Meet the Faculty

Matt Walker

E-mail:	matt@nwmissouri.edu
Office:	WH 101
Phone:	660.562.1173
Subject:	Communication Studies
Title:	Assistant Professor
Vita:	Printable Vita
Schedule:	Office Schedule

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. Communication
   - University of Missouri - Columbia, 2001
M.A. Communication
   - Edinboro Univ. Of Pennsylvania, 1996
B.A. Communication Arts
   - Grove City College, 1994

Regular Teaching Assignments

Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Organizational Communication
Principles of Leadership (real-time and online)
Small Group Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Principles of Interviewing (real-time and online)
Freshman Seminar
Senior Seminar

Academic Experience

Year	Title/Rank	Department	Institution
2001-Present	Assistant Professor	Communication, Theatre & Languages	Northwest
1999-2001	Assistant Professor	Commuinication Studies	Huntington College
1999-2000	Adjunct Professor	Business	William Woods University
1996-1999	Graduate Assistant	Communication	University of Missouri - Columbia

Faculty Responsibilities and Committee Assignments

Faculty advisor to Organizational Communication Student Organization (Northwest)
Faculty advisor to 41 students (Northwest, Fall 2004)
Advisor to Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Huntingdon College)
Organizational Communication/Speech Communication Team Leader
Curriculum Committee co-chair
Athletics Committee (2001-2003)

Major Creative/Scholarly/Professional Activities and Memberships

Member, NCA
Competitive Paper, Effects of informational types on transferees and newcomers - National Communication Association, Chicago, IL
Pedagogical Activity Presentation, Label jars, not people: a stereotype activity - National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL
Panel Presentation, Uncertainty reduction theory and its application in the classroom - Central States Communication Association Convention, Omaha, NE

Northwest Missouri State University