Rebekka Andersen
Davis, CA
Office Hours: M, W 11:00-1:00 & by appt.
Biography:
Education
Ph.D. in English, May 2009
Area of Concentration: Professional Writing
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Dissertation: “The Diffusion of Content Management Technologies in Technical Communication Work Groups: A Qualitative Study on the Activity of Technology Transfer”
M.A. in English, June 2002
Area of Concentration: Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
B.A., double major in English and Music, May 2000
Areas of Concentration: English, Writing Track and Music, Piano Pedagogy
Whitworth College, Spokane, WA
Bio Sketch
In 2009, Rebekka completed her PhD in English with an emphasis in Professional Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. While at UWM, she taught courses in business writing, technical writing, professional and technical editing, composition, and reading.
Rebekka is now an Assistant Professor in the UC-Davis University Writing Program, where she teaches writing in the disciplines and professions courses, such as Business Reports and Technical Writing.
During the past few years, Rebekka has worked as a technical editor, content specialist, editorial and research assistant, process documentation specialist, and technical writer. Rebekka has also presented her research at annual conferences of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, the Professional Communication Society, the Society for Technical Communication, the Association for Business Communication, as well as others.
Research Focus
Rebekka’s research focuses on the evolving identity of the field of technical communication and the role of information technology in shaping that identity. Most recently, she is studying the diffusion of content management (CM) technologies in information-development teams, exploring the relationships among managers, technology developers, and information designers and how these relationships and the processes supporting them impact the diffusion, implementation, and adoption of new technologies.
Her research has also focused on editorial roles and processes as well as writing pedagogy, including teaching visual rhetoric as a critical reading practice and teaching project management strategies for successful collaboration in writing courses.
Publications
“The Rhetoric of Enterprise Content Management (ECM): Confronting the Assumptions Driving ECM Adoption and Transforming Technical Communication.” Technical Communication Quarterly 17.1 (2008): 61-87.
“Applying Project Management Strategies to Collaborative Projects in Business Communication and Writing Courses.” Proceedings of the 2005 Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, October 20–22, 2005. Irvine, CA, Nov. 2005. 1-12.
“Re-imagining Our Relationship with Technology: Toward a More Sustainable Technical Communication.” Technical Communication 52.3 (Aug. 2005): 289-301. (with Dave Clark)
"The Context Dependent Editorial Process: Toward a More Complex Understanding of the Technical Editor:" Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, July 10-13, 2005. Limerick, Ireland, July 2005. 484-497.
Krafsky, Jason K. Before “I Do”: Preparing for the Full Marriage Experience. Eds. Rebekka Andersen and Ken Andersen. Maple Valley, WA: Turn the Tide Research Group. 2005. (146 pages)
FBI Special Agent is Guest Speaker in Stephen Magagnini's Journalism Class
Writing on the Edge and Prized Writing 20th Year Publication Celebration