Research Interests: UX, online pedagogy, culture, inclusivity, and digital rhetoric

Website: https://meghaleedas.wixsite.com/meghaleetechcom

MA | Texas State University | Major: Technical Communication; Minor: Philosophy

MBA | Texas State University | Business Administration

MA | Indira Gandhi National Open University (India) | English

Key Publications

• Das, M., Flahive, M., Zhang, J., & Faris M. J. (2023). Integrating the marginalized and the mainstream: Women of color graduate instructors' experience with identity, difference, and belonging. In W. J. Macauley, Jr., L. Anglesey, B. Edwards, K.M. Lambrecht, & P. Lovas (Eds.), Threshold conscripts: Rhetoric and composition teaching assistantships. doi: 10.37514/PER-B.2023.1626.2.14
• Das, M. (2022). Designing for cultural inclusivity: A study of international patrons' user experience with university library services. Proceedings of the 40th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, 175–177. Association for Computing Machinery, Boston, MA, USA. doi:10.1145/3513130.3559004
• Das, M., & Tham, J. (2022). Tactical organizing: What can the r/wallstreetbets and GameStop frenzy teach us about technical communication in a networked age. Technical Communication, 69(2), 38-59.
• Das, M. (2022). Review of Global Perspectives on Intercultural Communication, by Stephen M. Croucher. Technical Communication Quarterly, 31(4), 433-435.
• Das, M. (2021). UX and the online classroom: Creating an inclusive experience for international and non-native English-speaking students. Intercom, 68(3), 12-17.
• Holmes, S., Gray, K., Das, M., & Cowan, M. (2021). Guide to Technical Communication.
• Das, M. (2020). Key takeaways and trends in remote UX research. Intercom, 67(6), 20-25.  

Courses Taught

• ENGL 1301: Essentials of College Rhetoric 
• ENGL 1302: Advanced College Rhetoric 
• ENGL 1302: Writing in Engineering 
• ENGL 2311: Introduction to Technical Writing 
• ENGL 3368: Designing for the Web 

Achievements

• CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award 
• Kairos Graduate Student and Adjunct Award for Service 
• Texas Tech Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship 
• Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award 
• ATTW Amplification Award   
• ATTW Graduate Research Award   
• CCCC Scholars for the Dream Award 
• SIGDOC Student Research Competition, Third Place 
• Society for Technical Communication Scholarship 
• National Humanities Center Graduate Student Resident   
• Texas Tech TEACH Fellow   
• Texas Tech First-Year Writing Outstanding Instructor Award 

Service and Administrative Experience

• Global Ambassador, TTU International Student Life Cultural Ambassadors Program 
• Member, GSOLE Annual Conference Planning Committee 
• Member, GSOLE Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Committee 
• Executive Board At-Large Member, GSOLE (2021-2023)   
• Instructional Development Consultant, TTU (2022-2023) 
• TEACH and Groundwork Program Facilitator, TTU (2022-2023) 
• Assistant Director, First-Year Writing, TTU (2021-2022) 
• Leadership Council Member, WPA-GO (2021-2022) 
• Co-Chair, Digital Presence Committee, WPA-GO (2021-2022) 
• President, STC TTU Student Chapter (2021-2022) 

PhD in Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Email: meghalee.das@ttu.edu