Gregory D. Wilson

Courses I Teach

I regularly teach two undergraduate courses: English 310 Rhetorical Analysis and English 314 Technical Communication. Click on these links for YouTube videos where I explain my approach to these classes

English 310

English 314 

I also teach two graduate classes: English 592 The Rhetoric of Science and English 602 Research Design in Rhetoric and Professional Communication. Click on these links for YouTube videos where I explain my approach to these classes.

English 592

English 602

Office/Office Hours

• office: 353 Ross
• office hours: Varies by semester (If you're a current student, check your syllabus for this semester's schedule. If you're not a current student, email me.)
  
• email:  gdwilson@iastate.edu
  

Research Interests

•  How people make decisions and solve problems with technology and scientific information
  
•  How cultures/groups use language to solve problems
  
•  Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
•  Technical Communication

Scholarship

My personal website with more info on my scholarship and life.

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication
  New Mexico State University, Department of English, Las Cruces, NM, July 2001.
• M.A. in Professional Writing
  Carnegie Mellon University, Department of English, Pittsburgh, PA, December 1991.
• B.A. in Psychology
  Emory University, Atlanta, GA, May 1989.

Biography

My parents both grew up on farms in south Georgia. I grew up in the suburbs just south of Atlanta. Early in my career I worked as a technical writer.  More recently I worked as a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, but now I'm an Assistant Professor at ISU. 

I've lived in quite a few places around the country, including Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC;  Raleigh, NC; and New Mexico since finishing college.

Once upon a time, I was a fairly serious martial artists, but my body encouraged me to retire. I enjoy exercise, especially weight training, yoga, swimming, and riding my bike. I make quilts and love to laugh a lot.  I really appreciate good and bad jokes.