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Director of Business Communication Program, DESB, Management Department
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Professor (Lecturer), Management Department
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Full-time MBA Faculty , Management Department
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MBA Online Faculty, Management Department
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Executive Education Faculty, Executive Education
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Advisor, Out for Business DESB (04B), Management Department
Honors & Awards
- Summer Research Award.
David Eccles School of Business,
07/01/2022
- Summer Research Grant.
David Eccles School of Business,
07/2019
- Impact Your World Award.
David Eccles School of Business,
05/2019
- Summer Research Grant.
David Eccles School of Business,
08/01/2018
- Summer research grant recipient.
Eccles Business School,
08/01/2017
- Won a top DESB teaching award that represents excellence in teaching.
Brady Teaching Award,
08/10/2015
- Received summer funding for research in the Business Communication and/or Diversity Management areas.
Summer Research Grant, David Eccles School of Business,
01/01/2015
- Winner of the Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award, David Eccles School of Business,
2012 (Silver)
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David Eccles School of Business,
01/2012
- Winner of the Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award,
2011 (Bronze)
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David Eccles School of Business,
12/2011
- Top Student Paper Award.
Speech Communication Association,
1996
- Graduate Research Scholarship.
University of Utah,
1995
- Top Four Competitive Paper.
Western States Communication Association,
1994
- Full Teaching Fellowship.
University of Utah,
1993
- Indiana University Speech Tradition Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Speaking.
Indiana University,
1992
- Full Teaching Fellowship.
Indiana University,
1991
In the Media
- My media exposure includes representation on the Executive Education web site, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram for multiple certificates, courses, and workshops in which I both design and teach. The three main areas are: (1) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, (2) Writing as a Practice of Empowerment and Transformation, and (3) Mastering Presentation Skills. 01/01/2020.
Professional Service
- Department of Management.
Role: Member.
Hiring Committee for Career Line Faculty Member.
11/01/2018 - 12/01/2018
- Association for Business Communication.
Role: Member.
MBA Special Interest Group.
01/01/2018 - present
- Association for Business Communication.
Role: Member.
Consulting Special Interest Group.
01/01/2018 - present
- Department of Management.
Role: Lead.
Committees:
1) Online Business Communication Curriculum Committee
2) Online Management Communication Curriculum Committee
3) Online Diversity and Inclusion Curriculum Committee
4) Honors/Business Scholars Curriculum Committee
5) Undergraduate Business Communication Curriculum Committee
6) Management Communication Curriculum Committee
7) Accounting Communication Curriculum Committee
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01/01/2016 - present
- Accounting Communication Curriculum Development Committee.
Role: Member.
Develop and structure communication curriculum for application to accounting discipline; create assignments and coordinate interpersonal, writing, and public speaking modules.
01/01/2015 - 01/2018
- Online Management Communication Curriculum Development Committee (Online MBA).
Role: Lead.
Developed a fully online version of MGT 6052; webinars included.
01/01/2015 - 01/2018
- Business Communication Curriculum Development Committee (undergraduate).
Re-designed 3810 with new textbook and assessments; maintain cutting edge pedagogical approach to Business Communication.
01/01/2015 - 01/2018
- Management Communication Curriculum Committee (full-time MBA).
Role: Member.
Worked with Dr. Cummings to create a co-taught MBA curriculum for the full-time MBAs.
01/01/2015 - 01/2018
- Diversity Initiatives Commitee, Association for Business Communication.
This committee created a diversity statement and set diversity goals for the Association for Business Communication, a top scholarly organization in the field of Business Communication.
01/01/2014 - present
- Career-Line Task Force University of Utah.
Role: Member.
Task Force creates and implements policy related to Career-Line faculty.
01/01/2014 - 12/01/2017
- Common Ground Publishing.
Role: Associate Editor.
Edited essays for a variety of diversity-related academic journals.
01/01/2014 - 01/01/2015
- Boston College.
Council for Women of Boston College.
01/2013 - present
- The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations.
Role: Associate Editor.
Acting as a Referee for Journal articles.
01/2012 - 01/2014
- Association for Business Communication.
Role: Committee Member.
Diversity Committee Initiative.
01/01/2011 - 01/01/2014
Internal Service
- O4B LGBTQ+ David Eccles School of Business student organization.
Faculty Advisor,
09/2018 - present.
College service.
- MBA Admissions Committee.
Participant,
01/01/2016 - present.
College service.
- Ascent Scholars Program.
Mentor,
01/01/2016 - 01/2018.
College service.
- Honors Thesis Advisor.
01/01/2016 - 01/2017.
Department service.
- Leading the Business Communication Program.
Director, Business Communication Program,
01/01/2014 - 01/2018.
College service.
- Helped to develop policy related to career-line faculty.
Committee Member for Academic Senate Career-line Sub Committee,
12/01/2013 - 01/2017.
University service.
- Decision-making body for University of Utah.
Career-line member of Academic Senate,
12/01/2013 - 01/2015.
College service.
- Lead/Search Committee, Full-time Career-line Business Communication Faculty Member.
01/2013 - 01/2018.
Department service.
- Diversity Retention Committee.
01/2013 - 01/2015.
University service.
- Academic Senator.
01/2013 - 01/2015.
University service.
- LGBT Out-for-Business David Eccles School of Business Club.
Faculty Advisor,
01/01/2012 - 01/01/2013.
College service.
- Director, Business Communication Program.
01/2011 - present.
College service.
- University Diversity Committee.
01/2007 - 01/2013.
University service.
- University Diversity Committee.
Committee Member,
01/01/2007 - 01/01/2014.
University service.
- MBA Field Study.
Director of Communication,
2001 - 2003.
College service.
- YWCA.
Board of Directors,
2001 - 2002.
Other service.
- Commencement Address Committee.
Member,
2000 - 2007.
College service.
- YWCA, Development Committee.
Development Committee,
2000 - 2002.
Other service.
- Diversity Initiative Summer Workshop.
Member,
2000 - 2002.
College service.
- MBA Field Study.
Consultant,
1999 - 2003.
College service.
Community Partnership
- Advisor, Diversity Consulting Team: Advise MBA students in their diversity projects at Adobe, University of Utah Health Care, David Eccles School of Business, and so forth.
01/01/2011 - 01/15/2013
Outreach
- Student in my MGT 5810 Managing Diversity in Organizations complete the "Diversity Consulting Team" final projects. Student teams (about 5 per team) provide organizations (small/large/public/private/not-for-profit) with diversity consulting services in which they research organizations' strengths and areas of opportunity and create a comprehensive diversity plan for the business and then present their findings in class and turn in a diversity business plan.
01/01/2017 - present
- Created relationships with entrepreneurs and other business leaders to speak to my students in panels, class participants, and as single guest speakers.
01/01/2000 - present