Jennifer L. Bowie, Ph.D.

Usability researcher and designer, technical communicator, researcher, writer, teacher, podcaster, and digital & print media designer

Welcome to my Portfolio!

I am Jennifer L. Bowie, Ph.D., a researcher, teacher and practitioner of digital media and usability. My scholarship in technical communication brings together my professional interests: usability and how people use new technologies and media; writing and rhetorical issues within digital media; and how writing and rhetoric are evolving. My work incorporates feminist lenses and methodologies, empirical research, various media and technology, and user-centered design, often overlapping these areas to examine technology and writing from different perspectives.

Here is a bief overview of my experience:

I have been a usability and user-centered design researcher, designer, and author for more than 10 years.

I am a researcher with more than thirteen years experience in qualitative and quantitative methods.

I am the author/co-author of ten forthcoming/published peer-reviewed print and digital journal articles.

I have four years of experience as the blogger and podcaster for Screen Space: A blog and podcast about users, texts, and technology.

My print and digital design work includes a corporate identity for a video production company; wesbites for an English Department, two conferenced, and businesses; a style guide and various publications for petroleum research consortium, and a CD and digihub jacket for a rock band.

I am an award-winning, excellent teacher for twelve years with a 4.6 of 5 teaching effectiveness average.

I am an experienced presenter and speaker; a practiced leader in national and international organizations; an editor of academic writing and media, a reviewer of textbooks, journal articles, and conference proposals; and a mentor of beginning researchers and graduate students.

Outside fo my career: I am a runner and triathlete; I recently took up crocheting again; I occasionally draw or paint; I am an avid reader, a geek, a beginning violinist, and a very amateur photographer.

To find out more, check out my:

Professional Bio: A more detailed biography and and a picture.

Long Résumé: My detailed resume with information on my skills in usability and user-centered design; media, design, and technology; research; written and oral communication; and leadership and service.

CV: My curriculum vitae displaying my experience and accomplishments in academic long form, with a complete list of my scholarship, teaching, and service.

Sample Work: Some samples of my digital and other work.

Sample Student Work: Samples of some of the work done by my students.

Publications: A list of my publications.

Presentations: Slides, handouts, and more from some select presentations.