Morgan Buchs

Morgan Elizabeth Buchs

Asst Professor - Educator

Professional Summary

Dr. Morgan Buchs, Assistant Professor-Educator of English Composition, joined the UC faculty in 2022. Primarily teaching online asynchronous and hybrid courses within the Composition program, Dr. Buchs merges her research interests and pedagogical practices to create active-learning environments where students can focus on growing as writers, developing generative dispositions, and transferring their writing skills and knowledge to future contexts.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy: Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH, 2022 (Rhetoric and Writing Studies)

Master of Arts: Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH, 2018 (English: Literary and Textual Studies)

Bachelor of Science: Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH, 2016 (Education)

Research and Practice Interests

Writing transfer, dispositions, dual-credit (dual-enrollment and concurrent enrollment), writing program administration, and labor-based contract grading.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Morgan Buchs (McDougall) (2019. ) Expanding Horizons: Teaching Native American Multicultural Literature in the Secondary Language Arts Classroom .Virginia English Journal, , 68 (2 ) ,12

Book Chapter

Buchs (McDougall), M., Baird, N., Bommarito, D.V., Cigic, A., Flynn, R., Guthrie, E., Hein, T., Ingman, K. and Menard, L. (2023 ) Negotiating Plural Identities Through Transfer and Antiracism: Program Alignment at BowlingGreen State University Threshold Conscripts: Rhetoric and Composition TAships . (Co-Author)

Buchs, M. (2025 ) Scaffolding into FYC: Bridging the Secondary and Postsecondary Writing Experience to Develop Generative Dispositions Beyond the Frontier: Innovations in FYC, Vol. IV .Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Author)

Buchs, M., Bohney, B., Menard, L., and Flynn. R. (2025 ) Investigate and Invest in Supportive Spaces: Doctoral Programs that Accept and Enhance the Experiences of Graduate Student Parents Parenting While PhDing .Rutgers Publishing (Co-Author)

Presentations

Paper Presentations

Buchs, M. (2024. ) Abundant Pedagogies: The Various Implementations of a Shared Pedagogical Training in Diverse Space .Spokane, WA. Conference. Level:National

Buchs, M. (2023. ) Collaborative and Empathetic Methods and Methodologies that Provide Hope through Action .Chicago, IL. Conference. Level:National

Buchs, M. (2021. ) Lifespan-izing Writing Transfer Research: How Writers Resolve Double Binds Across Higher Education and into the Workplace .Conference. Level:International

Buchs, M. (2021. ) Pedagogical Implications of Utilizing Labor-Based Grading Contracts throughout the Curriculum .Conference. Level:National

Buchs, M. (2020. ) ‘What did(n’t) you Say’: The Changing Dynamics of Kairos Analyzed through the WPA-L Reaction to 4C19 .Conference. Level:National

Buchs, M. (2019. ) Teaching for Transfer and the Habits of Mind in Online Writing Instruction .East Lansing, MI. Conference. Level:National

Buchs, M. (2019. ) Using the Habits of Mind and a Teaching for Transfer Framework to Support Student Voice in Online Courses .Findlay, OH. Conference. Level:State

Buchs, M. (2017. ) Service Learning: Working with Toledo Area Refugees .Chicago, IL. Conference. Level:Regional

Buchs, M. (2018. ) Deconstructing Native American Stereotypes through the Reading of Contemporary Multicultural Literature .Bowling Green, OH. Conference. Level:University

Contact Information

Phone: (513) 556-5924