KristenLucas
UniversityofLouisville
ManagementDepartment
CollegeofBusiness,Room375
Louisville,KY40292
+001502‐852‐4786
CV|July2016
kristen.lucas@louisville.edu
http://louisville.academia.edu/KristenLucas
ORCID:0000‐0003‐1645‐6603
Education
Ph.D. 2006
PurdueUniversity.BrianLambSchoolofCommunication.WestLafayette,IN
Major:OrganizationalCommunication
Minors:LaborandTechnology;ResearchMethods
Dissertation:Nofootstepstofollow:Howblue‐collarkidsnavigate
postindustrialcareers
UniversityofMichigan.InstituteforSocialResearch.AnnArbor,MI
SummerInstituteinSurveyResearchTechniques(Summer2002)
M.A.
2002
PurdueUniversity.BrianLambSchoolofCommunication.WestLafayette,IN
Major:OrganizationalCommunication
Minor:WorkandCommunity
Thesis:Occupationalnarrativeinablue‐collarcommunity:Rejectingthe
dominantdiscoursewithstoriesofsisu
B.S.
1995
NorthernMichiganUniversity.CollegeofArts&Sciences.Marquette,MI
Major:PublicRelations
Minor:BusinessAdministration
SummaCumLaude
AcademicAppointments
UniversityofLouisville
AssociateProfessor,ManagementDepartment(2013‐present)
AssistantProfessor,ManagementDepartment(2012‐2013)
UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln
AssistantProfessor,CommunicationStudiesDepartment(2006‐2012)
AffiliateFacultyMember,InstituteforInnovativeLeadership(2010‐2012)
AffiliateFacultyMember,WomenandGenderStudiesProgram(2009‐2012)
PurdueUniversity
DissertationFellow,BrianLambSchoolofCommunication(2005‐2006)
GraduateTeachingAssistant,BrianLambSchoolofCommunication(2000‐2005)
SpecialAppointments
Summer2016
VisitingAssociateProfessor,MSBusinessAnalyticsandInformation
ManagementProgram,KrannertSchoolofManagement,PurdueUniversity
Summer2010
GlobalGatewayFacultyAssociate,PanPacificStudyTour(Thailand,Malaysia,
Australia,Indonesia),CollegeofBusinessAdministration,Universityof
Nebraska‐Lincoln
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Summer2009
AdjunctAssistantProfessor,ConsortiumInstituteofManagementand
BusinessAnalysis(CIMBA),PadernodelGrappa,Italy
Honors
Research
BestPaper(designationfortop10%).SocialIssuesinManagementDivision.Academyof
Management.(2016).
ArticleoftheYearAward.JournalofFamilyCommunication.(2013).
ArticleoftheYearAward.OrganizationalCommunicationDivision.NationalCommunication
Association.(2012).
CertificateofRecognitionforOutstandingContributiontoUndergraduateResearch.
UndergraduateCreativeActivitiesandResearchExperiencesProgram.UniversityofNebraska‐
Lincoln.(2008).
CollegeofLiberalArtsDistinguishedDissertationAward.PurdueUniversity.(2007).
AlanH.MonroeScholarforresearchbyagraduatestudent.CommunicationDepartment.Purdue
University.(2004).
TopPaperAward.OrganizationalCommunicationDivision.InternationalCommunication
Association.(2003).
Teaching
BruceKendallAwardforexcellenceinteaching.CommunicationStudiesDepartment.University
ofNebraska‐Lincoln.(2012).
OutstandingNewTeacherAward.CentralStatesCommunicationAssociation.(2010).
BruceKendallAwardforexcellenceinteaching.CommunicationStudiesDepartment.University
ofNebraska‐Lincoln.(2008).
CooperAwardforOutstandingGraduateTeachingAssistant.CentralStatesCommunication
Association.(2004).
BruceKendallAwardforexcellenceinteachingbyagraduatestudent.Communication
Department.PurdueUniversity.(2004).
PurdueUniversityGraduateStudentAwardforOutstandingTeaching.Committeeonthe
EducationofTeachingAssistants.PurdueUniversity.(2004).
ExcellentTeachingbyaGraduateStudentAward.InstructionalandDevelopmental
CommunicationDivision.InternationalCommunicationAssociation.(2004).
DistinguishedTeachingAssistantAward.PurdueGraduateStudentGovernment.Purdue
University.(2004).
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GraduateTeacherCertificate.CenterforInstructionalExcellence.PurdueUniversity.(2003).
General
OutstandingYoungAlumniAward.NorthernMichiganUniversity.(2006).
W.CharlesReddingFellowshipforgraduatestudy.CommunicationDepartment.Purdue
University.(2002/2003).
OutstandingGraduatingSeniorinPublicRelations.CommunicationandPerformanceStudies
Department.NorthernMichiganUniversity.(1995).
Publications&Presentations
Book
Adler,R.B.,Elmhorst,J.M.,&Lucas,K.(2013).Communicatingatwork:Strategiesforsuccessin
businessandtheprofessions(11thed.).NewYork,NY:McGraw‐Hill.
RefereedResearchArticles
Lucas,K.,Kerrick,S.A.,&Haugen,J.,&Crider,C.J.(inpress).Personalpassionvs.perceived
passioninventurepitches.IEEETransactionsonProfessionalCommunication.
Lucas,K.,D’Enbeau,S.,&Heiden,E.P.(2016).Generationalgrowingpainsasresistanceto
femininegenderingoforganization?Anarchivalanalysisofhumanresourcediscourses.Journal
ofManagementInquiry,25(3),322‐337.doi:10.1177/1056492615616692
Lucas,K.(2015).Workplacedignity:Communicatinginherent,earned,andremediateddignity.
JournalofManagementStudies,52(5),621‐646.doi:10.1111/joms.12133
Lucas,K.,&Fyke,J.P.(2014).Euphemismsandethics:Alanguage‐centeredanalysisofPenn
State’ssexualabusescandal.JournalofBusinessEthics,122(4),551‐569.doi:10.1007/s10551‐
013‐1777‐0
Lucas,K.,Kang,D.,&Li,Z.(2013).Workplacedignityinatotalinstitution:Examiningthe
experiencesofFoxconn’smigrantworkforce.JournalofBusinessEthics,114(1),91‐106.
doi:10.1007/s10551‐012‐1328‐0
Buzzanell,P.M.,&Lucas,K.(2013).Constrainedandconstructedchoicesincareer:An
examinationofcommunicationpathwaystodignity.InE.L.Cohen(Ed.),Communication
yearbook37(pp.3‐31).NewYork,NY:Routledge.[LeadArticle]
Sherry,J.L.,&Lucas,K.,Greenberg,B.S.,&Holmstrom,A.J.(2013).Childdevelopmentand
genrepreference:Researchforeducationalgamedesign.Cyberpsychology,Behavior,andSocial
Networking,16(5),335‐339.doi:10.1089/cyber.2012.0242
Lucas,K.,&Buzzanell,P.M.(2012).Memorablemessagesofhardtimes:Constructingshort‐and
long‐termresilienciesthroughfamilycommunication.JournalofFamilyCommunication,12(3),
189‐208.doi:10.1080/15267431.2012.687196[JournalofFamilyCommunicationArticleofthe
YearAward]
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Lucas,K.(2011).Theworkingclasspromise:Acommunicativeaccountofmobility‐based
ambivalences.CommunicationMonographs,78(3),347‐369.doi:10.1080/03637751.
2011.589461[NCAOrganizationalCommunicationDivisionArticleoftheYearAward]
Lucas,K.(2011).Blue‐collardiscoursesofworkplacedignity:Usingoutgroupcomparisonsto
constructpositiveidentities.ManagementCommunicationQuarterly,25(2),353‐374.
doi:10.1177/0893318910386445
Lucas,K.(2011).Socializingmessagesinblue‐collarfamilies:Communicativepathwaysto
socialmobilityandreproduction.WesternJournalofCommunication,75(1),95‐121.
doi:10.1080/10570314.2010.536964
Greenberg,B.S.,Sherry,J.L.,Lachlan,K.,Lucas,K.,&Holmstrom,A.J.(2010).Orientationsto
videogamesamonggenderandagegroups.Simulation&Gaming,41(2),238‐259.
doi:10.1177/1046878108319930
Lucas,K.,&Steimel,S.J.(2009).Creatingandrespondingtothegen(d)eralizedother:Women
miners’community‐constructedidentities.Women’sStudiesinCommunication,32(3),320‐347.
doi:10.1080/07491409.2009.10162393
Lucas,K.,Liu,M.,&Buzzanell,P.M.(2006).Nolimitscareers:Acriticalexaminationofcareer
discourseintheU.S.andChina.InM.Orbe,B.J.Allen,&L.A.Flores(Eds.),Internationaland
interculturalcommunicationannual28(pp.217‐242).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.
Roy,K.M.,&Lucas,K.(2006).Generativityassecondchance:Low‐incomefathersand
transformationofthedifficultpast.ResearchinHumanDevelopment,3(2&3),139‐159.
doi:10.1080/15427609.2006.9683366
Lucas,K.,&Buzzanell,P.M.(2004).Blue‐collarwork,career,andsuccess:Occupational
narrativesofsisu.JournalofAppliedCommunicationResearch,32(4),273‐292.
doi:10.1080/0090988042000240167[LeadArticle]
Lucas,K.,&Sherry,J.L.(2004).Sexdifferencesinvideogameplay:Acommunication‐based
explanation.CommunicationResearch,31(5),499‐523.doi:10.1177/0093650204267930[Lead
Article]
InvitedArticles
Bisel,R.S.,Barge,J.K.,Dougherty,D.S.,Lucas,K.,&Tracy,S.J.(2014).Around‐tablediscussion
of"big"datainqualitativeorganizationalcommunicationresearch.Management
CommunicationQuarterly,28(4),625‐649.doi:10.1177/0893318914549952
Lucas,K.,&D’Enbeau,S.(2013).Movingbeyondthemes:Reimaginingthequalitativeanalysis
curriculum.QualitativeCommunicationResearch,2(2),213‐227.doi:10.1525/qcr.2013.2.2.213
BookChapters
Woods,C.S.,&Lucas,K.(forthcoming).Containingthegoodgirls:Laboractivismand‘material’
rhetoricsata1949H.W.Gossardfactorystrike.InD.Gold&J.Enoch(Eds.),Womenatwork:
RhetoricsofgenderandlaborintheU.S.Carbondale,IL:SouthernIllinoisUniversityPress.
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Lucas,K.(forthcoming).Archivesearchingforresearch.InM.Allen(Ed.),SAGEencyclopediaof
communicationresearchmethods.ThousandOaks,CA:SAGE.
Lucas,K.(forthcoming).Computer‐assistedqualitativedataanalysissoftware(CAQDAS).InM.
Allen(Ed.),SAGEencyclopediaofcommunicationresearchmethods.ThousandOaks,CA:SAGE.
Lucas,K.(forthcoming).Mobility.InC.R.Scott&L.Lewis(Eds.),Internationalencyclopediaof
organizationalcommunication.Chichester,UK:WileyBlackwell.
Lucas,K.(forthcoming).Workplacedignity.InC.R.Scott&L.Lewis(Eds.),International
encyclopediaoforganizationalcommunication.Chichester,UK:WileyBlackwell.
Baker,S.J.,&Lucas,K.(2017).ChallengesincreatingacultureofworkplacedignityforLGBT
employees.InJ.P.Fyke,J.Faris,J.,&P.M.Buzzanell(Eds.),Casesinorganizationaland
managerialcommunication:Stretchingboundaries(pp.260‐264).NewYork,NY:Routledge.
Lucas,K.(2015).Movingup:Thechallengesofcommunicatinganewsocialclassidentity.InD.
O.Braithwaite&J.T.Wood(Eds.),Casinginterpersonalcommunication:Casestudiesinpersonal
andsocialrelationships(2nded.,pp.15‐20).Dubuque,IA:Kendall‐Hunt.
PreviousVersion:Lucas,K.(2010).Movingup:Thechallengesofcommunicatinganew
socialclassidentity.InD.O.Braithwaite&J.T.Wood(Eds.),Casinginterpersonal
communication:Casestudiesinpersonalandsocialrelationships(pp.17‐24).Dubuque,IA:
Kendall‐Hunt.
Lucas,K.,&Buzzanell,P.M.(2011).It’sthecheese:Collectivememoryofhardtimesduring
deindustrialization.InJ.M.Cramer,C.P.Greene,&L.M.Walters(Eds.),Foodascommunication:
Communicationasfood(pp.95‐113).NewYork,NY:PeterLang.
Buzzanell,P.M.,Shenoy,S.,Remke,R.V.,&Lucas,K.(2009).Responsestodestructive
organizationalcontexts:Intersubjectivelycreatingresiliencetofosterhumandignityandhope.
InP.Lutgen‐Sandvik&B.D.Sypher(Eds.),Thedestructivesideoforganizationalcommunication:
Processes,consequencesandconstructivewaysoforganizing(pp.293‐315).NewYork,NY:
Routledge.
Lucas,K.(2007).Problematizedprovidingandprotecting:Theoccupationalnarrativeofthe
workingclass.InW.DeGenaro(Ed.),Whosays?Working‐classrhetoric,classconsciousness,and
community(pp.180‐199).Pittsburgh,PA:UniversityofPittsburghPress.
Lucas,K.,&Buzzanell,P.M.(2006).Employees“without”families:Discoursesoffamilyasan
externalconstrainttowork‐lifebalance.InL.H.Turner&R.West(Eds.),Thefamily
communicationsourcebook(pp.335‐352).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.[RecipientofNCAFamily
CommunicationDivision’sOutstandingBookAward]
Buzzanell,P.M.,&Lucas,K.(2006).Genderedstoriesofcareer:Unfoldingdiscoursesoftime,
space,andidentity.InB.J.Dow&J.T.Wood(Eds.),Handbookofgenderandcommunication(pp.
161‐178).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.
Sherry,J.L.,Lucas,K.,Greenberg,B.S.,&Lachlan,K.(2006).Videogameusesandgratifications
aspredictorsofuseandgamepreference.InP.Vorderer&J.Bryant(Eds.),Playingcomputer
games:Motives,responses,andconsequences(pp.213‐224).Mahwah,NJ:LawrenceErlbaum.
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BookReview
Lucas,K.(2014).BookreviewofQuiet:Thepowerofintrovertsinaworldthatcan’tstoptalking
bySusanCain.InternationalJournalofBusinessCommunication,51(1),114‐117.
doi:10.1177/0021943613509338
RefereedPedagogicalPublications
Lucas,K.,&Rawlins,J.D.(2015).Thecompetencypivot:Introducingarevisedapproachtothe
businesscommunicationcurriculum.BusinessandProfessionalCommunicationQuarterly,78(2),
167‐193.doi:10.1177/2329490615576071
Lucas,K.,&Rawlins,J.D.(2015).PechaKuchapresentations:Teachingstorytelling,visual
design,andconciseness.CommunicationTeacher,29(2),102‐107.
doi:10.1080/17404622.2014.1001419
Lucas,K.(2011).“Thelovegamespeopleplay”survey:Usingresearchmethodstoexamine
genderedscriptsandstereotypes.CommunicationTeacher,25(3),139‐143.
doi:10.1080/17404622.2011.579913
Lucas,K.(2011).Oralself‐critique:Raisingstudentconsciousnessofcommunication
(in)competence.CommunicationTeacher,25(1),12‐15.doi:10.1080/17404622.2010.513993
Lucas,K.(2003).Thevirtualcasestudy:Usingcomputer‐mediatedcommunicationingroup
problem‐solving.CommunicationTeacher,17(2),11‐13.
ReprintedinLucas,S.E.(2007).SelectionsfromtheCommunicationTeacher,Vol.VI
(instructionalsupplementtoTheartofpublicspeaking,9thed.).
Proceedings
Lucas,K.,Manikas,A.S.,Mattingly,E.S.,&Crider,C.J.(2016).Dignity,counterproductivework
behavior,andemployeeengagement.InJ.Humphreys(Ed.),ProceedingsoftheSeventy‐sixth
AnnualMeetingoftheAcademyofManagement.Anaheim,CA.
Lucas,K.(2010).Workplacedignity:Across‐culturalperspectiveofU.S.andThaiorganizations.
InS.M.Lee&J.H.Tjakraatmadja(Eds.),ProceedingsofthePan‐PacificConferenceXXVII:
Managingandcompetinginthenewworldeconomicorder(pp.161‐163).Bali,Indonesia.
Teaching&Advising
DirectorResponsibilities
BizComm,UniversityofLouisville
(AY2012‐present)
ProvideleadershiptotheBizComminitiativeatUniversityofLouisville.Providecurricular
oversightforasuiteofundergraduatecourses,publishscholarshipofteachingandlearning
articlesrelatedtoprogram,recruitandmentorBizCommfaculty,superviseBizCommCoaches
(graduateassistants),engageinBizComm‐relatedcommunityoutreach,offerinternal
communicationcoaching/consultingtofacultyandstaff.
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Business&ProfessionalCommunication‐UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln
(AY2009‐2011)
Providedfacultyoversightforamulti‐sectioncourseserving1,200+studentsannually.
Revampedcurriculum,benchmarkedandimplementedbestpractices,andledthedevelopment
ofanonlineversionofthecourse.
CoursesTaught
UniversityofLouisville
MBACourses
TeamDynamicsI&II[2]
OrganizationalBehavior[1]
MBAProfessionalDevelopmentModules
CrisisManagement[8]
UndergraduateCourses
EffectiveManagerialCommunicationStrategies[1]
BusinessCommunication(Honors)[4]
BusinessCommunication[4]
CoursesTaughtasVisitingInstructor
StorytellingwithData,PurdueUniversity[1]
UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln
GraduateCourses
OrganizationalCommunication[2]
GenderandCommunicationinOrganizations[2]
CommunicationandWorkplaceDignityDoctoralSeminar[1]
Identity,Work,andOrganizationDoctoralSeminar[1]
OrganizationalSocializationDoctoralSeminar[1]
UndergraduateCourses
OrganizationalCommunication[3]
GlobalOrganizationalCommunication[3]
CommunicationandWorkplaceDignity[3]
BusinessandProfessionalCommunication[2]
GenderandCommunication[3]
PurdueUniversity
UndergraduateCourses
OrganizationalCommunication[3]
DiscussionofTechnicalProblems(SmallGroupCommunication)[4]
CommunicationandEmergingTechnologies[1]
CommunicationandEmergingTechnologies–Recitation[7]
SpeechCommunicationofTechnicalInformation(PublicSpeaking)[2]
FundamentalsofSpeechCommunication–EngineeringLearningCommunity[2]
FundamentalsofSpeechCommunication[4]
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IndependentStudiesDirected
ReadingsinWork‐LifeBalance[Dalton,Spring2008]
CommunicationandWorkplaceDignity[Steimel,Fall2008]
GenerationalCommunicationintheWorkplace[Davidson,Summer2010]
LeadershipCommunication[Nichols,Summer2011]
OrganizationalSocializationinSTEM[Holman,Summer2011]
CommunicatingSocialClass[Blanton,Summer2012]
DoctoralDissertationDirected
Baker,S.J.(2014).Youbringyourselftowork:AnexplorationLGB/TQexperiencesof(in)dignity
andidentity.(Unpublisheddissertation).UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln,Lincoln,NE.
Master’sThesisDirected
Ewalt,J.P.(2010).Counter‐mappingasplace‐framing:Naturalizedinjustice,de‐naturalized
community,andorganizingforsocialchangeonGoogleEarth.(Unpublishedthesis).Universityof
Nebraska‐Lincoln,Lincoln,NE.[HonorableMention,FolsomDistinguishedMaster’sThesis
Award,UNL]
UndergraduateTheses&UCAREResearchProjectsDirected
Rick,J.M.(2010).Beingfirstintheirfamily:Whatwecandotohelpmillennialandfirst‐
generationstudentssucceed.(Unpublishedundergraduatethesis).CollegeofArts&Sciences.
UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln,Lincoln,NE.
Erickson,K.(2008).Womeninaccounting:Agenderedlookattheaccountingprofession.
(Unpublishedundergraduatethesis).CollegeofBusiness.UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln,
Lincoln,NE.
Allan,K.M.(2008).Thesocializationofcollegestudentsfromminingfamilies.Paperpresentedat
theUndergraduateHonorsResearchConferenceoftheCentralStatesCommunication
Association,Madison,WI.[TopPaperAward]
ProfessionalSeminarsTaught
CommunicatingCorrectiveFeedbackwithDignity.GreatPlacestoWork‐StaffLeadership
Academy.UniversityofLouisville.(2013,2015).
CommunicatingforWorkplaceDignity.ManagementDevelopmentCertificateProgram.College
ofBusinessAdministration.UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln.(2008,2009,2010).
AcademicWorkshopsTaught
UsingCoreCompetencyRubricsforGradingandAssessment[co‐facilitatedwithJennaHaugen,
JacobRawlins,StephenCohen,andAshleyLudewig].Pre‐ConferenceWorkshop.Associationfor
BusinessCommunication.(2016).
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PivotingYourBusinessCommunicationCourse:Competency‐BasedSyllabi,Assignments,and
Rubrics[co‐facilitatedwithJennaHaugenandJacobRawlins].Pre‐ConferenceWorkshop.
AssociationforBusinessCommunication.(2015).
Competency‐FocusedRubrics:Instruction,Coaching,andAssessment[co‐facilitatedwithJacob
RawlinsandAshlyBenderSmith].Pre‐ConferenceWorkshop.AssociationforBusiness
Communication.(2014).
UnderstandingMixedMethodsResearch[co‐facilitatedwithRonShope].Pre‐Conference
Seminar.NationalCommunicationAssociation.(2007).
ProfessionalExperience
PurdueUniversity.ResearchSpecialist.OfficeofResearchAdministration.WestLafayette,IN
(2003‐2004).
AssistedwiththevoluntaryaccreditationofPurdueUniversity’sHumanResearchParticipants
ProtectionProgram.Researchedhumansubjectresearchcompliancepoliciesandprocedures;
gatheredandorganizeddataforbenchmarking;identified,collected,andorganizedinstitutional
documents;anddraftedIRBpolicies,standardoperatingprocedures,andguidelines.
WNMU‐TV.Promotion&OutreachSupervisor.Marquette,MI(1999‐2000).
Planned,organized,andexecutedacomprehensivecommunicationstrategyforthePBSstation,
includingmediarelations,printpromotion,radioadvertising,salescollateraldevelopment,
communityoutreachprojects,andwebsitedesign/contentmanagement;servedason‐air
talent;negotiatedtradeandunderwritingagreements;managednationaladvertisinggrants;
hired,trained,andsupervisedstudentstaff.
PRAssociates,Inc.AccountExecutive.Detroit,MI(1998).
Createdandmanagedpublicrelationsactivitiesforagency’sauto‐andsteel‐industryclients;
wrotenewsreleasesanddevelopedstrategiccommunicationplans;pitchedstoriestolocaland
trademedia;developedandexecutedproactivemediarelationsstrategies;coordinated
tradeshows.
ShellOilProductsCompany.Analyst.Houston,TX(1996‐1998).
Developedandchampionedabusinessproposalprojectedtosavethedepartmentmorethan
$1millionannually;analyzedandredesigneddepartmentprocessestoincreaseeffectiveness
andefficiency;managedlarge‐scaledatabasesandmainframedataretrievals/analysis.
CompUSA.CorporateMarketingRepresentative.Novi,MI(1995).
Conductedinsideandoutsidesalescalls;developedlocalmarketingcollateral.
MFCFirstNationalBank.Teller/Collector.Marquette,MI(1991‐1994).
Processedconsumerbankingtransactions;negotiatedalternativerepaymentagreementswith
pastdueconsumerloancustomers;repossessedandmanagedliquidationofcollateralon
defaultedloanaccounts;representedtheorganizationinsmallclaimscourtandatbankruptcy
hearings;presentedfinancialreportstoBoardofDirectors.
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ProfessionalMemberships
AcademyofManagement(2008‐present)
ManagementCommunicationAssociation(2013‐present)
AssociationforBusinessCommunication(2011‐present)
NationalCommunicationAssociation(2001‐present)
EditorialBoards
Business&ProfessionalCommunicationQuarterly(2016‐present)
CanadianJournalofAdministrativeSciences(2014‐present)
JournalofLeadership&OrganizationalStudies(2011‐present)
ManagementCommunicationQuarterly(2016‐present)