Colleagues,
I’m Lance Cummings, a professor of professional writing at UNC Wilmington. I’m running a research study on how technical communicators find professional development and community now that the field’s association landscape has changed so much, including the closure of STC in 2025.
I’m looking for input from practitioners at any career stage (including academics), whether they were an STC member, a subscriber to an industry platform like The Content Wrangler, both, or neither.
If that describes you too, or if you’re willing to share the survey with former students or industry contacts, I’d be grateful. The survey takes about 10 minutes and is anonymous.
Survey link: https://uncw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8FYlWPJXzPmk0VU
This research is approved through UNC Wilmington’s IRB (Protocol #H26-0921) and will inform an article proposed for a special issue of Communication Design Quarterly, along with presentations at SIGDOC and industry conferences.
If you have questions about the study, feel free to reply to this email directly.
May You Be Well,
Lance
Dr. Lance Cummings
Professor of English
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
156 Morton Hall
Wilmington, NC 28403-594
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