Rebecca Dohrman

Senior Lecturer in Management Communication

Rebecca Dohrman

Rebecca Dohrman

Rebecca Dohrman is Senior Lecturer in Management Communications at the Olin Business School at Washington University. Her research and teaching interests center on crisis communication, automation within business communication practices, and the socialization process of young professionals into high-tech fields.

She is currently working on completing the GIS certificate from University College at Washington University and is a Taylor Geospatial Institute Associate. She has a PhD in Organizational Communication from Purdue University and a MS in Software Development from Maryville University.

She earned a MA (Research) degree in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and International Studies from Saint Louis University. She has previously studied or taught abroad in Spain, France, and Denmark.

Area of Expertise

Business Education, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership Development, Training and Development, Information Technology, Technology Management, Marketing Management and Strategy, Diversity, Organizational Change and Development, Team Development

Education

  • MS 2020, Maryville University
  • Ph D 2010, Purdue University
  • MA 2006, Saint Louis University
  • BA 2003, Saint Louis University

Awards/Honors

  • Challenger, Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge, 2019
  • Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Maryville University, 2019
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Purdue University, 2008

Teaching Interests

Strategic Data Visualization and Storytelling
Crisis Communication
Organizational Communication
Data and Technology in Modern Organizations

Research Interests

Strategic Data Visualization and Storytelling
Crisis Communication
Organizational Communication
Data and Technology in Modern Organizations

Selected Publications

  • "Children using robotics for engineering, science, technology, and math (CREST-M)", Roeper Review, Issue 2, 86-96, with Coxon, D. Nadler, 2018
  • "Crystallization: Performing and analyzing women engineers' workplace stories", with P.M. Buzzanell, C. Arendt, 2013
  • "Development of a multi-disciplinary women and leadership course as a means of increasing awareness of and involvement by women in entrepreneurship education", 97-112, 2012
  • "CyberReady StL curriculum: Tutorial, best practicces, and results from initial deployment", Issue 5, with P. Gross, S. Coxon, D. Nadler, C. Sellers, C. Demuri, R. Ray, 2019
  • "Strategically recruiting diverse students into your undergraduate computing major", Issue 5, 2014

Contact

Rebecca Dohrman