Research

Articles Published

Gulbrandsen, K. (2010). “Articulating the rhetorical situation: The terms of technology transfer,” Proceedings from the 74th Annual Convention, Association of Business Communicators

Articles Forthcoming

“A New Paradigm: Authorizing a Rhetorical Ground in Technology Transfer,” Technical Communication Quarterly. Article is accepted contingent on completion of the minor revisions suggested by the reviewers.

Articles in Progress

  • “Revisiting the Technical Communication Curriculum.” Article in progress for submission to Programmatic Perspectives, a peer-reviewed publication by the Council on Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication.
  • “From Andrew Carnegie to Bill Gates: Teaching Proposal Writing as Social Action.” Article in progress for submission to Business Communication Quarterly, a peer reviewed publication of the Association for Business Communication.
  • “The Durability of Key Terms in Technology Transfer.” This article examines why key terms in the discourse of technology transfer are more durable than others and the power of those terms to organize cooperative action across disciplines and institutions.

Conference Presentations

  • Rhetoric Society of America’s Biannual Conference. Technological Rhetorics Workshop. June 24–26, 2011. Peer reviewed workshop presentation.
  • “Online Collaboration: Blending the Technical Communication Course.” Technology and Teaching Conference, April 1, 2011. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Poster presentation.
  • “What’s in it for Me?: Metaphors as Visualization Technologies in Technology Transfer.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 26, 2010. Peer reviewed conference.

Grants Awarded

  • Provost’s Travel Grant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (submitted), $1,000
  • IBIS Grant Program, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  $1,000 (2011)
  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Fall 2010), $1,000
  • IBIS Grant Program, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2010), $2,000