Laura Wilson

Laura Wilson

Professor - Educator

Professional Summary

I'm both the Director of Undergraduate Studies for English and a Professor in the English: Rhetoric and Professional Writing (RPW) track. I prepare students for writing in their chosen fields. I teach courses in social media, web authoring, multimedia writing, technical and scientific writing, as well as the introductory and capstone courses for the RPW track. Students will experience projects focused on client-based needs and leave my classroom with an idea of how they'll apply the skills they learned to their future careers. These skills include writing in a myriad of genres, document design, website development, social media management, and project management.

Research Support

Grant: #CPTSC Research Grant Investigators:Anderson, Lora; Wilson, Laura Ann 06-01-2021 -03-01-2022 Council for Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication Creating and Sustaining Successful Advisory Boards in TPC Role:PI 1000.00

Abbreviated Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Katie Powell and Laura Wilson (2024). "Positionality, Power, and Privilege: Teaching Social Media for Social Justice and Activism." Technical Communication and Social Justice, 2 (2), 28.
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Lisa Melonçon; Mahli Xuan Mechenbier; and Laura Wilson (2020). "A National Snapshot of the Material Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty in Composition and Technical and Professional Communication," Academic Labor: Research and Artistry: Special Issue Vol. 4, Issue 1.
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Conference/Workshop Proceedings

Laura Wilson, Katie Powell, Amy Mersch, Holly Worthington. "Advisory Boards: A Bridge Between Academia and Industry" LT@UC, University of Cincinnati, May 2025.

Teresa Cook, Laura Wilson, and Lora Anderson. “Helping or Hurting? Challenges and Opportunities in Integrating Emerging A.I. Technologies into a Professional Writing Program” SIGDOC 2024, Arlington, VA, October 2024.

Lora Anderson, Teresa Cook, Laura Wilson. “Specialized Writing Courses: Changing National Trends” IEEE ProComm Conference, Cornell University, July 2023.

Honors and Awards

William C. Boyce Award for Outstanding Teaching 2017 & 2022

Contact Information

025B A&S Hall
wilsola@uc.edu