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1.0 Expertise and Research Interests

• Critical and creative thinking
• Writing processes of engineers
  
• Writing and technological change
  
• Style and revision in relation to dictation
  
• Computers in relation to writing instruction
  
• Project courses and engineering education
• Adult education and advanced composition
  
• Writing instruction focusing on social and cognitive strategies
  
• Style and format in relation to the reader's cognition and perception

2.0 Current SFU Writing Courses

• ENSC 101 (Writing Process,Persuasion, and Presentations)
  
• ENSC 102 (Form and Style in Professional Genres)
  
• ENSC 305 (Project Documentation and Group Dynamics)
  
• Writing Workshops for ENSC 820 (Engineering Management for Development Projects)
  
• Writing Workshops for REM 801 (Research Methods and Design in Resource and Environmental Management)
• Writing Workshops for ARCH 876 (Selected Topics in Archaeological Method)
  
• Writing Workshops for MSAT (Management Skills for Advanced Technology)
  

• PMC-Sierra Ltd. (1999)
  
• Epson Research and Development Inc.(1998)
  
• Placer Dome Inc. (1998)
  
• Dees Communication Engineering Ltd. (1993)
  
• Cirrus Consultants Ltd. (1992)
  
• Universal Dynamics Ltd. (1991)
  

4.0 Professional Memberships

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Professional Communication, Social Implications of Technology, Engineering Management
  
• Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW)
• Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
  
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  

• Faculty representative on the Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee (2001-Present)
• Faculty representative on the SFU Dining Services Advisory Committee (1999-Present)
• Faculty representative on the SFU Harassment Resolution Policy Board (1998-Present)
• Member of the Engineering Science Teaching Appointments Review Committee (2000-2001)
• Member of the Engineering Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1997-Present)
• Member of the Engineering Science Scholarship and Progress Review Committee (1994-Present)
• Director of the SFU Faculty Association (SFUFA) Executive Committee (1998-2000)
• Co-Chair of the SFU Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee (1998-2000)
  

6.0 Selected Publications

Strategies for Engineering Communication. Co-authored with Susan Stevenson and Margaret Hope. John Wiley and Sons. Textbook. 2002.

Writing Strategies and Techniques for Archaeologists. Course handbook for ARCH 876. 2002.

Project Documentation and Collaborative Writing, 2nd ed. Course CD for ENSC 305/340. 2001

Writing Strategies and Techniques for Engineers, 5th ed. Course handbook for ENSC 820. 1999.

Writing for Publication and Industry, 7th ed. Course Handbook for ENSC 408. 1999.

Engineering Science Communication Handbooks, 6th/7th eds. Co-authored with Susan Stevenson:

• Module 1: Communication Skills for Engineering Students, 6th ed. 1996.
  
• Module 2: Report Writing and Employment Information, 6th ed. 1996.
  
• Module 3: Project Documentation and Collaborative Writing, 7th ed. 1999.
  
• Module 4: Writing Thesis Proposals and Theses, 7th ed. 1999.

Materials Science and Engineering Handbook. Co-authored with Susan Stevenson. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 1993.

Last Updated January, 2002

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