Faculty | Middle Tennessee State University

Professors in the interdisciplinary major in

Organizational Communication

These faculty members teach, advise, coordinate community partnerships and service
learning activities, and/or research issues in Organizational Communication.


Dr. Mary Beth Asbury Office: 342 Jones Hall Mailbox: 205 BDA Email: MaryBeth.Asbury@mtsu.edu Courses taught: ORCO 3240 Intro to Org Com ORCO 3500 Strategic Com in Organizations ORCO 4000 Topics: Health Campaigns ORCO 4210 Applied Organizational Projects ORCO 4220 Internships ORCO 4450 Directed Study in Org Com COMM 3340 Interview Communication Other interests: Communication and Identity, Health Information Campaigns, Interviewing and Professional Communication	Dr. Janet K. McCormick Office: 344 Jones Hall Mailbox: 205 BDA Email: Janet.McCormick@mtsu.edu Courses taught : ORCO 3450 Women, Leadership, and Communication ORCO 3500 Strategic Com in Organizations ORCO 4200 Multinational Organizations ORCO 4210 Applied Organizational Projects ORCO 4220 Internships ORCO 4450 Directed Study in Org Com ORCO 4500 Senior Capstone COMM 3340 Interview Communication Other interests: Training and Development, Consulting, Teamwork, Interviewing, International Organizations, IABC and BPW Liaison	Dr. Sharon S. Smith Office: 346 Jones Hall Mailbox: 205 BDA Email: Sharon.Smith@mtsu.edu Courses taught : ORCO 3240 Intro to Org Com ORCO 3250 Org Com in Communities ORCO 3650 Conflict and Orgs ORCO 3750 Org Com Analysis ORCO 4210 Applied Organizational Projects ORCO 4450 Directed Study in Org Com Other interests: Nonprofit Organizations, Conference and Event Planning, Fundraising and Volunteer Management, Employee Communication


Dr. Kaylene Gebert Courses taught : ORCO 3240 Intro to Org Com ORCO 3500 Strategic Com in Organizations Other interests: Administrative Leadership, Student Affairs, Performance Studies, Crisis Communication	Dr. Yang Kim Course taught : ORCO 4200 Multinational Organizations Other interests: Diversity in Organizations, Intercultural Communication	Mrs. Lori Kissinger Course taught : ORCO 3250 Org Com in Communities Other interests: Arts Organizations, Fundraising, Community Involvement, Conference Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, VSA State Director


Mrs. Debra S. Boyd Course taught : ORCO 3240 Intro to Org Com ORCO 3250 Org Com in Communities Other interests: Arts Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations, Performance Studies	Dr. Elizabeth Stephens Courses taught : ORCO 3240 Intro to Org Com COMM 3340 Interview Com COMM 2300 Interpersonal Com COMM 3220 Small Group Com Other interests: Employee Socialization Processes, Teamwork, Health Promotion Campaigns

Faculty participate in a panel presentation at Tennessee Communication Association (TCA) in Murfreesboro.

The faculty members below teach required or elective courses in the
Organizational Communication major.


Dr. Xiowei Shi Courses taught : ORCO 3500 Strategic Com in Organizations COMM 2300 Interpersonal Com COMM 3300 Com Theory Other interests: Supervisory Communication Relationship Communication	Dr. Lynette M. Long Courses taught : COMM 3300 Com Theory ORCO 4000 Topics: Social Media Other interests: Social Media Communication, Critical/Cultural Studies of Organizations, Tea Party Rhetoric, Rhetorical History, Theory, and Criticism, American and Popular Culture Studies, Information and Media Literacy, Diversity and Interpersonal Communication	Dr. Jessica Wilson-Kratzer Course taught : COMM 3220 Small Group Com Other interests: Interpersonal Communication


Dr. Linda Seward Course taught : COMM 2300 Interpersonal Com Other interests: Intercultural Communication, Persuasion	Mrs. Bethany Hoppe Course taught : COMM 3220 Small Group Com Other interests: Performance Studies, Gender Studies