Dedee Ludwig-Palit PhD Student / Instructor - Technical Communication & Rhetoric

DeDee Ludwig-Palit has been working at the intersection of education, science, and communication for over two decades. Her specific expertise is in informal learning environments, science and environmental education, evaluation, and user experience research. DeDee's work has included impact-focused evaluation, research, science communication, instructional design, curriculum design, online education, and user experience research. Her research at Texas Tech is focused on exploring the rhetorical strategies museums are using when presenting current and controversial science.

DeDee is a researcher with Inform Evaluation and Research, where she provides program evaluation, audience research, education research, and evaluation capacity-building services to organizations across North America. Inform's work is focused on working with environmental and science informal learning organizations and those who support learning in these contexts.

Previously, she ran DeDee Ludwig Consulting, LLC, where she specialized in services related to evaluation, user experience research, and digital learning. DeDee is the former Vice President of Public Engagement at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, where she established an organizational division that included a portfolio of public-facing departments, including education, tours, and special events. She has also held leadership roles in the education departments of the Museum of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, and the Shedd Aquarium.  

Visit her personal website: dedeeludwig.com

Education 

M.S. in User Experience, Arizona State University

M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies, DePaul University

B.A. in Anthropology and Communications, Purdue University

Graduate certificate in Technical Communication, Arizona State University

Teaching

English 2311: Introduction to Technical Writing, Texas Tech University

English 3369: Information Design, Texas Tech University

English 4367: Designing Instructional Materials, Texas Tech University

English 4369: UX Design, Texas Tech University

Research Interests

science communication, current science, controversial science, informal learning environments, data visualization, digital learning environments, impact-focused evaluation, user experience research