Laura Gurak

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Laura J. Gurak (Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) studies the relationship between language and Internet use, with a focus on online communities, digital literacies, and Internet-based research. She is also interested in how technology and science are communicated to the public and does work on technical writing and communication in science, health, and engineering fields. She is author of numerous articles and books including Cyberliteracy (Yale 2001) and The Concise Guide to Technical Communication (Pearson Longman).

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

M.A. : Technical Communication, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, , 1990 -
B.A. : Public Communication , College of St. Rose, , 1989 -
Ph.D.: Communication and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1994 -

Specialties

Digital literacies
Internet studies and online research methods
Social aspects of computing
Rhetoric and technology
Technical and professional writing and communication

Publications

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Publications

Gurak, Laura, New Haven: Yale University Press (2001). Cyberliteracy: navigating the Internet with awareness. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Gurak, L. J. (1997). Persuasion and privacy in Cyberspace: the online protests over Lotus MarketPlace and the Clipper Chip. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Gurak, Laura, Gurak, L.J., Antonijevic, S., Johnson, J., Ratliff, C., & Reyman, J. (2004). Into the blogosphere: rhetoric, community, and culture of weblogs.
Gurak, L.J. & Lay, M. M. (Eds.) (2002). Research in technical communication. (2002). Westport: Greenwood. ATTW series, Karis, B. & Doheny-Farina, S. (Eds.)
Gurak, Laura, Lay, M.M., Gurak, L. J., Mynti, C., & Gravon, C. (Eds.), Madison: University of Wisconsin Press (2000). Body Talk: Rhetoric, Reproduction, Technology. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
Gurak, Laura, Lannon, J.M. & Gurak, L.J., New York: Pearson Longman (2013). Technical communication. 13th Ed.. New York: Pearson Longman.

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Courses Taught

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Courses Taught

WRIT 8012 Applied Research Methods in Scientific and Technical Communication

WRIT 8550 Theory and Research in Internet Studies

WRIT 5511 Research in Scientific and Technical Communication

WRIT 4562 Writing with Digital Technologies

WRIT 3029 Business and Professional Writing