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.
Chris Barry joined the Buccaneer athletic department staff in 2007 as the Assistant Athletic Trainer. He was named Head Athletic Trainer in 2012. Coach Barry, who also serves as the Department’s Strength & Conditioning Coach, enjoyed a highly successful tenure as the Buccaneers’ Co-Head Outdoor Track & Field Coach in addition to his training and strength & conditioning duties.
Chris and his wife, Melissa, reside in Bourne, Mass. with their daughter, Olivia.
