Jo Mackiewicz

• Associate Professor
• Writing Studies Program, English Department
• 9030 Haley Center
• Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5203
• mackiewicz (AT) ieee.org
• +1 334 844 9071
• Fall 2010 office hours: Mondays 2-3:30

Curriculum Vitae (PDF updated 12 July, 2010)

Editorship: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Research: Publications about Online Reviews 2010. Assertions of Expertise in Online Reviews. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 24: 3-28. 2008. Reviewer Motivations, Bias, and Credibility in Online Reviews. In S. Kelsey and K. St.Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication. Hershey, PA: The Idea Group Publishers, pp. 252-266. Research: Publications about Document Design 2009. Color: The newest tool for technical communicators—redux. Technical Communication 56:3-13. 2007. Audience perceptions of fonts in projected PowerPoint text slides. Technical Communication 54:295-307. 2007. Perceptions of clarity and attractiveness in PowerPoint graph slides. Technical Communication 54:145-156. Research: Publications about Politeness 2007. Compliments and criticisms in book reviews about business communication. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 21:188–215. 2006. The Functions of Formulaic and Non-Formulaic Compliments in Interactions about Technical Writing. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 49:12-27. 2005. Hinting at What They Mean: Indirect Suggestions in Writing Tutors’ Interactions with Engineering Students. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 48:365-376. 2004. The Effects of Tutor Expertise in Technical Writing: A Linguistic Analysis of Writing Tutors’ Comments. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 47:316-328. Auburn University MTPC Program on Facebook