Karen Krupar

Professor of Speech

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Bio

I am a 23 year veteran (full professor) in Communication Arts and Sciences at MSUD. I have taught at 11 universities and colleges, twice tenured during 43 years of teaching. I have published two books, several book chapters and articles. I have 30 plus years of experience as a trainer/consultant with major corporations, non profits and state/federal government agencies. I am married to a Ph.D. nuclear engineer with two adult children, both professors at major universities.

Published Works

Cook, L. S., Krupar, R. K. . Defining the 20th Century and Impacting the 21st: Semantic Habits Created Through Radio and Song . ETC: A Review of General Semantics et cetera ,
Cook, L. S., Krupar, R. K. (2010). Life Ate My Homework. Academe, (July/Aug 2010), 33. .
Krupar, R. K., Cook, L. S. (2010). The Voiceless Majority: A Pair of Docs on Paradox and Changing Demographics in the American Professorate related to Shared Governance . ,

Research Interests

My research includes organizational emotional capability, online learning, collaboration, health/medical communication, and environmental communication practices.

Teaching Interests

I create and teach courses in Organizational Communication, Communication Theory, and Rhetoric and Public Address. Currently, my focus is organizational communications( High Performance Teams, leadership, dispute resolution/negotiations, change, consulting and training.

Office Hours

Monday - [11:00 to 12:00]
Tuesday - [10:00 to 11:30]
Wednesday - [11:00 to 12:00]
Thursday - [10:00 to 11: ]