Marissa Buccilli is a PhD candidate in the Rhetoric and Writing program at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include the rhetoric of science, health, and medicine; health humanities; and technical communication. She brings experience in instructional design, qualitative research, and projects that support community-engaged health initiatives, with a particular focus on how language shapes clinical and scientific knowledge-making. Marissa’s research examines the arguments clinicians make when clinical trials produce uncertain or unexpected outcomes, offering insight into the rhetorical labor involved in sustaining the usefulness of medical evidence that can improve clinical communication practices and the broader translation of health information. She also teaches technical writing courses with an emphasis on emerging technologies, including AI integration.