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Dr. Christopher Dayley

  • Assistant Professor - English
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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.
  • 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.
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  • 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
  1. Chair

    Undergraduate Technical Communication Committee

  2. Member

    Ken Rainey Award Committee (Society for Technical Communication)

  3. Member

    TKL Visiting Scholars Committee

  4. Graduate Advisor

    Master of Arts in Technical Communication (MATC)

  5. Chair

    Graduate Technical Communication Committee

  6. Member

    Graduate Studies Committee

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