: connieb@uwm.edu

Rachel Spilka, Associate Professor

Office: Curtin Hall 594
Phone: 414-229-4500
e-mail: spilka@uwm.edu
Curriculum Vita: Vita (pdf 86k)

Degree(s):

Ph.D. in Rhetoric, 1988, Carnegie Mellon University
M.A. in English, 1982, Boston University
M.S. in Journalism, 1977, Boston University
B.A. in English, 1975, Clark University

Research Interests:

Multiple Audience Analysis, Adaptation and Accommodation
Issues of Quality
Issues of Identity and Exclusion for Minority Students in Professional and Technical Communication
Contextualized Approaches to Theory and Research

Teaching Interests:

Professional Writing Theory
Qualitative Research in Writing and Literacy
Usability Studies
Project Management
Advanced Business Writing
Business Writing
Introduction to Professional Writing Theory and Practice

Other Relevant Activities:

Manager, Society for Technical Communication (STC) Research Grants Committee

Recent Publications:

The State of Research in Technical Communication. Co-authored with Ann Blakeslee. Technical Communication Quarterly, 13.1 (2004): 73-92.

Reshaping Technical Communication: New Directions and Changes for the 21st Century. Co-edited with Barbara Mirel. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002. NCTE Award for Excellence in Technical and Scientific Writing for the Best Collection of Essays, 2003.