GSBPP Faculty - Gail Fann Thomas

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EDUCATION

• 1986 Arizona State University, Ed.D. Business and Education
• 1979 Arizona State University, M.Ed. Business and Education
• 1976 Northern Arizona University, BS Business and Education

NPS EXPERIENCE

• 2001 Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s College, University of London, England
• Sabbatical
• Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, 1989 - present
• Associate Chair for Instruction, 1995-present
• Tenured 1995

OTHER EXPERIENCE

• 1986 - 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of General Business, Arizona State University, Tempe
• 1985 - 1986 Faculty Associate, Department of General Business, Arizona State University
• 1984 - 1986 Consultant, Ray Ryan and Associates; Phoenix, Arizona
• 1982 - 1984 President and joint owner, Info Center, Inc.; startup and management of full-service computer organization

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

• Managerial communication
• Organization and management
• The role of language in organizations
• Discourse analysis
• Organizational change and innovation
• Diversity in the workplace AWARDS
• Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, 1999.
• NPS Special Act Awards: May 2000, August 1999, and July 1999.

BOARDS

• Board of Directors for Association for Business Communication, 1996-present
• Associate Editor, Journal of Business Communication, 1994-1997; 2001-present