Dave Clark, Associate Professor
Office: Curtin Hall 582
Phone: 414-229-4870
e-mail: dclark@uwm.edu
Web Site: www.uwm.edu/~dclark
Degree(s):
Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, Iowa State University, 2001
M.A. in English (Literary Studies), Iowa State University, 1995
Research Interests:
My research work focuses on the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Management (my dissertation work focused on the articulation of "technical" in an Internet startup, and my next project takes a similar approach to open source software communities), on the theoretical/practical in technical communication practice (I'm particularly interested in knowledge management, information design, and single sourcing), and on research methodologies.
Teaching Interests:
Technical Writing
Knowledge Management
Content Management
Document and Information Design
Information Architecture
Rhetoric of Technology
Management
Other Relevant Activities:
Designing and coding data-driven web sites in PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ASP. I am currently designing and maintaining sites for the Society for Technical Communication, the Milwaukee Partnership Academy, UWM's Film Studies program, and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.
Recent Publications:
"Content Management and the Separation of Presentation and Content." Technical Communication Quarterly, January 2008.
"Is Professional Writing Relevant? A Model for Action Research." Technical Communication Quarterly
"Re-negotiating with Technology: Training Towards More Sustainable Technical Communication." Technical Communication (with Rebekka Andersen)
"Rhetoric of Empowerment: Genre, Activity, and the Distribution of Capital." Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the Professions: Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and Organizations.