English and technical communication

Goldberg publishes collection of short stories

Posted by on May 6, 2025

The new book, Night Watch, winner of the 2025 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, is a collection of short stories that explores longing, unease and hidden lives.

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Dolan named chair of English and technical communication

Posted by on April 29, 2025

Dr. Kathryn Dolan has been named chair of English and technical communication at Missouri S&T. She will start in this new role on Friday, Aug. 1. Dolan is currently a professor in the department.

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Join open forums for English and technical communication chair candidates

Posted by on April 3, 2025

The Missouri S&T community is invited to open forums featuring the candidates for the chair of English and technical communication. Each candidate will present their vision for the department’s future and discuss how their qualifications and experience have prepared them to lead.

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Northcut earns Fulbright Specialist award

Posted by on January 7, 2025

Dr. Kathryn Northcut, professor of English and technical communication, will travel to North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in February as a Fulbright Specialist. She will work with grant writers and researchers to expand their research capacity by sharing her experience with proposal development.

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S&T researchers publish research on bias of virtual assistants

Posted by on December 10, 2024

A team of S&T researchers co-authored an article published in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology titled “Bias Toward the Accents of Virtual Assistants.” The article explores users perceptions of the accented voice options for use with Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, and Google Assistant.

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S&T researchers earn funding for public interest technology program

Posted by on November 5, 2024

Dr. Ryan Cheek, assistant professor of English and technical communication, and department colleagues Dr. Carleigh Davis, associate professor, and Dr. Rachel Schneider, associate teaching professor, have recently earned funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) to launch a “Zine Lab” for advancing gender justice and promoting technological equity.

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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 10, 2024

Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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Five faculty awarded seed grants to implement KEEN principles

Posted by on June 4, 2024

Five competitive seed grants have been awarded to Missouri S&T faculty members to support implementing the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network’s (KEEN) principles focused on having an entrepreneurial mindset in their courses.

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Northcut presents paper at international conference

Posted by on February 6, 2024

Dr. Kathryn Northcut, professor of English, presented a paper at the International Academic Forum Conference on Arts and Humanities on Saturday, Jan. 6, in Honolulu.

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Goldberg wins Spokane Prize

Posted by on February 6, 2024

Dr. Mathew Goldberg, associate teaching professor of English and technical communication, and his story collection Night Watch was selected for the 2023 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. The collection will be published by Willow Spring Books. 

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