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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. (2026). Leveraging AI for Data-Informed Resume Writing: A Pedagogical Approach. AI Enhanced Learning.
  • Ponce, T. M., & Williams, D. C. (n.d.). Do TPC Programs and Employers Speak the Same Language? Insights from Program Websites and Job Ads.
  • Ponce, T. (n.d.). When There’s No One Left to Teach It: Preserving Intellectual Depth Through Strategic Supplementation in TPC. Technical Communication Quarterly.
  • Ponce, T., & Wright, C. D. (2026). Perception and Practice: How Humanities Students Understand and Articulate Their Engagement with Data. Scatterplot: The MAA Journal of Data Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/29932955.2026.2640742
  • Ponce, T. M. (n.d.). Data Literacy as Pedagogical Framework for Teaching AI in Technical and Professional Writing. In AI in Technical Communication: Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: Raymond Lesikar Outstanding Researcher Award, Association of Buissness Communication - Southwest. April 2026
  • 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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