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Professional Biography

Dr. Jason Tham is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University, where he serves as Assistant Chair of the Department of English and directs the User Experience Research Lab. As Chief Editor of Computers and Composition, he stewards one of the premier journals in digital writing research, working to expand international participation and scholarly innovation in the field. Dr. Tham’s research focuses on design thinking approaches, collaborative learning, and community-engaged scholarship that bridges academic theory with real-world practice. His work has been published in leading journals including Technical Communication Quarterly, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. Recent books include The Rhetoric of Design Thinking (2025, Routledge), Designing for Social Justice (2025, Routledge), UX Writing (2023, Routledge), and the open-access Keywords in Design Thinking (2022, WAC Clearinghouse). A Research Partner and Cluster Leader with the Digital Life Institute at Ontario Tech University, Dr. Tham actively collaborates across institutional and international boundaries to advance technical communication scholarship that serves diverse audiences.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-5284

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If you happen to scroll down this far, I am pleased to share a record of my graduate coursework. I credit Derek Mueller for the inspiration to include this documentation on my website. As Mueller put it, it may be uncommon for scholarly websites to provide such records, they can serve as a memory aid and historical context for the kind of pedagogy I strive to achieve at my current position.

Doctoral Coursework in Rhetoric & Scientific & Technical Communication (University of Minnesota), 2014–2019

  • WRIT 5531 – Introduction to Writing Pedagogy (Pat Bruch)
  • WRIT 5671 – Visual Rhetoric (John Logie)
  • WRIT 5775 – Rhetorical Tradition: Classical Era (Richard Graff)
  • WRIT 5776 – Rhetorical Tradition: Modern Era (Ron Greene)
  • WRIT 8011 – Research Methods (Christina Haas)
  • WRIT 8012 – Applied Research Methods (Ann Hill Duin)
  • WRIT 8510 – Seminar in Rhetoric: Emerging Genres in the Internet (Carol Berkenkotter)
  • WRIT 8520 – Seminar in Technical Communication: Usability and User Experience Design (Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch)
  • WRIT 8520 – Seminar in Technical Communication: Rhetoric, Science, and Technology of Collaboration (Ann Hill Duin)
  • WRIT 8540 – Seminar in Writing Pedagogies: Teaching Technical Communication and Composition (Pat Bruch)
  • WRIT 8540 – Seminar in Writing Pedagogies: Multimodality and Composition (Tom Reynolds)
  • GDES 8361 – Color, Design, and Human Perception (Barbara Martinson)
  • PSY 5014 – Psychology of Human Memory and Learning (Wilma Koutstaal)
  • CI 5321 – Foundations of Distance Education (Aaron Doering)
  • HUMF 5001 – Foundations of Human Factors and Ergonomics (Thomas Smith & Nancy Larson)

Master of Arts Coursework in English: Rhetoric & Writing (St. Cloud State University), 2012–2014

  • ENGL 503 – Digital Rhetoric, Discourse, and Culture (Matt Barton)
  • ENGL 531 – The Rhetoric of Style (Catherine Fox)
  • ENGL 603 – Critical Interpretive and Qualitative Research Design in Rhetoric (Tim Fountaine)
  • ENGL 605 – Introduction to Graduate Studies in Rhetoric and Writing (Catherine Fox)
  • ENGL 631 – History of Rhetoric Theory (James Heiman)
  • ENGL 633 – Special Studies in Professional Communication: Writing in Health and Medical Humanities (Rex Veeder)
  • ENGL 652 – Digital Rhetoric and Pedagogy (Judy Kilborn)
  • ENGL 655 – Supervised Teaching/Practicum (Rex Veeder)
  • ENGL 656 – College Composition Theories and Practices (Matt Barton)
  • ENGL 697 – Professional Communication Internship (James Heiman, Lisa Foss, Judy Kilborn)
  • ENGL 699 – MA Thesis (Matt Barton, Judy Kilborn, Bruce Hyde)

Master of Science Coursework in Mass Communication (St. Cloud State University), 2012–2014

  • COMM 600 – Graduate Internship (Roya Akhavan)
  • COMM 601 – Mass Communication Theories (Zengjun Peng)
  • COMM 605 – Ethics and Critical Analysis of Mass Media (Lisa Heinrich)
  • COMM 621 – Advanced Advertising Theories and Practices (Roger Rudolph)
  • COMM 632 – Advanced Research Methods in Mass Communication (Roya Akhavan)
  • COMM 634 – Advanced Public Relations Theories and Practices (Marie Dick)
  • COMM 635 – Mass Communication Seminar in Media Convergence (Zengjun Peng)
  • COMM 699 – MS Thesis (Roger Rudolph, Zengjun Peng, Bruce Klemz)
  • MKTG 520 – E-Marketing (Bruce Klemz)
  • CMST 541 – Organizational Communication (Matthew Vorrell)
  • CEEP 678 – Introduction to Graduate Statistics (David Robinson)