Education: Ph.D. East Carolina University, Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication 2023 M.A. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Secondary Education 2019 B.A. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication, & Literature and Criticism 2018
Background: Morgan C. Banville, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Humanities at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Her research areas are defined by the intersection of technical communication and surveillance studies, often informed by feminist methodologies. In particular, she examines how biometric technologies are implemented and perceived in medical contexts, and her research was awarded the 2024 CCCC Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication, and the 2024 Best Research Article Award from the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC). You can find her recent work published in Surveillance & Society, the Routledge Handbook of Social Justice in Technical and Professional Communication, Programmatic Perspectives, and more.
James "Jim" Benedetto started full time with the Academy in July 2006. Besides being the engineer aboard the T/V Ranger, he is also responsible for the safe operation, trouble-shooting, maintenance and repair of marine engines and other Marine Department assets. Jim has been a gas and diesel mechanic for over 25 years. He has owned and operated his own charter boat for many years. He has USCG 100 ton Masters License and is a certified GM Master Technician.
Education: BA, The Evergreen State Collegel MA, Ph.D. University of Rhode Island
Education: UMASS Dartmouth MA) and Rhode Island School of Design (MFA)
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Education: MA in Literature, UMASS Boston, BA in English, Creative Writing, UMASS Boston