Faculty Profile for Dr. Christopher Dayley

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Dr. Christopher Dayley
Assistant Professor — English
FH 133
phone: (512) 245-2163
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Chris Dayley is and assistant professor of English and the Director of the Master of Arts in Technical Communication program. His research explores issues of ethics and social justice 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.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Dayley, C. (2021). Combatting Embedded Racism in TPC Academic Programs: Recruiting for Diversity Using Student-Informed Practices. Programmatic Perspectives.
  • 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).
  • Dayley, C. (2023). How Marginalized Students Persist in TPC Academic Programs. Technical Communication and Social Justice, 2(1), 70–96.

Selected 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

Selected Service Activities

Chair
Undergraduate Technical Communication Committee
2024-Present
Member
Ken Rainey Award Committee (Society for Technical Communication)
November 2024-Present
Member
TKL Visiting Scholars Committee
August 2024-Present
Graduate Advisor
Master of Arts in Technical Communication (MATC)
September 2020-Present
Chair
Graduate Technical Communication Committee
September 2020-Present