Candice McKee, an Oklahoma native, received her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1995. Prior to graduation, Ms. McKee began her work as a technical writer in the software industry, producing user and technical manuals, proposals, journal articles, advertising pieces, and numerous websites. She has also worked in the medical, criminal justice, and science industries.
She finished a master's degree at UCO with a Traditional Studies emphasis (2000). Her interests include 16th Century Studies, specifically Edmund Spenser, upon whose works she focused her thesis. Ms. McKee was the Public Relations Chairman of the English Graduate Organization. She also served as the Immediate Past President for the Oklahoma Chapter of the Society for Technical Communications (STC) and as the Education Chairman for the Al-Lu-We chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). She was selected at the 2002 and 2003 Woman of the Year and was a Top Ten Candidate at the national level of ABWA. Ms. McKee served as the secretary for the Oklahoma State University Student Chapter of STC for two years.
In 2002 she began her PhD studies in Technical Writing and Linguistics. She is currently preparing for comps and has most of her dissertation completed. Ms. McKee serves on the international level of STC as the Manager of the International Student Technical Communication Competition (ISTCC). She also reviews books for the Journal of Technical Communication. She recently assisted Gerald Alred and others with an update on the most important articles and books in technical communications. Presently she is working on three articles: (1) the usability of Photoshop books, (2) developing a personal development plan, and (3) the importance of including people with disabilities in audience analysis. She is also one of two lead technical writers on a FEMA grant for Fire Safety for Oklahomans with Disabilities.
Her academic honors include being inducted into Sigma Tau Delta English Honor and being listed on the President's Honor Roll. Ms. McKee has received scholarships from the American Business Women’s Association, the Society for Technical Communications, and the Lorraine K. Bell Scholarship given by the UCO English Department. She is one of two individuals to receive Chapter Achievement awards (in STC) at both the student and professional level.
Links to online courses: Technical Writing
