Education
PhD, Iowa State University, 2019 (expected)
Rhetoric and Professional Communication (major)
Applied Linguistics and Technology (major)
Dissertation: [in progress]
Supervised by Jo Mackiewicz (co-chair), Bethany Gray (co-chair), David Russell (committee member), Sowmya Vajjala-Balakrishna (committee member), and Tracy Lucht (committee member)
MPC, Weber State University, 2013
Professional Communication (major)
Thesis: “Syntactic structures in advertising English: A stylistic analysis comparing print ads from 1885, 1950, and 2000”
Supervised by Sarah Steimel (chair) and Mark LeTurneau (committee member)
BA, Brigham Young University, 2008
English Language (major)
Editing (minor)
Scholarship
Publication
Smith, J., Mackiewicz, J., Hanson, D., Fanning, S., & Doan, S. (2016). The communicative work of biology-journal captions: Lessons for technical and professional communication. Technical Communication Quarterly 25(4) 260–277.
Papers In Progress
“A move analysis of captions in academic journals from four disciplines”
“The grammaticalization of said: From attributive adjective to determiner”
“Grammatical enactment in President Obama’s Umpqua address”
Conference Presentations
Smith, J. (2017). “said as a noun modifier in news writing.” Prescriptivism Conference, Park City, Utah
Ballard, T., Smith, J., & Becker, K. (2017). “The words with which we reflect: A study of the language used in student ePortfolios.” Computers and Writing, Findlay, Ohio
Smith, J. (2017). “Writing figure captions: A move–step analysis of captions across disciplines.” Writing Research Across Borders IV, Bogotá, Colombia
Smith, J. (2016). “The grammaticalization of said: From attributive adjective to determiner.” American Association of Corpus Linguistics, Ames, Iowa
Smith, J., Mackiewicz, J., & Hanson, D. (2016). “Favoring egalitarianism through elaborated captions in TPC journals.” Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Houston, Texas
Mackiewicz, J., Lunsford, K., & Smith, J. (2016). “Basics of coding: Analyzing data and reporting findings.” College Composition and Communication Conference, Houston, Texas
Mackiewicz, J., Fanning, S., Hanson, D., Smith, J., & Doan, S. (2015). “Extra(-textual) value: Doing more with captions.” Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Tampa, Florida
Smith, J. (2012). “Visual characteristics of billboard advertisements: A study of preferences.” The Visual Communication Conference, Midway, Utah
Courses Taught
(currently teaching) ENGL 314 (online): Technical Communication, Iowa State University
ENGL 314 (face to face): Technical Communication, Iowa State University
ENGL 250: Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition, Iowa State University
ENGL 150: Critical Thinking and Communication, Iowa State University
DIGHT 230: Print Publishing I, Brigham Young University
Other
Program Director: Study Abroad to Sydney, Australia, Fall 2017
Panelist: “Supporting Student Communication Success: Best Practices for Teaching Foundation Courses,” Iowa State University Brown Bag Series, November 10, 2017
ISUComm Publications Coordinator, 2016–2017
Phorum Communications Officer, Fall 2015–Spring 2016