Ryan K. Boettger

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Boettger, R.K. (2019). "How does that make you feel?": The psychological dimensions of editorial comments. Other. Editing in the Modern Classroom. 47-65. Routledge.

Conference Proceeding

• Lam, C.Y., Boettger, R.K. (2017). An overview of research methods in technical communication journals (2012–2016). Other. 4. IEEE.
• Friess, E., Campbell, K.S., Boettger, R.K., Lam, C.Y. (2017). Are we missing the boat? A roundtable discussion on research methods and how they define the field. IEEE International Professional Communication Society (ProComm).
• Boettger, R.K., Lam, C.Y., Palmer, L. (2017). Improving the data information literacies of technical communication undergraduates. Other. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Friess, E., Boettger, R.K. (2016). Extended abstract: The presence of professionalism in technical communication: Views from industry and the academy. 2016 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipcc.2016.7740485
• Boettger, R.K., Wulff, S. (2016). Using authentic language data to teach discipline-specific writing patterns to STEM students. Other. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipcc.2016.7740513
• Boettger, R.K., Friess, E., Carliner, S. (2015). Update to who says what to whom? Assessing the alignment of content and audience between scholarly and professional publications in technical communication (1996-2013). 2015 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipcc.2015.7235812
• Boettger, R.K., Friess, E. (2014). What are the most common title words in technical communication publications?. 2014 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipcc.2014.7020350
• Boettger, R.K., Friess, E., Carliner, S. (2014). Who says what to whom? Assessing the alignment of content and audience between scholarly and professional publications in technical communication (1996-2013). 2014 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipcc.2014.7020398
• R.K Boettger. (2011). "Examining Error in the Technical Communication Editing Test." Proceedings of the 58th Annual Technical Communication Summit, Sacramento, California: 142-147.

Journal Article

• Campbell, K.S., Boettger, R.K., Swisher, V. (2024). Challenges in developing technical communication leaders in client-based, content strategy projects: A teaching case. Technical Communication. 71 (3) 26-43. Society for Technical Communication.
• Friess, E., Boettger, R. (2021). Identifying commonalities and divergences between technical communication scholarly and trade publications (1996–2017). Journal of Business and Technical Communication. 35 (4) 407-432.
• Boettger, R.K., Friess, E. (2020). Content and authorship patterns in technical communication journals (1996–2017)—A quantitative content analysis. Technical Communication. 67 (3) 5-25.
• Boettger, R.K., Wulff, S. (2019). Gender effects in student technical writing – a corpus-based study. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 62 (3) 239-252.
• Boettger, R.K., Moore, L.E. (2018). Analyzing error perception and recognition among professional communication practitioners and academics. Other. 81 (4) 462-484.
• Boettger, R.K., Friess, E. (2016). Academics are from Mars, practitioners are from Venus: Analyzing content alignment within technical communication forums. Technical Communication. 63 (4) 314-327. Society for Technical Communication.
• Boettger, R.K. (2014). Explicitly teaching five technical genres to English first-language adults in a multi-major technical writing course. Journal of Writing Research. 6 (1) 29-59. Gert Rijlaarsdam/SIG Writing. http://dx.doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2014.06.01.2
• R.K. Boettger. (2014). The technical communication editing test: Three studies on this assessment type. Technical Communication. 61 (4) 215-231. Society for Technical Communication.
• Boettger, R.K., Wulff, S. (2014). The naked truth about the naked 'this': Investigating grammatical prescriptivism in technical communication. Technical Communication Quarterly. 23 (2) 115-140. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2013.803919
• Boettger, R.K., Lam, C.Y. (2013). An Overview of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Technical Communication Journals (1992–2011). IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 56 (4) 272-293. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tpc.2013.2287570
• R.K. Boettger. (2012). "Types of Errors Used in Medical Editing Tests." American Medical Writers Association Journal (27)3: 99-104.
• R.K. Boettger & L.A. Palmer. (2010). "Quantitative Content Analysis: Its Use in Technical and Professional Communication." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (53)4: 346-357..
• R.K. Boettger. (2010). "Rubric Use in Technical Communication: Exploring the Process of Creating Valid and Reliable Assessment Tools." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (53)1: 4-17..

Special Issue Introduction

• Boettger, R., Ishizaki, S. (2018). Introduction to the special issue: Data-driven approaches to research and teaching in professional and technical communication. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 61 (4) 352-355.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Boettger, R.K. (Principal), Wulff, S. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Co-Principal), Roberts, A.P. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative research: Evaluating a data-driven approach to teaching technical writing to STEM majors," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $290768 Funded. (2017 - 2020).
• Boettger, R.K. (Principal), "A corpus-driven analysis of STEM students' technical vocabularies," sponsored by Research Enabling Grant, University of North Texas, $3700 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
• Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Co-Principal), Boettger, R.K. (Principal), Ludi, S.A. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: Evaluating a Data-Driven Approach to Teaching Technical Writing to STEM Majors," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2017 - 2020).