Angela Jerome, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: 270-745-5884
eMail: Angela.Jerome@wku.edu
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2002
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1999
B.A., Western Kentucky University, 1997
Address:
145 Fine Arts Center
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Teaching Interests:
Organizational Rhetoric
Crisis Communication
Organizational Communication
Business Communication
Communication Theory
Campaign Communication
Persuasion
Research Interests:
Dr. Jerome’s research agenda is focused on developing and testing prescriptive generic typologies of organizational apologia.
Quick Biography:
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Jerome graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1997 with a B. A. in Corporate and Organizational Communication and in 1999 with an M. A. in Communication. She went on to receive her Ph. D. from the University of Kansas in 2002, where her studies focused on organizational communication and rhetorical studies. While in Kansas, she taught courses in Public Speaking, Behavioral Research Methods, Organizational Communication, and Effective Business Communication. After receiving her Ph. D., Dr. Jerome spent four years working in the School of Communication at Illinois State University where she taught courses in Public Relations Management, Campaign Composition and Message Design, Crisis Communication, Introduction to Communication Theory, and Organizational Rhetoric. New to Western Kentucky University’s Department of Communication faculty, Dr. Jerome will be teaching Business and Professional Speaking, Introduction to Communication Theory, and Foundations of Communication during the Fall 2006 semester. Her on-going research projects examine the apologetic campaigns of Ford and Firestone, Arthur Andersen, Texas A&M, Tony Stewart, Trent Lott, and Coors Brewing Company.