Kirk St.Amant is the Eunice C. Williamson Chair and Professor in Technical Communication at Louisiana Tech University. He also serves as the Director of Louisiana Tech’s Center for Health and Medical Communication, is a member of the University’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, and is an Adjunct Professor of Health and Medical Communication with the University of Limerick in Ireland. St.Amant’s research focuses on usability in health and medical contexts, health literacy, and developing health and medical products patients can use easily and effectively.