Tiffani Tijerina
Ph.D., M.S.
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Member Since: 2025
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Professional Bio
Dr. Tiffani Tijerina is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She holds a Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech University and an M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Georgia State University. Her research is focused on open education, open pedagogy, social justice, design justice, instructional design, emerging technology, AI writing, and the intersections of all. She is a two-time winner of Open Education Awards for Excellence (2025, 2022) for her edited collection, Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice, and her open textbook, Open Technical Communication.
Education
Kennesaw State University 2014
B.A. in English
Georgia State University 2016
M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology
Texas Tech University 2024
Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Awards
2016 DLA Wagner Award, Outstanding Instruction Support
2022 OE Global Award for Excellence, Remix/Adaptation
2023 Kairos Grad Student and Adjunct Award for Teaching
2023 & 2024 Open Education Research Fellowship
2025 OE Global Award for Excellence, Open Pedagogy
