Shanna Cameron, PhD
Contact Information
Biography
Shanna Cameron teaches courses in the rhetorics of science, technology, and culture emphasis, as well as the Blugold Seminar. Her research focuses on the various ways patients write collaboratively in digital spaces to advocate for themselves and their illnesses. Her research interests include the rhetoric of health and medicine, feminist theories and practices, digital rhetoric, and social justice/activism in technical communication.
Education
- PhD, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, University of Memphis
- MA, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, University of Memphis
- BA, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Teaching and Research Interests
- Technical and professional communication
- Rhetoric of health and medicine
- Rhetoric of science and technology
- Digital rhetorics and community writing
Published Research
Cameron, S. (2023). Amplifying diverse narratives of social support in online health design. Communication Design Quarterly, 11(3), 54–66. https://doi.org/10.1145/3592367.3592373
Cameron, S. (2023). Agentive assemblages in online patient spaces. Technical Communication Quarterly, 32(4), 347–363. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2022.2162133
Cameron, S., Russell, A., Brake, L., Fredlund, K., & Morris, A. (2022). Twitter users’ displays of affect in the global warming debate. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 52(2), 213–235. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816211007804
Cameron, S. (2021). Embodied approaches to online infertility research. Rhetoric of Health and Medicine Journal (Blog). http://medicalrhetoric.com/embodied-approaches-to-online-infertility-research/