DR. JOAN E. AITKEN

New book from Mellen Press coming soon!

Public Speaker's Digest:  Presenting Speeches through TechnologyCo-authored with Roy M. Berko.  A new approach to using the media in public speaking presentations.

  • Professor, Communication Arts, Park University, 229 Copley, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152, 816-584-6785

  • Authored 5 textbooks (2 in second edition), 5 instructor’s manuals (3 in second or later edition), Web development for 4 publishers, 45 articles and reports.

  • Edited National Communication Association's The Communication Teacher (3 years) and editorial board NCA's Communication Education (3 years).

  • Obtained $3.5 million in competitive grant funding, including $1.5 million as primary grant writer, others as collaborative team member.

  • Tenured Professor (Retired), Communication Studies, University of Missouri - Kansas City.

  • Worked internationally in Jamaica and People's Republic of China.

aitkenj@umkc.edu

 

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Dr. Joan E. Aitken


Joan E. Aitken, Denali National Park, Alaska, 2008