Sonia H. Stephens
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- School: University of Central Florida
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- Department: English
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4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL - 32816 - Dates at University of Central Florida: September 2009 - December 2019
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Awesome
I took Professor Stephens's online class and I thought he was a good teacher and fair grader. The class was not difficult at all, as long as you do your work on time you will be fine.
Biography
Sonia H Stephens is a/an Assistant Professor in the University Of Central Florida department at University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida - English
Assistant Professor
Research
Sonia
Stephens
Orlando, Florida Area
My interests are in the broad field of science communication, particularly in using digital tools to communicate science. I am particularly interested in using digital tools to expand the range of visual metaphors we use for science communication. My current research focuses on developing an interactive visualization as a communication/education tool about evolution.
Other research questions include: How can science communicators effectively engage with the public on environmental and other science-related issues? What rhetorical strategies can be effectively employed in science communication to take advantage of new media? How can studies of visual rhetoric inform environmental communication strategies?
Specialties: science communication, digital media, visual rhetoric, metaphor, science education
Experience
University of Central Florida
Postdoctoral Researcher
Conducting research on the communication of scientific research, in particular, communication about sea level rise. Conducting qualitative analysis and usability testing of interactive science communication tools. Developing science outreach documents and online materials for the CHAMPS Lab: http://champs.cecs.ucf.edu/. UCF liaison with the Florida Climate Institute.
University of Central Florida
Science Communicator
Researching, developing & implementing science communication products.
University of Central Florida
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of technical communication in the English Department. Research and teaching of visual technical and scientific communication, risk communication, document design, literature of science, digital humanities, and information visualization.
University of Central Florida
Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor of technical communication in the English Department. Teaching document design, literature of science, digital humanities, and information visualization courses.
University of Central Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant & Presidential Fellow
Taught Writing for the Technical Professional, Literature of Science and Technology, and Document Design and the Collaborative Process. Previously taught English Composition I & II.
University of Central Florida
Adjunct Professor
Teaching Technical Publication and Project Management, Digital Rhetorics and the Modern Dialectic.
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
Monitoring Plan Contractor
Responsible for the overall drafting and editing of the Pacific Island parks’ monitoring plan. Duties included drafting and editing, keeping other program staff abreast of deadlines, soliciting peer-reviews of the plan by outside parties, alerting staff to current program needs, synthesizing information on park natural resources, and developing a wide-ranging set of communication graphics for presentations to outside parties.
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
Monitoring Plan Specialist
As a contractor for the National Park Service, worked in a program to develop a plan to monitor natural resources in Pacific Island national parks. This was my third position with the NPS, and duties were a part-time continuation of the previous position after moving to Orlando, FL. Duties included editing and formatting the overall monitoring plan, adding to the program’s set of ecological communication graphics, and assisting the principal investigators tasked with developing monitoring protocols in developing focused graphics for their areas of study.
Valencia Community College
Adjunct Professor & Professor
Taught classes in Environmental Science and Introductory Biology (with lab).
Freelance
Technical Writer/Editor
Freelance graphic design, editing, and publishing.
Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa
MS
Botany/Evolution, Ecology, Conserv. Biology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
BS
Biology
Minor in MusicUniversity of Central Florida
PhD
Texts & Technology
University of Central Florida
Postdoctoral Researcher
Conducting research on the communication of scientific research, in particular, communication about sea level rise. Conducting qualitative analysis and usability testing of interactive science communication tools. Developing science outreach documents and online materials for the CHAMPS Lab: http://champs.cecs.ucf.edu/. UCF liaison with the Florida Climate Institute.University of Central Florida
Science Communicator
Researching, developing & implementing science communication products.University of Central Florida
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of technical communication in the English Department. Research and teaching of visual technical and scientific communication, risk communication, document design, literature of science, digital humanities, and information visualization.University of Central Florida
Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor of technical communication in the English Department. Teaching document design, literature of science, digital humanities, and information visualization courses.University of Central Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant & Presidential Fellow
Taught Writing for the Technical Professional, Literature of Science and Technology, and Document Design and the Collaborative Process. Previously taught English Composition I & II.University of Central Florida
Adjunct Professor
Teaching Technical Publication and Project Management, Digital Rhetorics and the Modern Dialectic.
