Faculty Profile- Laurence José
Laurence José
She/her
Areas of Interest
- Communication in global and digital contexts
- Digital literacy
- Data humanism
- Program administration.
Education
PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Michigan Tech University, 2010
Notable Acheivements
Most recent publications:
Generative AI, Algorithms, and Ethics: A Case for Critical Digital Literacy in PR.
Public Relations: Authenticity in the Age of AI. Ed. Regina M. Luttrell and Adrienne Wallace, Routledge, 2025, 227-241
Stronger Together: Collaborative Work in the Technical Writing Classroom.
Technical Writing Spaces. Ed. Kirk St. Amant and Pavel Zemliansky. WAC Clearinghouse Press, 2024, pp.103-122.
Awards:
Annual Faculty Service Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2017.
Pew Teaching Excellence Award, the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, 2017.
Bio
Dr. Laurence José is a professor of Writing and the director of the Digital Studies program at Grand Valley State University where she teaches courses in professional writing, visual design, and digital studies. Her work has been published in various edited collections and in French linguistics journals, including SCOLIA, Langages, and Le Bulletin de la Société de Linguistique de Paris.