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Dr. Timothy Matthew Ponce

  • Assistant Professor - English
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Biography and education

Dr. Timothy Ponce is an assistant professor at Texas State University, where he teaches in the Master of Arts in Technical Communication program. His research focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies with technical and professional writing practices and pedagogy. His work has been published in Programmatic Perspectives, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. Dr. Ponce also serves as an associate editor for Technical Communication Quarterly and is a co-winner of the 2025 CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Award for Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication. In his spare time, he enjoys baking, competitive swimming, and playing board games with his family.
  • Ponce, Timothy Matthew (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Hodges, Amy (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Tham, Jason (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33. AI and the Future of Work, National Humanities Center, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Funded: September 1, 2025). Grant.
  • Ponce, Timothy Matthew, Dayley, Christopher (Co-Principal), Stanton, Rhonda (Co-Principal). Professional Agency and AI Implementation in Technical and Professional Writing Workplaces, Council for Programs and Technical and Scientific Communication, Council for Programs and Technical and Scientific Communication, $2000. (Submitted: November 2025, Funded: December 30, 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Ponce, Timothy Matthew (Principal). AI Ethics and Compliance in Professional Writing and Communication, Association for Business Communication, Association for Business Communication, $5000. (Funded: December 31, 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Ponce, T. M. (n.d.). Leveraging AI for Data-Informed Resume Writing: A Pedagogical Approach. AI Enhanced Learning.
  • Seawright, L., Hodges, A., & Ponce, T. M. (2025). “Is This Ethical?” New Data on the Ethical Principles and Practices of Document Design. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816251342582
  • Ponce, T., Hodges, A., & Seawright, L. (2025). AI-Assisted Qualitative Coding: Comparing Human to Machine Outputs. New York, NY, United States: IEEE Xplore.
  • Ponce, T., Hodges, A., Shafer, B., Sosco, V., & Quijano, J. (2024). Design Justice in Technical and Professional Communication: Equity for Teaching Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors. In Amplifying Voices in UX: Balancing Design and User Needs in Technical Communication. Albany, NY, United States: SUNY Press. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/books/edition/Amplifying_Voices_in_UX/vjLhEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
  • Rose, E. J., & Ponce, T. M. (2024). Authentic Portfolio Reviews: Cultivating Professional Identities Through Storytelling. In Proceedings of the 42nd ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (pp. 182–188). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641237.3691667
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Original Collection in Technical and Scientific Communication, 4C’s (Conference on College Composition and Communication). 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Binion Amerson Leadership Award, Society for Technical Communication (North Texas). 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: UTA College of Liberal Arts Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of Texas Arlington. 2023
  1. Member

    Humanities Center Proposal Committee

  2. Member

    Bobcat Day Committee - Department of English

  3. Member

    Master of Arts in Technical Communication (MATC) Committee

  4. Member

    Texas State System Symposium on AI - Organizational Committee

  5. Member

    TKL (Visiting Writer Series) Committee

  6. Organizer

    Dean's Special Project: Mapping Research Intersections Across the College Using AI-Supported Analysis

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