Huatong Sun

Professor of Digital and Social Media & Global Design
School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (SIAS)
Global Innovation & Design Lab

Chair of Faculty Assembly
University of Washington Tacoma

htsun @ uw.edu
Twitter: @huatongs

I study how to design and innovate for usable, meaningful, and empowering technology to bridge differences in a globalized world. I published two books with Oxford University Press: Global Social Media Design (2020, CCCC Advancement of Knowledge Award, CCCC Research Impact Award, NCTE Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication) and Cross-Cultural Technology Design (2012, NCTE Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication). I write for public media including Fast CompanyThe Conversation, User Experience Magazine, and Intercom.  

I'm working on a new book project with the CRC Press, tentatively titled Inclusive Digital Media Design for Global Users.

My community-engaged teaching innovation with marginalized user communities was recognized with the 2022 Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication from the Society for Technical Communication and the Distinction in the Practice of Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Association of Business Communication.

Curriculum Vitae

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Upcoming Talks & Workshops

  1. Bridging Cultural Differences with Critical Design in a Globalized World (course). ACM CHI 2024.
  2. Teaching Critical Entrepreneurial Rhetoric: A Shift from Individual Agency to Societal Well-Being. RSA 2024.
  3. Bridging Cultural Differences for Inclusive Design in a Globalized World (Tutorial). HCII 2024.

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Teaching

My teaching experience includes introductory and advanced courses in web and multimedia writing and design, document design, content management, computer-mediated communication, professional writing, technical and business communication, composition and ESL writing, and writing internship.

Below are the courses taught at UWT:

Community Engagement

 

 

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