Dr. Olga Menagarishvili

Associate Professor

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Biography

Olga Menagarishvili directs the Charles E. Gearing Program in Engineering Communication at Georgia Tech. She began her career in 1999 and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in scientific, technical, and professional communication at the University of Minnesota and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. She served as a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow from 2012 to 2016, during which time she co-created and taught technical communication courses for Computer Science undergraduates. Before returning to Georgia Tech in 2025, she was a tenured Associate Professor at Metro State University, where she directed the Learner Experience Design graduate program and coordinated a Technical Communication Industry Advisory Board. Her research interests encompass engineering, technical, and scientific communication, with a focus on pedagogy and GenAI in technical communication, multimodality, rhetoric, and lexicography. Her work has been published in various renowned journals, including Technical Communication Quarterly and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.

Research Interests

Awards

#1

Short-Term Mellon Foundation Fellowship

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Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Class of 1969 Teaching Scholars Fellowship Implementation

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International Research Exchange Board Scholarship

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.