Tatiana Teslenko

Tatiana Teslenko is a Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Applied Science. She holds memberships in professional organizations including ASEE, IEEE, NCTE, and CASDW, reflecting her interdisciplinary work at the intersection of engineering education and communication studies.

Her educational background includes:

• B.A. from Kharkiv, Ukraine
• Candidate of Philological Sciences from Ukraine
• Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada

Teslenko's research focuses on the critical intersection of communication studies and engineering education. Her work explores how rhetoric, genre theory, and discourse analysis can enhance engineering pedagogy and professional development. She investigates transformative learning approaches that help engineering students develop sophisticated communication skills essential for their professional practice. Her research particularly emphasizes intercultural communication in engineering contexts and the integration of sustainability principles into technical education.

Her publication record reveals a thoughtful evolution from foundational work in literary and genre studies to applied research in engineering communication. Early publications established her expertise in discourse analysis and rhetorical theory, which has informed her more recent applied work on sustainability integration and copyright education for engineering students.

As an educator, Teslenko has developed and taught numerous communication courses specifically tailored for engineering students across multiple departments, including:

• APSC 176 – Engineering Communication
• MECH 226 – Technical Communication for Mechanical Engineers
• MECH 575C – Scholarly Communication for Graduate Students
• ENGL 301 – Technical Writing