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I am an Associate Professor of Communication at Valparaiso University, in the Public and Corporate Communication major.
My teaching and research interests include organizational communication, organizational culture, organizational communication ethics, and safety communication in high risk occupations.
I have a particular interest in studying communication in the management and practice of safety in wildland firefighting. Most recently my research has focused on the cultural history of wildland firefighters’ 10 Standard Fire Orders.
Check out NPR: A Day in the Life of a Forest Firefighter (Talk of the Nation, Sept 1, 2009)