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Profile: Robert McDonald

This profile was written from a direct interview with Department of Defense technical writer Robert McDonald, summarizing his answers into a cohesive article. The profile was published online by the Huntsville / North Alabama chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and can be read here.

Research: Outlining the Definitional History of Technical Writing Through Contemporary Scholarly Voices

This article on the definitional history of technical writing was developed from an in-depth researching of historical records and discussions on the field’s evolution. The article was published in the research journal Perpetua vol. 5(1) and can be read here.

User Help: The XML Tree

This instructional guide was written as an introduction to the basic usage and styling of XML, or Extensible Markup Language, a markup language commonly used to format documents for both human and machine use. The guide was originally prepared as an assignment for an upper-level Technical Communication course.