ux + tpc + pedagogy | sounders + reign | she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mtyoend4c226For colleagues in Writing Studies, UWT is hiring a teaching-track assistant prof to teach Rhetoric and Composition. Please spread the word and reach out if you want to learn about UWT. Happy to connect you with the committee or answer general questions! apply.interfolio.com/189886 https://apply.interfolio.com/18988626 Aug 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyoend4c226https://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mlz5d6vpw22bIt's that time of year when I'm reach out to my network to find folks who would be interested in giving students feedback on their design portfolios. If you are willing to view a 7-minute video of a student sharing a case study from their portfolio, it would mean a lot! https://forms.gle/wijQvzFGkcVeThpA617 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz5d6vpw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mkkymfqly22oJoin us this morning at 10:10am PT for this talk by Dr. Stephens! DM for Zoom link. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkymfqly22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mkbahbh6r22bAre you in Tacoma? Want to join us for a little nature walk, look at plants, use an app, and chat about your experience? We're doing a research study at Point Defiance on May 1. If you'd like to join us, learn more here: https://forms.gle/kGfGDae9hcguuXe8724 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbahbh6r22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mk3t6jeybs2uJoin us at UW Tacoma for a talk by Dr. Sonia Stephens on species ID apps and user experience! This talk will be in person and hybrid, register below for the link. https://dubnet.tacoma.uw.edu/iige/rsvp_boot?id=38011022 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3t6jeybs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3mejmbnbhns2xHey! Have you ever had a research failure? Want to share about it? We're co-editing a special issue for Technical Communication and Social Justice and want to reframe and explore research in a productive way. See the CFP here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwDfySdLUVdqG72ldNVjdybIY-sVqUmtkiTGV8evrYM/edit?usp=sharing10 Feb 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejmbnbhns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3ma747faxic2wA good description of the realities of being a writing professor these days. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlottedr/p/my-year-with-chatgpt?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web17 Dec 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma747faxic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3m3xr33hmm226Wonderful conference so far. Lots of amazing student research at the SRC! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xr33hmm226https://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3m3dk4xjolk25New pub alert! The Multifaceted Purposes of Storytelling in User Experience Design Practice (w/ Putnam and MacDonald) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0047281625138427416 Oct 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dk4xjolk25https://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lwexsfshj22dSince COVID, I've been teaching the tech comm service course online, but returning to in-person this fall (for reasons). I need ideas for a super-engaging day 1 activity to get students social. Anyone have any great ideas?14 Aug 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwexsfshj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lqstss3nds2xThis year in a nutshell [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqstss3nds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lqnlyhuv5222On Friday, I got promoted to full Professor. Today, got a paper rejected, and the first thing reviewer 2 said about the paper was that "In academic writing, the use of short forms of words such as "we've" are not allowed." 😂 Stay humble!02 Jun 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnlyhuv5222https://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lqfp3znvcs2xAppreciate this post from @banvillemorgan.bsky.social about why @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social chose to leave X https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/deleting-x-why-sigdoc-left-the-platform/30 May 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfp3znvcs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lnxqqprwrk2dThis is today! Please join us to hear from Scott. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxqqprwrk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lnv6bq3u7c2kFor folks in the South Sound interested in #ux and #design, please join us tomorrow, April 29 @ 5:30 for a talk from Scott Berkun @berkun.bsky.social on his new book Why Design is Hard. https://www.meetup.com/tacolyux/events/307076213/?eventOrigin=group_featured_event28 Apr 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv6bq3u7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lnv6bq3u7c2kFor folks in the South Sound interested in #ux and #design, please join us tomorrow, April 29 @ 5:30 for a talk from Scott Berkun @berkun.bsky.social on his new book Why Design is Hard. https://www.meetup.com/tacolyux/events/307076213/?eventOrigin=group_featured_event28 Apr 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv6bq3u7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lf6xwqzpbs2aI lied, not next week but proposals are due Feb 1 (not sure how I messed that up), here is the CFP for folks looking for it @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social https://sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2025/proposal-process/cfp/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6xwqzpbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lf6sptu3ys2sToday someone called my office phone while I was in my office. This marks the second time that has happened in the past 12 years.07 Jan 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6sptu3ys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lf6g4dc63k2dI'm sort of fascinated (aka appalled) at what the AI slop that comes at the top of each Google search does to screen real estate. Slop + Sponsored links + then eventually legitimate links and what the potential impact is (1/2)07 Jan 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6g4dc63k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3lf6fdfewmc2dI woke up today realizing that SIGDOC proposals are due next week. Feels early this year! Need to figure out which of my projects has something ready to share. Who else is proposing?07 Jan 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6fdfewmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmarosephd.bsky.social/post/3ld25g4x5522wHave a huge pile of grading, so of course feeling extra motivated to write instead.11 Dec 2024 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:sp2cmsvf5c34x2h4j33rfsfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld25g4x5522w