The Technical Communication & Rhetoric programs at Texas Tech has among the most comprehensive faculty in the fields in the United States. We have sixteen tenure-line faculty, with a broad range of expertise:
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Faris, Michael J.
Dr. Michael J. Faris’s research interests include digital rhetoric and literacy practices, feminist and queer rhetorics, composition and technical communication pedagogy, and writing program administration. Dr. Faris is also the Co-Editor for Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. Ph.D. Penn State University, 2012
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Kostelich, Callie F.
Dr. Callie F. Kostelich is an assistant professor in the Technical Communication and Rhetoric program at Texas Tech, where she also serves as the Writing Program Administrator for First-Year Writing. She teaches courses in composition theory and methods, and her research interests include first-year writing, writing program administration, rural literacies, and feminist rhetorics. Her work…
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Sauer, Geoffrey
Dr. Geoffrey Sauer’s scholarly research focuses on the history of publishing, both from theoretical perspectives (using both cultural and rhetorical theory) and pragmatics (typography, offset printing, online document management, databases, new media, and generative A.I./machine learning). I am currently writing a book tentatively titled Usable Genres (you can read the proposal here). I am also…
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Tham, Jason
Dr. Jason Tham’s research interests include design thinking, user experience (UX) & usability studies, collaboration, emerging technologies, and technical communication pedagogy. He is an inaugural Outreach & Engagement Faculty Fellow in Engaged Scholarship (2023–2024), sponsored by the TTU Provost’s office, and a McNair Scholars + TrUE faculty mentor, supported by TTU Campus Access & Engagement.…