Research Publications
Across 9 published articles and proceedings, 4 forthcoming publications, and 10 national and international presentations, I advance applied insights that improve organizational communication, promote ethical collaboration, and transform how emerging technologies are developed and used.
Research Interests: Technical and Professional Communication (TPC), Rhetoric, User Experience (UX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Emerging Technologies, Qualitative Methods, Learning Technologies, Collaboration, Community-Engaged Research
In Print
Journal Articles
Hedquist, A. “Inviting Participation: From Sample-Building to
Relationship-Building in Participant Recruitment.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 68(2), 228-240.
Hedquist, A., Castillon, M., Cooper, M., Keim, V., Mohseni, T., Purcell, K.
“Facilitating AI in Research Operations: Reflections on a Collaborative Implementation Heuristic.” Journal of Research Administration, 56(2).
Hannah, M. A., Caputo, C., Deen, L., Hedquist, A., Salgado, C., Shah, S., ... & Sutrisno, D. B. (2024). “Thinking with Keywords: Investigating the Role and Nature of Professionalism Keywords in TPC Enculturation.” Technical Communication Quarterly, 33(3), 342-357.
Dennen, Vanessa P., Hall, B., and Hedquist, A. (2023). “A Systematic Review of Research on Inter-subjectivity in Online Learning: Illuminating Opportunities for Cohesion and Mutual Understanding in the Research Conversation.” Online Learning, 27(1), 158-186.
Dennen, V. P., Shi, H., Rutledge, S. A., Bagdy, L. M., Jung, D., Bunn, S., …& Hedquist, A. (2022). “Parenting Teenage Social Media Users: Perceptions and Permissions as the Pandemic Began.” IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet, 20(2), 80-98.
Dennen, V., Jung, D., Cargill, C., & Hedquist, A. (2021). “Social Media And Parenting Support: A Systematic Scoping Review (2010-2019).” IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet, 19(2), 1-18.
Conference Proceedings
Hedquist, A., Hannah, M. A., Caputo, C., “Facilitation in TPC Research Practice: Navigating the Complexities of Collaborative Research.” In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC), 234 - 235. Association for Computing Machinery.
Hedquist, A., Willers, H., Hannah, Mark A. (2024) “Discipline-Driven AI: Training a GPT to Qualitatively Code for Technical and Professional Communication Research." In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC), 266-268. Association for Computing Machinery.
Dennen, V. P., Shi, H., Rutledge, S. A., Bagdy, L. M., Jung, D., Bunn, S., Cargill, C., Cosgrove, C., & Hedquist, A. (2022) “Teen Social Media Use During COVID-19: Parent Perceptions and Oversight.” In Proceedings of the International Conferences e-Society 2022 and Mobile Learning 2022, 155-162. International Association for the Development of the Information Society.
Dennen, V. P., Rutledge, S. A., Bagdy, L. M., Bunn, S., Jung, D., Cargill, C., Cosgrove, C., Hedquist, A., & McWaters, S. (2021) “Virtual independence: Teen social media use during the summer of quarantine.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Web-Based Communities and Social Media, 211-215. IADIS.
Dennen, V. P., Jung, D., Cargill, C., & Hedquist, A. (2021). “Parents, Social Media, and Online Support: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Web-Based Communities and Social Media, 102-109. IADIS
Accepted
Journal Articles
Hedquist, A., Storey, D., Gohil, V., Ketkar, P., Muthyala, M., Nikam, A.,
Lambrecht, K., Carradini, S., Lauer, C. “Taking Usability Testing into Virtual Reality: What Do UX Researchers Need to Know?” Communication Design Quarterly
Hedquist, A., Caughman, L., & Lauer, C. “Tuning In: Rhetorical
Attunement as a Methodological Practice for Collaborative Research.” Written Communication.
Book Chapters
Hedquist, A. UX Strategy and What Academic Researchers
Can Learn from It: A Framework for Community-Engaged Researchers.
In S. Flanagan, A. Lancaster, & G. Getto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of User Experience in Technical Communication. Routledge.
Caputo, C., Hedquist, A., Hannah, M. A. "Network Pivots: A Dialogue on Lessons Learned in Participant Recruitment." In L. Melonçon, M. McMullin, V. Smith (Eds.), Research Practice in Technical and Professional Communication. WAC Clearing House.
Hedquist, A., Hannah, M.A., Willers, Heidi. “Navigating Human-AI Collaboration: The Emerging Role of Technical Communicators as AI Facilitators.” In S. Huntsman, L. Melonçon, & M. Williams (Eds.), Title TBA. WAC Clearinghouse.
Invited and Under Review
Invited
Carradini, S., Hedquist, A., Lauer, C., Caughman, L., Shao, A., &
Ravichandran, S. What To Do When You’re Accused of Using the Enemy’s Tools. In C. Bazerman, M. Castelló Badia, C. Thaiss, & D. Waigandt (Eds.), Words into Action: Rhetorics to Build a Sustainable Future. (Invited full manuscript due June 30, 2026).
Under Review
Hedquist, A., Cooper, N., Baia, S., Streberger, E., Lauer, C., “Positioning
Theory as a Lens for Cultural Perspectives in Information Design”