Jo Mackiewicz
Jo Mackiewicz received a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University. Her research uses discourse analysis to examine the balance of politeness and clarity in technical editing and tutoring interactions and in laypeople's online reviews of technical products, such as digital cameras. She has also written articles about document design. Recently, she published articles in Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Technical Communication, and Journal of Business and Technical Communication. She is coauthor of a forthcoming book, called Visual Composing, that provides research-driven advice for effectively integrating visual and verbal elements in professional documents. In 2008, she became the editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
Representative Publications
- Riley, K. & Mackiewicz, J. (in press). Visual Composing. Prentice Hall.
- Mackiewicz, J. (in press).Assertions of expertise in online reviews. Journal of Business and Technical Communication.
- Mackiewicz, J. (2009). Color: The newest tool for technical communicators-redux. Technical Communication, 56, 3-13.