Joanna Wolfe

Joanna Wolfe is a Teaching Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focuses on equity and communication, examining factors that inhibit the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in cultures of power, and investigating evidence-based strategies for overcoming these inequities. She also explores technical communication and writing in the disciplines, particularly in engineering, and is interested in technology's role in changing how we read, write, and teach. Her research is applied and action-oriented, aiming to make specific and measurable changes. Her work has received awards from the National Council of Teachers of English, the American Association of Engineering Educators, the IEEE Professional Communication Society, and the Association for Computing Machinery.

Joanna Wolfe is a Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in the study of annotation technologies, digital literacy, and writing pedagogy. Her research explores the impact of annotations on student readers and writers, the role of annotations in collaborative digital libraries, and the effects of technological tools on communication and writing practices. Wolfe also investigates gender and ethnicity in classroom discourse, biases in interpersonal communication, and the integration of quantitative writing into composition courses. Her work emphasizes the intersection of technology, rhetoric, and educational practices, with a focus on improving writing instruction and fostering inclusive communication environments.