Malone Co-Authors Textbook about Technical Editing

Dr. Ed Malone, professor of English and technical communication, is the co-author of Technical Editing: An Introduction to Editing in the Workplace, recently published by Oxford University Press. His co-authors are Donald H. Cunningham and Joyce M. Rothschild, both of Auburn University. Several S&T alumni contributed to the book.

Alumna Amra Mehanovic (BS, 2017; MS, 2019), a content strategist for Express Scripts, created 17 visuals for the textbook. Ten more alumni are featured in “On the Record” boxes in the textbook:

  • Amy Ketterer (BS, 2014),  editorial assistant for the U.S. Geological Survey
  • Elizabeth Richardson (BA, 2005; MS, 2007), lead technical writer for Schneider Electric
  • Shubhangi Vajpayee (MS, 2013), technical writer for Amazon Web Services
  • Misty Adams (BS, 2011; MS, 2013), technical editor for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Amruta Ranade (MS, 2017), senior technical writer for Cockroach Labs
  • Matt Peaslee (BS, 2012), lead project manager and scrum master for Mastercard
  • Blake Williams (BA, 2013; MS, 2015), technical writer for Automatic Systems
  • Elizabeth Roberson (MS, 2011), assistant teaching professor at Missouri S&T
  • Tara Bryan de Cañellas (MS, 2007), formerly Tara Gosnell, technical editor for the U.S. Navy
  • Emily Seals (MS, 2016), technical editor for graduate studies at Missouri S&T