Welcome.
Hello! I’m Dan Richards, Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric in the Department of English at Old Dominion University where I write and research in technical communication, visual risk communication, user experience design, the teaching of writing, and rhetoric. I am also the immediate Past Chair of ACM SIGDOC, after having served as Chair from 2019-2023.
My regular rotation of teaching includes undergraduate courses in technical writing and rhetoric, as well as graduate courses in technical communication theories, practices, and pedagogy. I also taught business writing in Old Dominion’s MBA program for over 10 years.
You can explore my research on one of the following sites: