# Communication

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## About Our Communication Faculty and Research

In the global and digital landscapes of business today, the ability to communicate effectively has never been more important.

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> Communication skills are the top sought-after proficiencies in new hires . . . Employers seek recent graduates who are highly proficient in communication skills, specifically oral communication, followed by listening and writing skills.
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> #### Graduate Management Admission Council 2014 Corporate Recruiters Report

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Faculty research applied in the classroom.

Strategy | Peer-Reviewed Research

### [How Companies Can Better Deliver Unexpected News](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/companies-can-better-deliver-unexpected-news)

Here's when to release the headline-breaking news and when to bury it.

Based on research by Haiyang Li

Strategy | Peer-Reviewed Research

### [Lip Service](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/peer-reviewed-research/what-happens-when-cfo-sounds-boss)

What happens when the CFO sounds Like the boss.

Based on research by Yan Anthea Zhang and Robert E. Hoskisson

Marketing | Peer-Reviewed Research

### [Behind The Curtain](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/secret-power-customer-surveys)

The secret power of customer surveys.

Based on research by Utpal Dholakia and Robert A. Westbrook

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## Full-Time Faculty

### [Janet H. Moore](https://business.rice.edu/person/janet-h-moore)

Director of Communication Program\
Senior Lecturer in Communication

### [Jeffrey Russell](https://business.rice.edu/person/jeffrey-russell)

Lecturer in Communication\
Undergraduate Business Co-Advisor at Virani Undergraduate School of Business

### [Ginger Koto Vaughn](https://business.rice.edu/person/ginger-koto-vaughn)

Lecturer in Communication

## Part-Time Faculty

### [Patra Brannon-Isaac](https://business.rice.edu/person/patra-brannon-isaac-1)

Lecturer in Communication

### [LaMecia Butler](https://business.rice.edu/person/lamecia-butler)

Lecturer in Communication

### [Matthew Higgins](https://business.rice.edu/person/matthew-higgins)

Lecturer in Communication

### [Matt Smith](https://business.rice.edu/person/matt-smith)

Lecturer in Communication

### [Kimberly Taylor](https://business.rice.edu/person/kimberly-taylor)

Lecturer in Communication

## Communication Coaches

### [Gayle Moran](https://business.rice.edu/person/gayle-moran)

Communication Coach

### [Beth O'Sullivan](https://business.rice.edu/person/beth-osullivan)

Communication Coach (Retired)

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