Lynn Cooper
Associate Professor
Small Groups, Organizational Behavior
On faculty since 1978
M214
(630) 752-5255

lynn.l.cooper@wheaton.edu


Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
M.S., Edinburgh University (Scotland)
M.A., Wheaton College (Illinois)
B.A., University of Illinois (Chicago)

 
Professional and Personal Interests
Communication Competency in the Workplace, including:

Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
Team Building
Organizational Change
Conflict Management


Courses Taught

Public Speaking (COMM 101)
Fundamentals of Oral Communication (COMM 201)
Speech for Teachers (COMM 213)
Group Dynamics (COMM 362)
Crisis Communication (COMM 424)
Organizational Communication (COMM 461)

Membership in Professional Societies

Central States Communication Assocation (CSCA)
International Listening Assocation (ILA)
National Communication Association (NCA)

Research

Survey Research in areas of:

Organizational Listening Competency
Small Group Dynamics

Recent Publications and Presentations

Articles

"Interrater Agreement in Judgements of Listening Competency" (2003, 2006)

ILA Presentations

"State of the Art: Listening Theory" (October 2006 Conference, Rockhurst College)

"Listening
Research in Educational Settings" (July 2003 Conference, Stockholm, Sweden)