Lance E. Cummings
Professor
Dr. Cummings explores content and information development in technologically and culturally diverse contexts both in his research and teaching. His most recent work looks at how to leverage structured content with rhetorical strategies to improve the performance of generative AI technologies and shares his explorations in his newsletter, Cyborgs Writing.
Education
Phd. in Composition and Rhetoric, Miami University of North Carolina Wilmington
MA in Rhetoric & Writing, Indiana University at Fort Wayne
BA in English Language, Indiana University at Fort Wayne
Specialization in Teaching
- Design Thinking
- Online Writing
- Internships
- Qualitative Research
- Technical Writing
Research Interests
- Comparative Rhetoric
- Machine Rhetorics & AI Writing
- Ethics in the Creator Economy
Professional Service
2016-Present American Institute of Pakistan Studies
2014-Present Association of Business Communication
2014-Present Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
2014-Present European Association for the Teaching of Academic English
2014-Present Rhetorical Society of America
2010-Present College Composition and Communication
2010-Present National Council of Teachers of English
Community Engagement
- District C Fellow & Coach
Honors & Awards
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2023 Innovative Teaching with Technology Award, Association of Business Communication.
2017 Information Literacy Fellow, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Writing Intensive Fellow, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2015 Global Citizenship Award, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Research and Scholarship Faculty Fellow, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2014 Graduate Achievement Award, Miami University of Ohio.
Sinclair Dissertation Fellowship, Miami University of Ohio.
2012 Dissertation Research Award, Miami University of Ohio.
Spiro Peterson Excellence in Graduate Research Award, Miami University of Ohio.
2010 Havighurst Summer Scholar in Russia, Miami University of Ohio.