Carlos Evia

Virginia Tech

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Barry Thatcher

New Mexico State University

Thomas A. Arcury

Wake Forest University

Wei Lang

First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University

Joseph G. Grzywacz

John Wiley & Sons (United States)

Antonio J. Marín

Southeastern Health

Sara A. Quandt

Wake Forest University

Matthew R. Sharp

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

Thomas Mills

Virginia Tech

Tonya L. Smith‐Jackson

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Rebekka Andersen

University of California, Davis

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Georgia Institute of Technology

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University of Florida

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Communication Design Quarterly (2019)

Rebekka Andersen Carlos Evia

Technical communication (TC) practice is changing in significant ways, due largely to maturing technologies and increasing consumer demand for content designed for a multitude of devices and delivery channels. Whereas ten years ago technical communicators primarily produced static documents, today they primarily produce modular content components, the essential building blocks for the vast array of information products (e.g., user guides, training materials, product descriptions) that organizations must deliver in a variety of publishing formats, such as PDFs, websites, embedded user assistance, dynamic delivery, and mobile applications. In addition, technical communicators increasingly contribute to user experience (UX) projects, create video documentation, curate user-generated content, and manage social media communications.

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Technical communication

10.1145/3309578.3309579

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Beyond Compliance

Journal of Business and Technical Communication (2012)

Carlos Evia Ashley Patriarca

Developing effective workplace safety and risk communication materials for Latino construction workers poses a challenge for technical communicators. These workers are at a disadvantage because of culture and language differences on many job sites. Furthermore, low levels of literacy in any language and lack of proper training compound their job site communication problems. This article builds on cultural studies-based recommendations to develop discourse in workplace safety and risk that these workers can fully understand. The authors in this study used direct creative input from Latino construction workers in order to create safety and risk communication products that were evaluated as effective and culturally relevant for these workers and their peers.

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10.1177/1050651912439697

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Outsourcing Technical Communication: The Policy Behind the Practice Keith Gibson

Barry Thatcher Carlos Evia

10.4324/9781315223933-18

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Incorporating Component Content Management and Content Strategy into Technical Communication Curricula

Tatiana Batova Rebekka Andersen Carlos Evia Matthew R. Sharp John E. Stewart

Technical communication (TC) students who are familiar with component content management (CCM) and content strategy have better opportunities for job placement and for making carefully thought-through, rhetorically grounded choices in the workplace. In this article, we describe four ways of incorporating elements of CCM and content strategy into existing classes in TC. We demonstrate that even without a dedicated CCM/content strategy class, educators can help students gain familiarity with related methodologies, processes, standards, and technologies.

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10.1145/2987592.2987631

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The LwDITA Initial Authoring Formats

Routledge eBooks (2018)

Carlos Evia

10.4324/9781351187510-4

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The Abstractions Behind Intelligent Content

Routledge eBooks (2018)

Carlos Evia

Content (measure theory)

10.4324/9781351187510-7

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The Implications of Outsourcing for Technical Editing Clinton R. Lanier

Barry Thatcher Carlos Evia

10.4324/9781315223933-15

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Feasibility of Interactive Voice Response Methods in Health Behavior Research With Immigrant Latinos

American Journal of Health Behavior (2012)

Joseph G. Grzywacz Sara A. Quandt Antonio J. Marín Phillip Summers Wei Lang

Determine the feasibility of using interactive voice response (IVR) for conducting daily diary research with immigrant Latinos.Baseline data containing demographic, health, and job-related characteristics were obtained from immigrant Latino construction workers (N=119). Participants also completed an IVR-based daily diary for 21 consecutive days.Over one third (37%) of the sample adhered to the 21-day protocol; a comparable percent-age (38.7%) initiated but did not adhere to the protocol; and 24% never began the diary protocol. Adherence was generally not predicted by demographic, health, or job-related characteristics.IVR technology makes diary studies with Latino samples feasible.

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10.5993/ajhb.37.2.11

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Advancing safety in construction: An organizational, systemic, and cultural approach

PsycEXTRA Dataset (2009)

María Brunette Carlos Evia Peter Hoonakker Brian H. Kleiner Elizabeth K. Haro

10.1037/e578502012-002

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Employer Provision of Personal Protective Equipment to Latino Workers in North Carolina Residential Construction

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (2012)

Joseph G. Grzywacz Sara A. Quandt Thomas Mills Antonio J. Marín Phillip Summers

Despite federal regulations requiring provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) without cost to workers in the United States, very little is known about whether immigrant Latino construction workers receive no-cost PPE from their employers, and the role that employer provision plays in regular use of PPE. This study used cross-sectional data from a community-based sample of 119 Latino construction workers in western North Carolina to document receipt of employer-provided PPE by construction workers, investigate sources of variation in the receipt of employer-paid PPE, and delineate associations of employer-paid PPE with workers' regular use of PPE. The results suggest that the residential construction subsector generally fails to provide workers with PPE at no cost, as is required by regulation. Analyses also suggest that recent immigrants are least likely to receive no-cost, employer-provided PPE, and that when employers do provide no-cost PPE, Latino construction workers are more likely to use it regularly.

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10.2190/ns.22.2.e

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