
Matthew J. Baker
Assistant Professor, Linguistics
4045 JFSB
801-422-1253
Research Areas:
Editing & publishing, Professional writing
My professional career before academia and the applied nature of my discipline influences my teaching. Therefore, in my teaching I emphasize professionalism, dialogue, practice, and continuous improvement. In my research, I am interested in discovering what the best ways are to teach someone to write professionally, what the most effective ways are to write professionally (both the process and product of the writing), and what the best ways are to write collaboratively online. Therefore, my research areas include writing feedback, professional writing, and collaborative writing. Baker, W.H., Baker, M.J., & Robles, V.D. (2020). Professional Writing and Speaking. Spanish Fork, UT: Noun Publishing. www.getpws.com Carradini, S. A., Baker, M. J., Sharp, M. R., & Davidson, E. (2020). Locations, Programs, and Content of Graduate Education in Business Communication. Business Communication Research and Practice, 3(1), 4–16. https://doi.org/10.22682/bcrp.2020.3.1.4 Baker, M. J. (2020). Contextual Information in Social How-To Questions That Initiate Documentation. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 34(3), 287–326. https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651920910226 Baker, M. J. (2019). Pain or Gain? How Business Communication Students Perceive the Outlining Process. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 82(3), 273–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490619831277 Robles, V.D., & Baker, M.J. (2019). Using Case-Method Pedagogy to Facilitate Audience Awareness. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 62(2), 192–207. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2019.2893464 Coffelt, T. A., Baker, M. J., & Corey, R. C. (2016). Business Communication Practices From Employers’ Perspectives. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 79(3), 300–316. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490616644014 Baker, W.H., & Baker, M.J. (2015). Writing and Speaking for Business. Provo, UT: BYU Academic Publishing. www.writingandspeakingforbusiness.com Academic service is important to me because I believe that the success of groups, departments, colleges, universities, and disciplines depends on the service and sacrifice of the individuals who make up those groups. Advisor, Editing and Publishing Major and Minor, Brigham Young University Advisor, STET: The Editors’ Network, Brigham Young University History Committee, Department of Linguistics, Brigham Young University Humanities College Representative, University Continuity Committee, Brigham Young University Proceedings Editorial Review Board Member, Association for Business Communication Committee Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Association for Business CommunicationTeaching Experience
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