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Sara Doan (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures Department at Michigan State University’s College of Arts and Letters. Her research focuses on how expertise is communicated through user experience design, including projects on data visualization ethics, vaccine hesitancy, disability rights, and Christian nationalism in communication. She holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0003-0146-888X) and maintains a professional website at saracdoan.com.
Her expertise spans interdisciplinary areas such as digital accessibility, homeschooling policy, and public health communication. Notable works include analyzing misleading COVID-19 data visualizations and co-creating public service announcements with audiences. Her pedagogical research explores feedback strategies in technical communication classrooms, emphasizing genre ecologies and collaborative learning.
Doan’s publications appear in prestigious journals like the Journal of Business and Technical Communication and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. While no awards are explicitly listed, her work addresses critical societal issues like vaccine hesitancy and institutional trust. Advising and grant details are not detailed in the provided texts, but her research consistently integrates practical, community-oriented outcomes.
Her lab or team collaborations are not specified, but her focus on ‘experience architecture’ suggests involvement in interdisciplinary design initiatives. Ongoing projects likely explore emerging communication challenges in public health and digital equity.
