Kathleen Galvin
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Kathleen Galvin received her PhD from Northwestern University in Speech Education (Communication Education). Galvin served as Associate Dean of the School of Communication for thirteen years. Galvin’s research interests include family communication, specifically the development of “discourse-dependent” families, such as blended families, adoptive families, and gay and lesbian parents. Her publications include Family Communication: Cohesion and Change (6th edition, 2004), Making Connections: Readings in Relational Communication (3rd edition, 2003) and The Basics of Speech (5th edition, 2005). Due to her work in instructional communication she serves as a consultant to corporations, school districts and community groups. In the MSC curriculum, Galvin teaches Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion and directs the MSC International Student Seminar Perspectives on Human Communication. Galvin’s awards and honors include being named the 2006 Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Marquette University, receipt of the Galbut Outstanding Faculty Award in the School of Communication, the Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award and the Family Communication Award for Contributions to Family Communication Discipline from the National Communication Association in 2002 and 2000 respectively.
Managing Workplace Diversity & Inclusion
Workplace diversity represents significant managerial challenges and opportunities. This course explores current diversity issues, including gender, ethnicity, class, age cohorts, disability, and personality, and identifies a range of inclusive strategies that can lead to productive teams. Issues of work/life/family balance and a dispersed workplace also will be addressed. The course seeks to foster an awareness of both differences and similarities in order to create a culture productive inclusion in the work place.
