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