Jamie Littlefield is pursuing a PhD in technical communication and rhetoric at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on the ways emergent technologies and technical communication contribute to the built environment of urban areas—including housing, streets, and public space. Jamie has worked extensively in the tech industry, where she has trained artificial intelligence language models for xAI, promoted more connected communities as a Google Fiber Digital Inclusion Fellow, and developed strategic digital content for a New York Times company. 

Research Interests: technical communication, content strategy, public writing, place, generative AI

Articles

Stochastic Publics: The Emergence and Ethics of AI-Generated Publics in Technical Communication. The Journal of Business and Technical Communication. (Forthcoming, 2025). 

Composing New Urban Futures with AI: Speculative Design and AI Text-to-Image Synthesis. Composing with AI. Computers and Composition Digital Press. (Forthcoming, 2024). 

Conferences

Aesthetic Remix in Technical Communication: How the YIMBY (Yes-In-My-Backyard) Movement Remixes Aesthetics to Advocate for More Inclusive Urban Spaces. (April 2025). Conference on College Composition and Communication. Baltimore, Maryland. (Accepted). 

Composing Abundant Futures: Custom AI Bots as Catalysts for Civic Imagination. (April 2024). Digital Praxis Poster Session. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Spokane, Washington.

How Writers Can Use AI Image Generation Tools for Speculative Design. (June 2023). Computers and Writing Conference. Davis, California. 

Using Rhetorical Invention to Reimagine Public Streetscapes. (June 2022). Applied Rhetoric Collaborative. Applied Rhetoric Symposium. Provo, Utah.

Co-Authoring the Next Story in Technical Communication. Association of Teachers of Technical Communication Conference. (June 2022). Panel with Dr. Erica Stone. Online. 
 
 

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