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    Lisa Waite

    Lisa Waite

    School of Communication Studies
    Senior Lecturer
    Campus:
    Stark
    Contact Information
    Email:
    lawaite@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-244-3410
    Fax:
    330-494-6121
    Personal Website:
    https://lawaite.wixsite.com/kentstate

    Biography

    Lisa Waite has 25 years' experience teaching all levels of university undergraduate communication courses, directing communication practicum and internship field experiences, interim coordinator, developing service–learning experiences, new course development, academic advising, research, faculty advisor to Communication Society, communication curriculum contributions.

    Lisa’s interest in understanding team-performance, organizational development and culture change has successfully established her training expertise. Her experience as a performance consultant includes over 15 years of management and consulting in team development and leadership research, which has led her to train over 80 organizations including Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Her passion is in helping companies transform their leaders and employees at every level to impact change.

    Her areas of research include:

    • Brene` Brown Institute, Dare to Lead trained
    • Organizational Leadership and Culture
    • The Biology of Communication
    • Truly Human Leadership, Chapman & Co. Institute
    • Interpersonal Communication / Personal Empowerment
    • Public Speaking & Speech Anxiety

    Education

    B.A. in Communication Studies and English, Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio
    M.A. in Communication Studies, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

    Expertise

    Communication Studies
    Regional Campuses
    Stark Campus
    Organizational Leadership
    Public Speaking
    Speech Anxiety
    Communication Empowerment

    Affiliations

  • American Association of University Professors. (AAUP)
  • American Society of Training and Development (ASTD)
  • National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
  • National Communication Association (NCA)
  • Documents

    PDF icon Waite CV.pdf
    School of Communication Studies
    College of Communication & Information

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    Kent, OH 44242

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    330-672-2659 comm@kent.edu
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