Full CV

M.A. (English), Iowa State University , 1985

B.S. (Education), Mayville State University , 1982

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Senior Lecturer of Corporate Communication, Singapore Management University, 2006 - Present

Course Coordinator for COMM101, Aug 2006 - Present

Previous Appointments:

Adjunct Lecturer of Corporate Communication, Singapore Management University, 2001-2006

Administrator, Communication Studies Center, Singapore Management University, 2002-2003

Adjunct, Professional Writing, English Language and Literature Department, National University of Singapore, 1996-2000

Lecturer, Technical Communication, English Language Proficiency Unit, National University of Singapore, 1986-1996

Instructor, English Department, Iowa State University, 1985-1986

Other Positions

Training and Development Director, Legacy Training Resources Sdn. Bhd., 2004-2006

Honours & Awards

English Student of the Year, Mayville State University, 1982

Who’s Who Among American College Students, 1982

Brunsdale Scholarship, Mayville State University, 1978

Valedictorian, Valley High School, 1978

Courses Taught in SMU

Management Communication

Current Issues in Business, Society and Culture

Public Speaking in Managerial Contexts

Selected Consulting Activities

SMU's Centre for English Communication, report writing course for SMU staff

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, corporate written communication

Housing Development Board of Singapore, corporate written communication

Purvin & Gertz Singapore Pte. Ltd., writing clinic

PCom Sdn Bhd, corporate communication

Paneltek Sdn Bhd, corporate communication

Fibemas Sdn Bhd, corporate communication

Research Areas

Management communication in cross-cultural contexts

Professional writing

Conference Paper

“Singapore engineers communicate – what are they saying to teachers?” Based on a survey of professional engineers conducted in 1991. Presented at the Society for Technical Communication Conference in Alanta, Georgia, USA, 1992.