Scott A. Mogull, Ph.D.

Scott A. Mogull, Ph.D.
Book Review Editor, Technical Communication Quarterly
Professor, Department of English, Texas State University

Email: mogull@txstate.edu
Phone: (512) 408-3365

 


EDUCATION

Ph.D. Technical Communication & Rhetoric (Texas Tech University)

M.S. Human Centered Design and Engineering (The University of Washington)

M.A. Microbiology (The University of Texas at Austin)

B.A. Psychology (Oregon State University)

B.S. Microbiology (Oregon State University)


PROFESSIONAL BIO

Dr. Scott A. Mogull is a Professor of Technical Communication in the Department of English at Texas State University. He is also the Book Review Editor for Technical Communication Quarterly and has been an editor at the journal since 2008. His research examines technical content marketing and the commercialization of technology. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Mogull spent nearly a decade in the biotechnology and biodefense industry and has worked on special projects.


PUBLICATIONS

Mogull, S. A. (2023). Strategy of technical content marketing in an entrepreneurial tech company: Using the funnel-bucket model to guide the messages and media. Technical Communication, 70(2), 43-54.

Mogull, S. A. (2022). Legal and ethical issues in technical content marketing. AMWA Journal, 37(1), 54-59. [OneDrive | WordPress]

Mogull, S. A. (2021). Technical content marketing along the technology adoption lifecycle. Communication Design Quarterly, 9(2), 27-35.

Mogull, S. A. (2021). Developing technical videos: Genres (or “templates”) for video planning, storyboarding, scriptwriting, and production. Technical Communication, 68(3), 56-75.

Mogull, S. A. (2021). Ethics and practice of knowledge integrity in communicating health and medical research. Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, 4(4), e5.

Mogull, S. A. (2019). Genres as silos for technical communication: Considerations for spanning boundaries in academia and industry. In P. Minacori (Ed.), Technical communication: Beyond silos (pp. 65-86). Hermann.

Mogull, S. A. (2018). Primary messages of DTC advertising during the product life cycle: A case study. IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) (pp. 150-158). IEEE.

Mogull, S. A. (2018). Science vs. science commercialization in neoliberalism (extreme capitalism): Examining the conflicts and ethics of information sharing in opposing social systems. In H. Yu & K. M. Northcut, Scientific communication: Practices, theories, and pedagogies (pp. 64-81). Routledge.

Mogull, S. A. (2018). Scientific and medical communication: A guide for effective practice. Routledge.

Mogull, S. A. (2017). Accuracy of cited “facts” in medical research articles: A review of study methodology and recalculation of quotation error rate. PLOS ONE, 12(9), 1-17.

Mogull, S. A., & Balzhiser, D. (2015). Pharmaceutical companies are writing the script for health consumerism. Communication Design Quarterly, 3(4), 35-49.

Mogull, S. A., & Stanfield, C. T. (2015). Current use of visuals in scientific communication. IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

Mogull, S. A. (2014). Integrating online informative videos into technical communication service courses. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication57(4), 340-363.

Popham, S., Arduser, L., Cook, K. C., Hovde, M. R., Koerber, A., Mogull, S. A., & Zemliansky, P. (2012). Evaluating the effectiveness of a network of communication channels. Programmatic Perspectives, 4(1), 5-41.

Mogull, S. A. (2010). A call for new courses to train scientists as effective communicators in contemporary government and business settings. In J. Conklin & G. F. Hayhoe, Qualitative research in technical communication (pp. 191-211). Routledge.

Mogull, S. A. (2008). Chronology of direct-to-consumer advertising regulation in the United States. AMWA Journal, 23(3), 106-109.

Mogull, S. A. (2008). A call for new courses to train scientists as effective communicators in contemporary government and business settings. Technical Communication, 55(4), 357-369.