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Shelton Weech

Biography

Shelton Weech received a master's degree in American literature from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Purdue University. Before earning his PhD, he spent years working in the corporate sector with the Microsoft Partner Network. His research focuses on technical communication, science communication, empirical research methodologies, user experience, and technical editing.

Education

PhD, Purdue University, 2023

Major: English

MA, Brigham Young University, 2007

Major: English

BA, Brigham Young University, 2005

Major: English

Teaching

ENGL 4810R

Internship, Spring 2026

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing, Spring 2026

ENGL 2130

Science Fiction, Spring 2026

ENGL 2100

Technical Communication, Spring 2026

Scholarly/Creative Works

Baker, Holly , Weech, Shelton , (2026) "Human-Centered, Tool-Assisted: Engaging Critically with Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Technical Editing Classroom" . Technical Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2026.2646515
Weech, Shelton , (2025) "“That’s What You’re Supposed to Do on Twitter: Emotion, Affect, and Positivity in Online Climate Science Communication" . Technical Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2025.2593828
Hall, Kailyn Shartel, Yerace, Marisa , Giles, Danielle , Deptula, Adrianna , Berchtold, Jess , Smith, Allegra W., Weech, Shelton , Dilger, Bradley , (2025) "Recursive, Horizontal, Distributed, Networked_ Iterating Transdisciplinary Models of Mentorship in the Humanities" (Issue: 3, vol. 44). Rhetoric Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/07350198.2025.2526870
Albrecht-Crane, Christa , Comi, Dana , Flanagan, Suzan , Weech, Shelton , (2024) "Situated AI Usage_ A Methodological Approach to Generative AI User Research" . ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641237.3691660
Weech, Shelton , (2023) "Climate Change, Snowball Sampling, and Discourse-based Interviews_ A Mixed Method for Studying Networked Rhetorics" (vol. October 2023). Proceedings of the 41st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1145/3615335.3623007