 Education
Ph.D., English Education, Vanderbilt University, 1987
M.A., English, Vanderbilt University, 1970
M.A.T., English, Vanderbilt University, 1969
B.A., English, Belhaven College, 1968
Contact Information
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B, Box 351604
Nashville, TN 37235-1304
Phone: (615) 322-3700
Fax: (615) 343-7961
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Julie E. Sharp, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of the Practice of Technical Communication and is the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department's resident technical communication professor, preparing prospective engineers for future writing and presentation tasks at work. Her research interests are in the areas of communication and learning style theory in engineering education.
Dr. Sharp designs and co-instructs combined chemical engineering lab/technical communication courses, one of the first such integrated courses in the country, originally proposed by two Vanderbilt chemical engineering professors. She also teaches a course in technical communication for all engineering majors, serving as course co-ordinator. Additionally, she is available to help graduate and undergraduate students prepare for communication tasks during a job search.
Dr. Sharp has been recognized for her contributions to engineering education. She earned the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Southeastern Section’s 2004 Thomas C. Evans Award for “The Most Outstanding Paper Pertaining to Engineering Education in 2003.” The paper described her strategies for teaching communication in the chemical engineering senior laboratory. She also uses learning style theory to promote targeting the audience and enhancing teamwork skills. Several articles in PRISM magazine, published by the American Society for Engineering Education, have recognized her teaching strategies. Dr. Sharp has presented numerous papers and workshops on communication and learning style theory for engineering educators, technical communicators, students, and other professional groups and is a communication consultant.
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