C. Baye Herald

C. Baye Herald serves as a Teaching Professor in the Department of Technical Communication and Information Design (TCID) within the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She joined UCCS in 2008 and holds the additional distinction of Daniels Fund Ethics Fellow. Her work integrates academic instruction with practical application through annual service-learning collaborations involving campus, community, and international partners.

Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor of Arts in English, Jacksonville University (1998)
• Master of Arts in Composition & Rhetoric, University of Colorado Denver (2002)
• Copyediting Certification, Poynter University (2023)
• User Experience (UX) Certification, Nielsen/Norman Group (2017)

Professor Herald's research centers on advancing technical communication through Open Educational Resources and ethical frameworks. She developed the OER textbook 'Technical Writing Across the Professions' for advanced writing courses, earning UCCS's 2023 OER Champion award. Her work bridges theory and practice via service-learning models while incorporating UX principles and professional editing standards.

Her recognitions include:

• UCCS OER Champion (2023)
• Daniels Fund Ethics Fellowship

In academic leadership, she served as Faculty Resource Center Teaching Fellow (2022-2024) and has held diverse roles across her 24-year career including program director, internship coordinator, and faculty mentor. Her funding activities focus on OER development and service-learning partnerships rather than traditional research grants, emphasizing accessible education and community engagement. Though no formal lab exists, her departmental work drives curriculum innovation in technical communication.