Matthew R. Sharp
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Matthew.Sharp@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Humanities and Communication Department
- College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Biography
With a background in professional writing, public relations, web development, fundraising, and enrollment management, Dr. Sharp focuses his teaching on how the written word is used to accomplish individual or organizational goals. His research analyzes organizational activity systems and their mediating technologies from both cultural and rhetorical studies perspectives.
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Writing, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- M.A. - Master of Arts in Professional/Technical Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism: Spanish, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Currently Teaching
- COM 222: Business Communication
- HU 143: Introduction to Rhetoric
Courses Taught
- COM 122 - English Composition
- HU 143 - Introduction to Rhetoric
- COM 221 - Technical Report Writing
- COM 222 - Business Communication
- COM 225 - Science & Technology Communication
- COM 320 - Mass Communication Law & Ethics
Research Projects
Publications
- Media Literacy and Online Critical Thinking Initiatives Faculty Research Projects (2022)
- Agency, Authority, and Epideictic Rhetoric Pure Portfolio (2019)
- It’s complicated Pure Portfolio (2018)
- Incorporating component content management and content strategy into technical communication curricula Pure Portfolio (2016)
- Teaching Structured Authoring and DITA Through Rhetorical and Computational Thinking Pure Portfolio (2015)
- Book Review: Brand Atlas: Branding Intelligence Made Visible Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Organizational Identity-Power in Practice: The Rhetorics of University Identity Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Business Communication Curricula Today: Revisiting the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools Pure Portfolio (2013)
- The Rhetoric of Picasso Pure Portfolio (2007)