Assistant Professor
Year Started at JMU: 2024
dasmx@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
Ph.D., Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University, 2024
M.A., Technical Communication, Texas State University, 2019
MBA, Texas State University, 2016
M.A., English, Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2008
B.A., English, Cotton College, 2005
Professional Focuses
User experience and usability, intercultural technical communication, online instructional design, business and professional writing, digital rhetoric
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Pihlaja, B., Das, M., Davis, L., Joswiak, R., … & Zhang, J. (2024). Translation and localization in global technical communication. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. (Special issue: Building bridges between technical and professional communication and translation studies), 67(3), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2024.3418237
Dorpenyo, I. K., Das, M., Williams, M. F., Dayley, C., & Roundtree, A. K. (2024). Are you committed to diversity? Evaluating immigrants’ perception of diversity and inclusion claims by U.S. banks. Technical Communication. (Special issue: Practices, reflections, and methodologies: What is successful diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technical communication workplace?), 71(1), 65-89. https://doi.org/10.55177/tc225183
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. https://doi.org/10.55177/tc321987
Banville, M., Das, M., Davis, K., Dsouza, E., Durazzi, A., Gresbrink, E., Kalodner-Martin, E., & Stambler, D. M. (2021). Identity, agency, and precarity: Considerations of graduate students in technical communication. Programmatic Perspectives, 12(2), 5-15.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Das, M. (2022). Designing for cultural inclusivity: A study of international patrons’ user experience with university library services. In Proceedings of the 40th ACM international conference on design of communication (pp. 175-177). https://doi.org/10.1145/3513130.3559004
Das, M., & Zhang, J. (2022). International UX insights: Usability testing of international office websites at US universities. In Proceedings of the 69th Society for Technical Communication summit (pp. 44-52).
Das, M. (2021). UX research during a pandemic: Remote methods and testing tools. In Proceedings of the 68th Society for Technical Communication summit (pp. 47-49).
Peer-Reviewed Chapters in Books and Edited Collections
Das, M., & Faris, M. J. (2024). Peer review in synchronous online learning environments. In A. Cicchino & T. Hicks (Eds.), Better practices: Exploring the teaching of writing in online and hybrid spaces (pp. 71-92). WAC Clearinghouse. https://doi.org/10.37514/PER-B.2024.2241
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 (pp. 367-384). University Press of Colorado. https://doi.org/10.37514/PER-B.2023.1626.2.14
Brawley, L., Connor, M., Das, M., Dean, A., Diaz, C., Faris, M. J., … & Zhang, Y. (2023). Incorporating multimodal literacies across a FYW program: Graduate instructors’ preparation and experiences. In S. Khadka & S. B. Pandey (Eds.), Professionalizing multimodal composition (pp. 95-112). University Press of Colorado.
Textbook Chapters
Das, M. (2023). Chapter 5: Intercultural communication. In S. Holmes & K. M. Gray (Eds.), Guide to Technical Communication (2nd ed.). Top Hat.
Das, M., & Cowan, M. (2023). Chapter 9: Project management and teamwork. In S. Holmes & K. M. Gray (Eds.), Guide to Technical Communication (2nd ed.). Top Hat.
Das, M. (2023). Chapter 16: User experience and usability testing. In S. Holmes & K. M. Gray (Eds.), Guide to Technical Communication (2nd ed.). Top Hat.
Book Reviews
Das, M. (2023). Review of User Experience as Innovative Academic Practice, edited by Kate Crane and Kelli Cargile Cook. Communication Design Quarterly, 11(3), 75-77.
Das, M. (2022). Review of Global Perspectives on Intercultural Communication, edited by Stephen M. Croucher. Technical Communication Quarterly, 31(4), 433-435.
Trade Magazine Articles
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.
Das, M. (2020). Key takeaways and trends in remote UX research. Intercom, 67(6), 20-25.
