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faculty
Megan Fletcher, PhD she/her/hers
Assistant Professor
English & Communication
Contact
508-999-8274
mfletcher@umassd.edu
Liberal Arts 305A
Education
| 2022 | North Carolina State University | PhD |
| 2016 | North Carolina State University | MS |
| 2013 | Bridgewater State University | BA |
Teaching
Courses
An introduction to the art of public speaking through the study of effective principles combined with practice in speaking before a group.
Introduction to digital and media literacy. Introduction to foundational literacy practices in digital media analysis and composition. Students learn core concepts in digital media studies while also developing foundational skills in composing texts across genres and modes¿written, visual, and aural. Students will also learn and employ various rhetorical tactics to develop skills in questioning and troubleshooting with technology.
Capstone study. The course focus will change with the instructor, but topics may include professional writing and communication, mass communication, strategic communication, technical communication, and others.
Development of intermediate level of communication skills about health-related concerns. Students learn to communicate effectively with diverse professional and public audiences and to connect the development of communication strategies to social, cultural, and political context. The course is organized around a semester-specific theme pertaining to the social determinants of health, health disparities, and public health concerns.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Introduction to the communication skills required in business and industry. Students will learn how to prepare, produce, revise, and deliver business reports, professional communications, computer-supported presentations, and oral presentations.
Research
Research interests
- Strategic Communication
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Media & Technology
- Autoethnography
- Community-Based Research
Select publications
- Megan Alyssa Fletcher (2018).
We to Me: An Autoethnographic Discovery of Self, In and Out of Domestic Abuse
Women's Studies in Communication, 41(1), 42-59.
National Communication Association: Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award (2019)
Dr. Megan Alyssa Fletcher is a feminist scholar of media, technology, and violence. She incorporates narrative-driven and intersectional approaches to craft interdisciplinary interventions for studying (and ultimately preventing) violence against women broadly, and intimate partner violence specifically.