Julie Ford

Dr. Julie Ford is a Professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technical Communication. She holds office in Weir Hall 129B and can be contacted at julie.ford@nmt.edu.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from New Mexico State University (2001)
• MA in English from University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1998)
• BA in English from Elon University (1995)

Dr. Ford's research integrates engineering and communication disciplines, with focus areas in:

• Knowledge Transfer: Studying how technical information is effectively disseminated
• Engineering Design Leadership: Examining leadership dynamics in technical projects
• Technical Communication Pedagogy: Developing teaching methodologies for engineering communication

She actively advises student design teams as part of her academic responsibilities.