Amanda Lohiser

Amanda Lohiser

Clinical Assistant Professor
Area(s) of Expertise
Management Communication
Bio

Dr. Amanda Lohiser has taught undergraduate and graduate students in the United States, Singapore, and Denmark. She brings a unique perspective to the classroom through her educational background with a B.A. and Ph.D. in communication studies, an M.S. in public relations, a graduate certification and M.S. in creativity and change leadership, and certifications in facial action coding. Her professional experience and educational background have culminated into what she has come to embrace as her personal mission: To foster communication, connection, collaboration, and creativity.

Courses
Influence in Interpersonal Interaction
Professional Communication
Research Interests
Creativity in education, nonverbal immediacy, nonverbal communication, socio-emotional intelligence in organizational settings, pedagogy, social construction of stigma, facial expressions of emotion, use of technology in the classroom.
Teaching Interests

Team building, business communication, small group communication, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, research methods and assessment, organizational communication, integrated communication, writing, public speaking, interviewing, communication theory, creative problem solving, public relations, emotional intelligence, mass media history and literacy.

Publications
Harnessing the power of three online learning tools: Best practices for student engagement in distance learning courses. In Strawser, M. G. (ed.) Higher Education Implications for Teaching and Learning during COVID-19.
2022
Lexington Books
Leadership: Creative Problem Solving: A 21st Century Workplace Skill. In SAGE Skills: Business.
2021
SAGE Publications, Inc.
Progressing through Tuckman’s phases in a virtual college classroom: Using online tools to support student group development. In Valenzano, J. (Ed.) Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift.
2021
Lexington Books
Dare to be disruptive! The social stigma toward creativity in higher education and a proposed antidote. In Jain, P. (ed.). Creativity: A force to innovation.
2020
IntechOpen Limited
The case for creativity in higher education: Preparing students for life and work in the 21st century
2020
Kindai Management Review
Issue
8
Volume
2020
Maximizing concept application with hands-on team projects in a concentrated public relations course
2017
Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education
Issue
2017
Volume
7
Voiceless in lecture: A lesson in vocal difficulties, student participation and public speaking
2017
College Teaching
Volume
2017
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