Lecturer
Office: CHBE 290
Email: estellqi@apsc.ubc.ca
Research Summary
Technical communication, statistical (consulting) writing, rhetoric and composition
Education
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, 1988, MEd
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, 1982, MA
Research interests + projects
Technical communication: Action research to improve understanding and teaching of technical communication to engineering students.
Statistical (consulting) writing: Action research to improve understanding and teaching of statistical writing to support graduate consulting courses.
Rhetoric and composition: The theoretical underpinning and guidelines for research
Awards and honours
IDRC Research Stipend, 1986 – 1988
Selected publications + presentations
2018 “Integrating Writing and Engineering Instruction to Build a Foundation for Student Success in their Engineering Discipline.” 2018 Canadian Engineering Association (CEEA-ACGE 18) Conference proceedings (co-authored with Mike Schoen, Tatiana Teslenko and Jonathan Verrett).