Professional Biography

Dr. Jason Tham (PhD, University of Minnesota) is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University. He co-directs the User Experience (UX) Lab and undergraduate student club, Raider UX/UI. He is also the faculty sponsor for the STC Student Chapter at TTU. He teaches courses in UX research, information design, instructional design, web publishing, and digital rhetorics. He is a Research Partner with the Digital Life Institute at Ontario Tech University. His current research interests are design thinking approaches in technical communication pedagogy and practice. In addition to his books Keywords in Design Thinking (2022, WAC Clearinghouse), Design Thinking in Technical Communication (2021, Routledge), Collaborative Writing Playbook (2021, Parlor Press, with Joe Moses), and Designing Technical & Professional Communication (2021, Routledge, with Deborah Andrews), Dr. Tham’s scholarship has appeared in Technical Communication, Journal of Technical Writing & Communication, Computers and Composition, Technical Communication Quarterly, and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, among other journals and edited volumes.

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