Biography

Ryan Weber teaches courses in technical communication, technical editing, user experience, and proposal writing. His research focuses on user experience, technical writing and infrastructure, and the rhetorical effects of technical documents. His work has appeared in several journals, including Technical Communication Quarterly, IEEE: Transactions on Professional Communication, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Science Communication, and College Composition and Communication. He also hosts the interview podcast 10-Minute Tech Comm.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D., English, Purdue University, 2009
• M.A., English, Purdue University, 2005
• B.A., English, Pepperdine, 2002

Expertise

• Business and Technical Writing
• NASA and Science Communication
• Social Media

Recent Publications

• Weber, R., McKenzie, W.I., & Lanius, C. (2023). The impact of source credibility and risk perception attitudes on Americans’ willingness to participate in contact tracing applications. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 51.3, 283-301

• Weber, R. (2022). Making infrastructure into nature: How documents embed themselves into the bodies of oysters. Communication Design Quarterly, 10.3(2022), 33-45.

• Lanius, C., Weber, R., & Robinson, J. (2021). User experience methods in research and practice. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 51.4, 350-379.