I’m thrilled to have an article included in TCSJ's most recent special issue! If you’re interested in vaccination, rhetorical strategies used in public health, or social media communication, give it a read: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tc...

Yes, and aside from the obvious reliance on grifty language and logic, another key issue with Cox’s argument that "using AI is a radical act of feminism" is that it risks placing blame on women for the far-reaching impacts of sexism if they choose not to engage with it, thus making sexism… worse.

Reminder that vaccine mandates are not political but ending them IS. Massachusetts was the first state to require immunizations for school…. for smallpox… in 1855.

Making it harder for people to get vaccinated is unequivocally worse for everyone’s health. A couple things are true: Many providers WILL write prescriptions for them if you’re in a state that needs them. Many conditions and lifestyles ARE included (autoimmune, depression, even inactivity!).

It’s the first day of a new academic year! This semester, I’m teaching a class called Rhetorics of Health, Illness, and Wellness. If you have a resource/artifact that you love showing in class (an article, a clip of a show or movie, a TikTok, a cool data viz, etc.), I’d love to check them out.

it's always a good day to talk about HUMANITIES WORKS humanitiesworks.org

Unconscionable.

A conversation that we need to have about the academic job market is what happens financially when people are between positions and how this gap makes systemic failures VERY apparent. Case in point: my COBRA insurance cost is $1,000 a month.

All we need is for those numbers to sustain across a diversity of tactics for an extended amount of time-- strikes! boycotts! slowdowns! leaks! refusals! art shenanigans! more! -- and we will have this in the bag, folks. We. Can. Do. This.

Thanks to everyone who joined us! For more information about TCSJ, please visit techcommsocialjustice.org. You can also reach out to our editors directly at [email protected] if you're interested in pitching a project, being a reviewer, or with any other questions.

#ATTW25 attendees: come to the TPC Editors' Roundtable today at 4:45pm CST in BCH 125 and on Zoom! I'll be there on behalf of @tcsocialjustice.bsky.social. We look forward to chatting with you about all things submitting, reviewing, and more.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Aside from all of the other (more important) considerations, the em dash becoming the hallmark of generative AI-written content has been very troublesome for me, a committed em dash user who is now being forced into an early retirement.

I am so honored to share that I was selected to be the recipient of this year's Hugh Burns Dissertation Award at #CWCon25. Thank you to the selection committee and my dissertation committee for their support of this work. Can't wait to see everyone next year at #CWCon26!

Attending #CWcon25? Looking for something to do bright and early tomorrow? I’ll be presenting remotely at 9:00am with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social and @emilygresb.bsky.social on “Politics of Compliance: Redefining Perceived Agency in ‘Wellness.’” We hope to see you there!

As I wrap up my final semester teaching at @mit.edu, I want to shoutout my Medical Device Design students, who just wrapped up their final presentations last night! The creativity and dedication they show through their devices -- each addressing an unmet clinical need -- never fails to impress. 1/x

It's *almost* here! We are both thrilled to have been included in this fabulous edited collection, which you can preorder here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg....

Looking for some summer reading? Check out the FREE More Than Words virtual book club beginning in June! Join others actively considering how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI. @biblioracle.bsky.social will be planning to join us for most sessions! forms.gle/ksGsyZjkzhwz...

It was such an honor to be recognized tonight for my dissertation work at #4C25! Thanks for sharing, @voleuseck.bsky.social, thank you to the selection committee and my wonderful advisors, and congratulations to the other award winners!

Looking for something to do at #4C25 this morning? Come to the RHM Roundtable, Computer Love in Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, at 10:30am ET (session A.23). I'll be talking about TikTok, health communication, and what happens when we ban platforms.

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I am delighted to announce that I have accepted a position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy program at The Ohio State University. I'm looking forward to joining their brilliant and dynamic community this fall. Go Bucks! 1/2

This is a good thing, folks! The first best time to get vaccinated is when they become available, but the second best time is now. 1/2

It was such a pleasure to contribute to this anthology with Jo Michael Rezes and Isabel Barbosa! Pre-order below and read about our work on food as medicine, HIV/AIDS patient care and community, and the magic that is Diseased Pariah News.

Your friendly health communicator is back to remind you that masking is versatile and you can mask for other reasons that's not protecting yourself and others from COVID. It's great for the flu! RSV! The common cold!!!

I am so honored to share that my dissertation has been selected for this year's @ncte.org CCCC's Outstanding Dissertation in Technical Communication award. Thank you to the selection committee and to my wonderful committee for their support and guidance throughout this project!

PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️ Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration… The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...

Lock ur phone up for the day! Go work on your woke humanities projects and lesson plans!!! Gtf outa here!

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I'm delighted to share that my chapter, titled "Listening For and Listening To: Narrative Inquiry in Pandemic Health Communication" is now available in the C&W Proceedings! You can check it out here: wac.colostate.edu/docs/proceed...

One of my field’s oldest organizations, STC, just bankrupted, taking Technical Communication, its journal, with it. #techcomm www.stc.org If your paper got marooned, send it to TCSJ. We review quick. More thoughts later.

Interesting in strategies for integrating accessibility with comp sci education? The AiiCE Identity and Computing Lecture Series is coming up on January 21, 2025 at 5pm ET! Register for free here: duke.is/Accessible-C...

My dad and I each folded 1,000 paper cranes in 2024 (and these are our last ones!). My cranes are going to live in hospitals and senior care centers, where they can be symbols of health and luck to patients and residents. If you know someone who needs a crane, DM me and I’d be happy to mail one. ❤️

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

Interesting in strategies for integrating accessibility with computer science education? Attend the next (free!) AiiCE Identity and Computing Lecture Series on January 21, 2025. I'll be presenting with Thomas Pickering (MIT), William Barres (Whitman), and Catherine Baker (Creighton).

@banvillemorgan.bsky.social and I recently published an article in Surveillance & Society covering our analyses of biometric technologies in one of the largest healthcare networks in the U.S. We wrote a follow-up blog post about our research, which is now available at the S&S blog! Check it out:

Different social media platform, same rules! Descriptive alt text facilitates information accessibility and online participation.

I am thrilled to share that I have joined the Technical Communication and Social Justice team as an Associate Editor. If you haven't checked out TCSJ yet (the Fall 2024 issue just came out a few weeks ago!), you can do so here: techcommsocialjustice.org/index.php/tcsj.

Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome! We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:

Added a "just give me relevant packs/feeds to follow" section to my Bluesky for Academics guide you can jump to here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Collects starter packs on: * #digitalhumanities * GLAM (libraries/archives) * tech/data/coding * humanities (including book history) * making/crafting

I am so honored to have been awarded the 2025 Kairos Graduate Student and Contingent Faculty Award for Scholarship at #cwcon24. Thank you to the award committee and C&W conference organizers, and congratulations to all other award recipients!

I sent this message to the UMass administration yesterday: "I was looking forward to speaking next week at UMass Amherst. I visited two years ago and everyone was awesome. My nephew graduated from there and got a great education. But calling the cops on peaceful protesters is a shameful act...” 1/2

It’s official: I’m Dr. Kalodner-Martin! Endless thanks to my wonderful committee and community for supporting me throughout my graduate school journey. I get to be here because of them. #PhDone

Grades are submitted, and so with that, the first semester at MIT is officially one for the books. 📚

Starting the week by scheduling my dissertation defense, so I'd say that December is going excellently so far. 🎉

I'm delighted to be presenting at the #QueerFoodConference in April 2024 in Boston (and online)! Come on by and hear me talk about how queer zines work to facilitate medical and food justice.

I am delighted to share that my article, co-authored with Kendall Leon at Untold Content, is included in the latest special issue of Technical Communication! You can read about our work designing (and redesigning) the Lex End Homelessness website interface here: www.stc.org/techcomm/202...

God, I love libraries. Do you know that NYPL has an entire database of menus of major hotels/restaurants in the city organized by decade? menus.nypl.org Historical fiction writers, this is just...amazing.

Communication Design Quarterly is soliciting pieces of 1,000-2,000 words engaging with Dr. Halcyon Lawrence's research to honor her enduring impact in the fields of technical writing, information design, speech interfaces, and usability. More information: attw.org/pipermail/at...