Fernando Sánchez
315 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
As Associate Professor of Technical and Professional Communication in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota, I study the impact that technologies and policies have on diverse publics within the contexts of medicine, urban development, and political discourse. Previously, I was a faculty member in the English Department at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN, where I developed an undergraduate professional writing major, coordinated the Academic Development Program (UST's Basic Writing program), and served as interim chair of the English Department. I also currently serve as the co-editor of the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine journal.
I have taught graduate courses on political rhetoric, writing for health & medicine, and technical comics in TPC; as well as undergraduate courses in grant writing; business writing; and race, gender, and technology; among others. My goal in these courses has been to teach students the rhetorical work that documents perform so that they carefully consider how they write, design, edit, and structure the artifacts that they produce—whether they are digital, visual, textual, collaborative, etc.
My research has appeared in journals such as Technical Communication Quarterly, Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Computers and Composition, Technical Communication, Composition Studies, WPA: Writing Program Administration, the WAC Journal, and Pedagogy, as well as in numerous edited collections. My current book project proposes a framework through which participatory and posthuman approaches in TPC can be integrated in the creation of more representative and representational policies and technologies for users and publics.
Educational Background
- PhD: Rhetoric and Composition/Technical and Professional Writing, Purdue University, 2016
- MA: English, University of St. Thomas, 2010
- MS: Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
- BA: English, Wabash College
Specialties
- Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
- Political Rhetoric
- Scholarly Research and Publication
- Community Engagement