Evelyn Saru Jimmy

Assistant Professor, English
Whitewater 286
esarujim@iu.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Rhetoric and Composition with Concentration in Technical and Professional Communication, University of Texas at El Paso, TX
• M.A. Interpersonal and Public Communication, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
• B.T. Digital Multimedia Technology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI

Current Research Interest

• Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
• Medical Humanities
• Technical Communication
• Usability and User Experience
• Disability Studies
• Intercultural Rhetoric

Current Teaching Interests

• Technical and Professional Writing

Recent Publication

• Saru, E. H., & Wojahn, P. (2020). "Glocalization" of Health Information: Considering Design Factors for Mobile Technologies in Malaysia. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 50(2), 187-206

International Conference Presentations

• Saru E.H. & Pudin C. "The Reality of Teaching English in Isolation." 4th Biennial International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of English in Asia. Penang, Malaysia. November 2011
• "We Are One Aren't We: Exploring the Possibility of Achieving Unity Through 1Malaysia." Center for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning Annual International Conference. University Malaysia, Sabah. November 2010

National Conference Presentations

• Rethinking Metaphor in the Rhetoric of Alzheimer's Disease. Paper accepted for presentation at the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois 2023
• Rethinking Metaphor in the Rhetoric of Alzheimer's Disease. Rhetoric of Health and Medicine Virtual Symposium. September 9 – 10, 2021
• "Glocalization" of Health Information: Considering Design Factors for Mobile Technologies in Malaysia. Paper accepted for presentation at the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Annual Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2020
• "Glocalization" of Health Information: Considering Design Factors for Mobile Technologies in Malaysia. Paper accepted for presentation at the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Annual Convention, Spokane, Washington 2021
• "Making Disability Visible in the Literacy Classroom" Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference, Montana. October 25, 2019
• "Glocalization" Of Health Information: Considering Design Factors for Mobile Technologies in Malaysia. 2nd Annual Louisiana Tech Usability Studies Symposium (LaTUSS,) Shreveport/Bossier City, LA. September 19, 2019
• "The Ahmadinejad and Bollinger Saga" Central States Communication Association Convention in St. Louis, MO. (Top four papers). April 2, 2009

Professional Memberships

• National Council of Teachers of English