Emily Gresbrink

Emily Gresbrink serves as a Lecturer in the Technical Communication and Information Design (TCID) program at Metropolitan State University, joining in 2024. She integrates 10+ years of industry experience from healthcare and manufacturing sectors, currently working as a service publications writer at The Toro Company in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Her educational credentials include:

• MS from the University of Minnesota
• PhD from the University of Minnesota (completed 2024)

Dr. Gresbrink's research is anchored in intersectional feminism and social justice praxis, critically examining intersections of technical communication, risk/crisis communication, and digital rhetorics. Her work pioneers user-centered redesign of pandemic communications and advocates for equity in technical communication pedagogy through tactical social justice frameworks.

Publication trends reveal consistent focus on real-world crisis communication applications (notably COVID-19 messaging), graduate student experiences in technical communication, and telemedicine communication design, demonstrating strong thematic continuity across digital rhetoric and social justice lenses.

Key recognitions include:

• The Big Rhetorical Podcast Emerging Scholar (2023)
• 21st Century Summer Research Fellowship from University of Minnesota (2023)

Her industry role at The Toro Company directly informs teaching in structured authoring courses, creating a unique bridge between academic theory and professional practice in technical writing. While specific grant details beyond the 21st Century Fellowship aren't documented, her research trajectory indicates active engagement with communication design challenges in high-stakes contexts.