Jordan Smith

Phone 970-351-2279
Location Ross 1140A
Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday 12:30鈥�1:30 p.m.
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Education

PhD, Iowa State University, Department of English-2019

MPC, Weber State University, Department of Communication-2013听

2008 BA, Brigham Young University, Department of Linguistics-2008

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • Assistant professor, Department of English, University of Northern Colorado, 2024鈥損resent
  • Assistant professor, Department of Technical Communication, University of North Texas, 2019鈥�2024
  • Graduate teaching/research assistant, Department of English, Iowa State University
  • Adjunct instructor, Program in Digital Humanities and Technology (formerly Computers and the Humanities), Brigham Young University

Courses Taught

ENG 122, College Composition听

ENG 123, Writing and Research Methods听

ENG 218, Introduction to Linguistics听

ENG 225, Research Writing for Contemporary Culture听

ENG 301, Writing as a Job听听

ENG 427, Substantive Editing听

ENG 540, Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric听

ENG 650, Advanced Editing听

Research Expertise & Interests

Editing and publishing,听English grammar and usage,听corpus linguistics,听content/discourse/text analysis,听prescriptivism, formality in writing听

Publications

Batchelor, J. &听Smith, J.听(in press). Communicating science to the public: A comparison of听lexicogrammatical听features in student-produced and popular science writing. In M. Williams & L.听Melon莽on听(Eds.),听Liminality: The work of resilience in technical communication. WAC Clearinghouse.听

Aune, J. E., Baker, M. J., Mackiewicz, J., &听Smith, J.听(published听online). Anthropomorphizing artificial intelligence: A corpus study of mental verbs used with听AI听and听ChatGPT.听Technical Communication Quarterly, 1鈥�20.听doi:听10.1080/10572252.2025.2593840听

Smith, J., Santos, M., &听Bomely, K. (2025).听The writing, editing, and publishing major concentration at the University of Northern Colorado.听Programmatic Perspectives, 16(2),听266鈥�291.听https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/article/view/134/202听听

Smith, J., Baker, M. J.,听Wilde, L., &听McMillan, S. (2025).听Introducing听TrackEDT: A tool to accelerate empirical editing research.听IEEE Transactions on Professional听Communication,听68(4),听514鈥�527.听doi:听10.1109/TPC.2025.3615256听

Smith, J.听& Batchelor, J. (2025).听Qualitative considerations for building corpora听of business-related texts.听International Journal of Business Communication, 62(4), 685鈥�709.听doi:听10.1177/23294884251364526听

Smith, J.听(2024).听Determining听levels of prescriptivism in听American English听usage guides.听Technical Communication, 71(2), 26鈥�42.听doi:听10.55177/tc377227听听

Smith, J.听(2023). Corpus linguistics and technical editing: How听corpora can听help copyeditors adopt a rhetorical view of prescriptive usage听rules.听Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 37(2), 194鈥�216.听doi:10.1177/10506519221143125听

Campbell, K. S., Naidoo, J. S., &听Smith, J.听(2023).听When your boss says, 鈥淵ou need to sound more professional鈥�: Writing style and听writer听attributions.听International Journal of Business Communication, 60(4), 1071鈥�1094.听doi:10.1177/23294884211025735听

Smith, J.听(2020). A content analysis of figure captions in academic journals from four disciplines.听IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 63(4), 341鈥�360.听doi:10.1109/TPC.2020.3032049听

Gray, B.,听Cotos, E., &听Smith, J.听(2020). Combining rhetorical move analysis with multi-dimensional analysis: Research writing across disciplines. In U. R枚mer, V. Cortes, and E.鈥疐riginal听(Eds.)听Advances in corpus-based research on academic writing: Effects of discipline, register, and writer听expertise. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.听doi:10.1075/scl.95.06gra听

Smith, J., Mackiewicz, J., Hanson, D., Fanning, S. N., & Doan, S. (2016). The communicative work of biology-journal captions: Lessons for technical and professional communication.听Technical Communication Quarterly, 25(4), 260鈥�277.听doi:10.1080/10572252.2016.1222453听