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Dr. Barbi Smyser-Fauble

Instructional Assistant Professor in Technical Communication
English
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 423e
Office Hours
For Spring 2022 -

Virtual Office Hours - Mondays from 11:30 - 12:30 PM CST
(Will also utilize some Wednesdays at this time as well)

Also available by appointment to meet with students virtually. Please use ISU email to set up these appointments.
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
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Biography

Barbi Smyser-Fauble earned her Doctorate in the English Studies program at Illinois State University with concentrations in Technical Communication, Rhetoric, Composition, and New Media Studies

Current Courses

351.001Digital Rhetorics

128.001Gender In The Humanities

249.006Technical & Professional Writing I

249.009Technical & Professional Writing I

249.010Technical & Professional Writing I

350.001Visible Rhetoric

430.001Visible Rhetorics

124.002Film Style And Literature

124.003Film Style And Literature

249.002Technical & Professional Writing I

249.004Technical & Professional Writing I

Teaching Interests & Areas

Technical communication, history of technical writing, cultural rhetorics, multimodal composition, gender studies, digital & visual rhetorics, medical rhetorics, organization & strategic communication, disability studies and business & government writing.

Research Interests & Areas

Disability studies, feminist theories, medical rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, digital and visual rhetorics, new media reading and composing strategies, Inter/intra cultural rhetorics and technical communication histories and theories.

Ph D English Studies

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

MBA

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

BS Business - Marketing

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

2016 & 2017 Butler Awards Committe (BAC) Mini- Grant Recipient

Butler University
2017

2015 & 2016 ISU "The Reggies" Invited Faculty Member

ISU Athletics Department
2016

ISU Softball First Pitch Ambassador

2016

2015 Diversity & Equity Teaching Award

ISU Department of English
2015

2015 Maurice Scharton Scholarship

ISU Department of English
2015

ISU Dissertation Completion Grant

ISU Graduate School
2015

2014 University Club Scholarship

ISU University Club
2014

2013 Computers & Writing Conference Graduate Research Network Research Assistant Travel Award 2013:

Computers and Writing Conference Graduate Research Network
2013

Journal Article

Smyser-Fauble, B. The New Scarlet Letter A: An Exploration of the Power of Online Informational. Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Globalization. 3.1 (2012): 110-139.