ChrisLamPh.D.ProfessorTechnical CommunicationFacultyChris.Lam@unt.eduAuditorium Building 316

FacultyTechnical CommunicationEDUCATIONPhD, Technical Communication, Illinois Institute of Technology MS, Information Design, Illinois Institute of Technology BA, History/Secondary Education, University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign  BIOGRAPHYChris Lam earned a PhD in Technical Communication and an MS in Technical Communication and Information Design from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests include communication in team projects and professionalization of technical communication. He specializes in statistical methods and experimental design.  OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMHe enjoys music and web design.  TEACHING INTERESTSTechnology; Web Design; Teamwork; Coding  COURSES COMMONLY TAUGHTTECM 3200 Information Design for Electronic mediaTECM 4400 Advanced Information DesignTECM 5191 Digital Literacies for Professional CommunicatorsTECM 5500 Studies in the Teching of Technical Comunication RESEARCH INTERESTSPedagogy; Teamwork; Quantitative Methods  NOTEWORTHY PUBLICATIONSLam, C. (2016). Correspondence analysis: A statistical technique ripe for technical and professional communication researchers. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 59, 299-310.Lam, C. (2016). Improving technical communication team projects: An experimental study of media synchronicity theory training on communication outcomes. Journal of Business and Technical Communication.Lam, C. (2015). The role of communication and cohesion in reducing social loafing in group projects. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Online first.Lam, C. (2014). Where did we come from and where are we going?: Examining authorship characteristics in technical communication research. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 57(4), 266-285.Boettger, R. & Lam, C. (2013) An Overview of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Technical Communication Journals (1992-2011). IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 56(4), 272-293.Lam, C. (2013). The efficacy of text messaging to improve connectedness and team attitude in student technical communication projects: An experimental study. Journal of Business and Technical Communication. JOURNALS PUBLISHED INIEEE Transactions on Professional CommunicationJournal of Business and Technical CommunicationInternational Journal of Business CommunicationBusiness and Professional Communication QuarterlyJournal of Technical Writing and CommunicationCommunication Design QuarterlyTechnical CommunicationProgrammatic Perspectives MEMBERSHIPSACM SigdocATTWIEEE Professional Communication Society