Biography and expertise
Chris Dayley is an assistant professor of English and the Director of the Master of Arts in Technical Communication program. His research explores issues of ethics and inclusion in the context of technical and professional communication. Chris' work has been published in several academic journals and edited collections. Prior to coming to Texas State, Chris worked for 13 years in student affairs at various institutions. Chris holds a bachelor's degree in social work and a master's degree in educational leadership from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He earned a PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Utah State University in 2019.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Utah State University, 2020
Master's Degree
MED in Educational Leadership
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009
Bachelor's Degree
BSW in Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2006
Featured grants
- Ponce, Timothy Matthew, Dayley, Christopher (Co-Principal), Stanton, Rhonda (Co-Principal). Professional Agency and AI Implementation in Technical and Professional Writing Workplaces, Council for Programs and Technical and Scientific Communication, Council for Programs and Technical and Scientific Communication, $2000. (Submitted: November 2025, Funded: December 30, 2025 - Present). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Dayley, C. (2021). Combatting Embedded Racism in TPC Academic Programs: Recruiting for Diversity Using Student-Informed Practices. Programmatic Perspectives.
- Ponce, T. M., & Dayley, C. (n.d.). When Silence Is the Finding: Failed Workplace Research in Surveilled Professional Contexts. Technical Communication and Social Justice.
- Dayley, C. (n.d.). Reimagining Pedagogical Practices for Diverse Learners in TPC Programs. In Routledge Handbook on Technical & Professional Communication. Routledge.
- Dayley, C. (2025). Institutional Ethics and Marketing. In The Routledge Handbook of Ethics in Technical and Professional Communication. Routledge.
- Dorpenyo, I., Das, M., Dayley, C., Roundtree, A. K., & Williams, M. F. (2024). Are you committed to diversity? Evaluating immigrants’ perceptions of diversity and inclusion claims/initiatives by U.S banks. Technical Communication, 71(1).
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Research Article Award (Programmatic Perspectives), Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. August 19, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: ACM SIGDOC. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Utah State University Department of English. 2016
Featured service activities
- Board Member
Regional Workforce Education Alliance
- Board Member
Greater New Braunfels Arts Council
- Chair
Undergraduate Technical Communication Committee
- Member
Ken Rainey Award Committee (Society for Technical Communication)
- Member
TKL Visiting Scholars Committee
- Member
Comal Community Band