Nupoor Ranade
Nupoor Ranade is an interdisciplinary scholar and Ph.D. Candidate in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program at NC State University. She is interested in asking questions that lie at the intersections of technology and communication and the impact they have on society. Her current research engages with technical communication theory and practice, user experience, data analytics, and inclusive design to understand audiences. Some of this research is published in journals such as Technical Communication, MAI Feminism, Communication Design Quarterly, and Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.
Using her partnerships in the industry and teaching, Ranade tries to bridge knowledge gaps between professional practices and academic disciplines. At NC State, Ranade teaches courses on technical communication and digital rhetoric. From Fall 2021, Ranade will transition into the role of Assistant Professor in the Department of English at George Mason University.
Education
Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
M.S. in Technical Communication, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
B.E. in Computer Engineering, Pune Institute of Computer Technology, Pune, India
Publications
Hocutt, D. L., & Ranade, N. (2023, May). Investigating data analytics with AI for user analysis in TC. Education session presented at the 2023 Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit in Atlanta, GA.
Ranade, N., & Hocutt, D. L. (2022, April). Ethical data analytics: Investigating data analytics as a research practice for the humanities. 4-VA funded 2-hour collaborative research workshop for humanities faculty and graduate students presented at Virginia Tech (April 7), Old Dominion University (April 14), George Mason University (April 21) and James Madison University (April 28).
Ranade, N., & Hocutt, D. L. (2022, October). Incorporating data analytics as user analysis method for TPC research, training & practice. Workshop presented at the 2022 Council for Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication (CPTSC) annual conference, Colorado Spring, CO.
Duin, A. H., Hocutt, D. L., Pedersen, I., Ranade, N., Tham, J., & Verhulsdonck, G. (2022, June). Smart / Datafied / Autonomous: How artificial intelligence creates new roles and tasks for technical communication. Workshop 1 of 2 given for COM&TEC Italy. Technical communication qualification course module. Remote via Zoom in English with simultaneous Italian translation.
Ranade, N., & Hocutt, D. L. (2022, June). Investigating data analytics with AI for user analysis in TC. Workshop 2 of 2 given for COM&TEC Italy. Technical communication qualification course module. Remote via Zoom in English with simultaneous Italian translation.
Ranade, N., & Hocutt, D. L. (2022). Exploring data analytics in TPC. Council for Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication (CPTSC)-funded 5-module workshop series presented January–March 2022. Remote via Zoom.
Itchuaqiyaq, C. U., Ranade, N. & Walton, R. (In-press, Aug. 2021). Theory to query: Developing a corpus-analysis method using computer programming and human analysis. Technical Communication.
Ranade, N.& Cata, A. (In-press, May 2021). Intelligent algorithms: Evaluating the design of chatbots and search. Technical Communication.
Tham, J. C. K., Burnham, K. D., Hocutt, D. L., Ranade, N., Misak, J., Duin, A. H., Pedersen, I., & Campbell, J. L. (2021). Metaphors, mental models, and multiplicity: Understanding student perception of digital literacy. Computers and Composition, 59, 102628.
Stone, M. M., Ranade, N., Hannah, M. (2020). DIY feminist pedagogies: Making feminist practices more apparent in technical rhetorics. MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture: Special Issue on Feminist Pedagogies. 5.
Ranade, N. (2020) Visual rhetorical analysis and review of virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. project, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. 24(2).
Ranade, N. & Swarts. J. (2019) The humanist in information-centric workplaces. Communication Design Quarterly. 7(4). 17-31.
