Windy S. Rachal
complete, printer-friendly version (pdf 67kb)	EDUCATION Ph.D. in Composition/Rhetoric; Ball State University, 2002 Dissertation title: “Rhetorical Functions of Language and Media in Health Education: Effects of Metadiscourse and the Internet on Readers’ Attitudes and Knowledge about Stress Management” M.A. in Technical Writing; University of North Texas, 1997 B.A. in English; Nicholls State University, 1994 EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor (composition, business communications, web writing, and technical writing), August 2002–present Coordinator of Policy and Procedure August 2004-present Visiting Instructor August 2001–May 2002, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA Research Web Content Cordinator (+13k-page website), February 2000–August 2001, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Doctoral Assistant (coordinating faculty development), August 1998–August 1999, Ball State University, Muncie, IN Training Solutions Consultant (documentation, training, Y2K, web projects), February 1997–August 1998, Whittman–Hart, Inc., Indianapolis, IN Freelance Technical Communicator 2005: Southeast Neuroscience Center, Houma, LA (web development) 2003-4: Cajunworks, Thibodaux, LA (marketing, software documentation) 2000: Custom Editorial Productions, Cincinnati, OH (software documentation) 1999: Ontario Systems Corp, Muncie, IN (technical documentation) 1999: Kenneth Joy, Ph.D., Muncie, IN (shadow jury analysis)	Home Profile Resume Courses Links
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