Publications and Presentations

A list of recent publications and presentations by UWTC faculty follows. Should you be intersted in any of these publications or presenations, please contact the author directly.

David Farkas

Mark Haselkorn

  • Lai, C., J. Haselkorn, C. Martin, M. Hatzakis, & M. Haselkorn. "The Rest of the Iceberg: Supporting an Internal Community of Website Content Creators
  • and Reviewers," Proceedings of the 2004 International Professional Communication Conference, October 2004, (forthcoming).
  • Haselkorn, M., Sauer, G., Turns, J., Illman, D., Tsutsui, M., Plumb, C., Williams, T., Kolko, B. & Spyridakis, J. (2003) Expanding the Scope of Technical Communication: Examples from the Department of Technical
  • Communication at the University of Washington. Technical Communication, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 10-28.
  • Haselkorn, M. "Chief Information Officers and Technical Communication," Proceedings of the 2003 International Professional Communication Conference, October 2003, pp. 306-309.

Judy Ramey

  • Turns, J. and J. Ramey 2006. "Active and Collaborative Learning in the Practice of Research: Credit-Based Directed Research Groups," Technical Communication (archival journal of the Society for Technical Communication) special section, August 2006.
  • Guan, Zhiwei, Shirley Lee, Elisabeth Cuddihy, Judith Ramey, "The Validity of the Stimulated Retrospective Think-Aloud Method as Measured by Eye Tracking, technical paper, CHI ™06 (the annual conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction), Montreal, Canada, April 2006.
  • Turns, Jennifer, and Judith Ramey, Directed Research Groups, 2005 International Professional Communication Conference, July 10-13, 2005, Limerick, Ireland.
  • Chin, Crystal, Elisabeth Cuddihy, Mary Deaton, Rich DeSantis, Eleanor Garner, Jana Jones, Cory King, Steve Lappenbusch, Shirley Lee, Sandra Maddox, Manal Mohanna, Quan Zhou, and Judy Ramey, "Eye Tracking in Usability Testing: What Questions Can It Help You Answer?," Proceedings, Usability Professionals' Association 13th Annual Conference, June 7-11, 2004. Usability Professionals' Association (upassoc.org), Bloomingdale, IL: 2004. 4 pp. (no page numbering; published on CD). Chin et al. (2004).
  • Kremer Vieira da Cunha, Cecilia, Judith Ramey, Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, "Supporting User-Generated Personas: An Evolutionary Framework." Human-Computer Interaction International Conference 2003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  • Approaching Online Self-Representation in a Community of Practice. In Harris, Don, Duffy, Vincent, Smith, Michael, and Stephanidis, Constantine (eds.), Human-Centred Computing: Cognitive, Social and Ergonomic Aspects (Volume 3 of the Proceedings of HCI 2003, 22-27 June 2003, Crete, Greece). Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. Pp. 769-773.
  • Stewart BK, Fuller SS, Ramey JA, Lober WB, Chou D, Weghorst SJ, Langer SG, Martin KP, Ketchell DS, Robinson TA, Maberry R, Li H. Tumor Conferencing Tools for Regional Collaborative Cancer Care Using the Next Generation Internet. Proc. AMIA Symp 2001; 836. In addition, this paper was presented at the 2001 AMIA Annual Symposium, Washington, DC.
  • Ramey, Judith, "Web Data Collection for Analyzing and Interacting with Your Users," Technical Communication, 3rd Quarter (August) 2000. One of seven articles making up a special issue on building a communication model for web design (see Research, below). pp. 397-410.
  • Jong, Menno de, and Judith Ramey, ³Introduction: New Perspectives on Document Evaluation Methods,² IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, special issue on usability research methods, September 2000. pp. 237-241.
  • Boren, Ted, and Judith Ramey, "Thinking Aloud: Reconciling Theory and Practice," IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, special issue on usability research methods, September 2000, Ramey and de Jong, guest editors. pp. 261-278.

Jan Spyridakis

  • Mobrand, K. and J.H. Spyridakis. Explicitness of Local Navigational Links: Comprehension, Perceptions of Use, and Browsing Behaviour. Journal of Information Science, 33, 1, 41-61, 2007.
  • Bartell, A., Schultz, L., and J.H. Spyridakis. The Effect of Heading Frequency on Comprehension of Print versus Online Information. Technical Communication, 53, 4, 416-426, 2006. (PDF)
  • Spyridakis, J.H., Wei, C., Barrick, J., Cuddihy, E., and B. Maust. Internet-Based Research: Providing a Foundation for Web Design Guidelines. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 48, 3, 242-260, 2005.
  • Wei, C.Y., Evans, M.B., Eliot, M., Barrick, J., Maust, B., and J.H. Spyridakis. Influencing Web Browsing Behaviour with Intriguing and Informative Hyperlink Wording. Journal of Information Science, 31, 5, 433-445, 2005.
  • Schultz, L., and J.H. Spyridakis. The Effect of Heading Frequency on Comprehension of Online Information: A Study of Two Populations. Technical Communication, 51, 4, 504-516, 2004.
  • Evans, M.B., McBride, A.A., Queen, M., Thayer, A., and J.H. Spyridakis. The Effect of Style of Typography on Perceptions of Document Tone. Proceedings of IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 300-303, 2004. (PDF)
  • Evans, M.B., Wei, C., and J.H. Spyridakis. Using Statistical Power Analysis to Tune-up a Research Experiment: a Case Study. Proceedings of IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 14-18, 2004. (PDF)
  • Barrick, J., Maust, B., Spyridakis, J.H., Eliot, M., Wei, C., Evans, M., and K. Mobrand. A Tool for Supporting Web-Based Empirical Research: Providing a Basis for Web Design Guidelines. Proceedings of IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 189-193, 2004. (PDF)
  • Evans, M.B, Wei, C., Eliot, M., Barrick, J., Maust, B., and J.H. Spyridakis. The Effect of Informative, Intriguing, and Generic Hyperlink Wording on Web Browsing Behavior. Proceedings of the International Technical Communication Conference, 313-317, 2004.
  • Evans, M.B., McBride, A.A., Queen, M., Thayer, A., and J.H. Spyridakis. Has the Tone of online English Become Globalized: An Empirical Research Study Investigating the Written Tone of University Web Sites around the World. Proceedings of CATaC'04: Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication, 135-139, 2004. (PDF)
  • Freeman, K.S., and J.H. Spyridakis. An Examination of Factors that Affect the Credibility of Health Information on the Internet, Technical Communication, 51, 2, 239-263, 2004. (PDF)
  • Kolko, B.E., Wei, C, and J.H. Spyridakis. Internet Use in Uzbekistan: Developing a Methodology for Tracking Information Technology Implementation Success. Information Technologies and International Development, 1, 2, 1-19, Winter 2003.
  • Isakson, C. and J.H. Spyridakis. The Influence of Semantics and Syntax on What Readers Remember. Technical Communication, 50, 4, 538–553, 2003. Invited reprint with updated postscript for Golden Anniversary edition of Technical Communication. (PDF)
  • Spyridakis, J.H., Wei, C., and B.E. Kolko. The Relationship of Culture and Information-Seeking Behaviour: A Case Study in Central Asia. Adjunct Proceedings of HCI International 2003, Crete University Press, 167–168, 2003.
  • Haselkorn, M.P., Sauer, G., Turns, J., Illman, D.L., Tsutsui, M., Plumb, C., Williams, T., Kolko, B., and J.H. Spyridakis. Expanding the Scope of Technical Communication: Examples from the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. Technical Communication, 50, 2, 174–191, 2003. (PDF)
  • Spyridakis, J.H. and W. Fukuoka. The Effect of Inductively Versus Deductively Organized Text on American and Japanese Readers. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 45, 2, 89-114, 2002.
  • Schultz, L.D. and J.H. Spyridakis. The Effect of Heading Frequency on Comprehension of Online Information. Proceedings of IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 513-518, 2002.
  • Mobrand, K.A. and J.H. Spyridakis. A Web-Based Study of User Performance with Enhanced Local Navigational Cues. Proceedings of IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 500-508, 2002.
  • Fukuoka, W. and J.H. Spyridakis. Japanese Readers' Comprehension of and Preferences for Inductively Versus Deductively Organized Text. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 43, 4, 355-367, 2000.
  • Spyridakis, J.H. Guidelines for Authoring Comprehensible Web Pages and Evaluating Their Success. Technical Communication, 47, 3, 301-310, 2000. (PDF)
  • Spyridakis, J.H. Quicklist for Authoring Comprehensible Web Pages and Evaluating Their Success. Excerpted from Guidelines for Authoring Comprehensible Web Pages and Evaluating Their Success. Technical Communication, 47, 3, 301-310, 2000. HTML
  • Van der Geest, T. and J.H. Spyridakis. Developing Heuristics for Web Communication. Technical Communication, 47, 3, 359-382, 2000. (PDF)

Michio Tsutsui

  • Tsutsui, M. (2006) The Japanese Copula Revisited: Is da a Copula? Japanese Language and Literature, 40:1, 59-103.
  • Kamada, O., M. Tsutsui, Y.A. Hatasa, F. Nazkian, and M. Oka (eds.). (2005) Gengo to Kyooiku: Nihongo no Sekai [Language and Education: The World of Japanese Language]. Tokyo: Hitsuji-shobo, 25 + 450pp.
  • Tsutsui, M. (2005) Rentai-shuushoku 'N1 no N2' no imi-kaishaku: Kaku-kaishaku no shiten kara [Interpretation of the Noun-modification Structure “N1 no N2”: From a Case Interpretation Perspective]. Gengo to Kyooiku: Nihongo no Sekai [Language and Education: The World of Japanese Language] (eds. by O. Kamada, M. Tsutsui, Y.A. Hatasa, F. Nazkian, and M. Oka) . Tokyo: Hitsuji-shobo, 35-48.
  • Tsutsui, M. (2005) A Multimedia Tool for Enhanced Feedback on Oral Performance. Proceedings of FLEAT 5 Conference, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 177-179 (Electronic proceedings: http://humanities.byu.edu/fleat5/proceedings.html)
  • Tsutsui, M. (2004) Multimedia as a Means to Enhance Feedback. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 17:3-4, 377-402.
  • Tsutsui, M. (2004) Nihongo-kyouiku ni okeru Hinshi Saikou [Revisiting Parts of Speech in Japanese as a Second Language] Gengo to Kyouiku [Language and Education] (eds. by S. Koyama, K. Otomo, and M. Nohara), Tokyo: Kuroshio-shuppan, 205-227.
  • Tsutsui, M. (2004) Error Analysis for Effective Delayed Feedback. The Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on OPI and the 12th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, August, 2004. 66-74.
  • Book Review: Tsutsui, M. (2004) Intermediate Technical Japanese, vols. 1 and 2 (by James Davis; Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002), Japanese Language and Literature 38:1, 146-149.

Jennifer Turns

  • Adams, Robin, Jennifer Turns and Cynthia J. Atman (2003). “Educating Effective Engineering Designers: The Role of Reflective Practice”, Design Studies, 24, pp. 275-294.
  • Haselkorn, M.P., Sauer, G., Turns, J., Illman, D.L., Tsutsui, M., Plumb, C., Williams, T., Kolko, B., and Spyridakis, J. (2003), Expanding the Scope of Technical Communication: Examples from the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington, Technical Communication, 50(2), pp. 174-191.
  • Turns, J. and Wagner, T.S. (2004).  Characterizing Audience for Informational Website Design: A Case Study, Technical Communication, February, pp. 68-85. 
  • Turns, J., Adams, R.S., Linse, A., and Atman, C.J. (2004).  Bridging from Research to Practice in Undergraduate Engineering Design Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(3), pp. 379-390.
  • Atman , C.A., Cardella, M., Turns, J., and Adams, R. (accepted).  Comparing Freshman and Senior Engineering Design Processes: An In-Depth Follow-up Study, To appear in Design Studies.
  • Turns, J., Wagner, T., and Shuyler, K. (accepted).  Moving toward knowledge-building communities in informational web site design, To appear in Technical Communication.

Mark Zachry

  • Zachry, M. Cross-disciplinary exchanges: An interview with Andrew Feenberg. Technical Communication Quarterly 16.4 (Fall 2007): 453-472.
  • Zachry, M. Rhetorical Analysis and Professional Communication. The Handbook of Business Discourse. In F. Bargiela-Chippini (Ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Forthcoming.
  • Zachry, M. Regulation and communicative practices. Communicative practices in workplaces and the professions: Cultural perspectives on the regulation of discourse in organizations. In M. Zachry and C. Thralls (Eds.). Amityville , NY : Baywood Publishing, 2007. v-xv.
  • Zachry, M., and C. Thralls, Eds. Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the Professions: Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and Organizations. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing. (2007).
  • Zachry, M. Cross-disciplinary exchanges: An interview with Bonnie A. Nardi. Technical Communication Quarterly 15.4 (Fall 2006): 483-503.
  • Zachry, M., Hart-Davidson, W., and Spinuzzi, C. Researching proposal development: Accounting for the complexity of designing persuasive texts. In SIGDOC '06: Proceedings of the 24th annual international conference on Design of communication , New York , NY , USA . ACM Press. 142-148.
  • Spinuzzi, C., Hart-Davidson, W., and Zachry, M. Chains and ecologies: Methodological notes toward a communicative-mediational model of technologically mediated writing. In SIGDOC '06: Proceedings of the 24th annual international conference on Design of communication , New York , NY , USA . ACM Press. 43-50.
  • Hart-Davidson, W., Spinuzzi, C., and Zachry, M. Visualizing writing activity as knowledge work: Challenges & opportunities. In SIGDOC '06: Proceedings of the 24th annual international conference on Design of communication , New York , NY , USA . ACM Press. 70-77.
  • Zachry, M. Cross-disciplinary exchanges: An interview with Donald A. Norman. Technical Communication Quarterly 14.4 (Fall 2005): 469-487.
  • Zachry, M. Paralogy and online pedagogy. Online education: Global questions , local answers . In K. C. Cook and K. Grant-Davie (Eds.). Amityville , NY : Baywood Publishing, 2005. 177-90.
  • Zachry, M., and C. Thralls. Cross-disciplinary exchanges: An interview with Edward R. Tufte. Technical Communication Quarterly 13.4 (Fall 2004): 447-462.