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Stephen Cox
Chair,
Department of Organizational Communication
312 Wilson Hall
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Ph.: (270) 809-4483
Fax: (270) 809-4484
Email: Dept. of Org. Comm.

Timothy S. Todd

Dean, College of Business and Public Affairs
Associate Professor, Department of Organizational Communication
Office Telephone: 270-809-4183

Education:

B.A., Western Kentucky University, 1988
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1990
Ed.D., NC State University, 1994

Academic Teaching and Research Interests:

Utilization of concepts and processes of continuous quality improvement in organizations to improve effectiveness and efficiency; notion and importance of teams in organizations to improve effectiveness, efficiency and the bottom line.

Recent Publications or Professional Presentations:

Cox, S., and Todd, T. (2005). Reorganizing academics: A descriptive treatise on the creation of a Department of Organizational Communication and its collegiate affiliation within a College of Business. The Kentucky Journal of Communication, 24(2).
Parrish, P., and Todd, T. (2005). A communication satisfaction study of a major state government change initiative. The Kentucky Journal of Communication, 24(1).
Todd, T., & Crofton, J. (2001). Roads scholars: Faculty role in student recruitment. Planning for Higher Education, 29(3). This is an international refereed journal, published quarterly, with over 4,300 subscribers. It is published by the Society for College and University Planning. It can be electronically accessed at the following address: http://www.scup.org/phe.htm
Cox, S., & Todd, T. (2000). Contrasting the relationships between teacher immediacy, teacher credibility, and student motivation in self-contained and mass-lecture courses. Basic Communication Course Annual, 13. This is a national refereed and edited book compilation of research articles focused on the 100-level university communication courses.
Todd, T., Tillson, L, Cox, S., & Malinauskas, B. (Spring, 2000). Assessing the perceived effectiveness of the basic communication course: An examination of the mass-lecture format versus the self-contained format. Journal of the Association of Communication Administration. This is a national refereed journal published three times per year, and the association can be accessed at the following address: http://www.aca.iupui.edu/cq-i/aca-info.html
Todd, T. & Baker, G. (1998). Institutional effectiveness in community, junior, and technical colleges: The Southern region of the United States. Community College Review, Winter, 1998 edition.
Todd, T. (1996). Institutional/organizational effectiveness in higher education. Memphis, Tennessee: The Southern States Communication Association Conference.
Todd, T. (1995). Institutional effectiveness in level I higher education institutions: The Southern region of the United States. Greensboro, North Carolina: International Team Building for Quality Conference.
Todd, T. (1993). Total quality concepts applied to institutions of higher education. Proceedings. Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Sixth Annual Corporate Communication Conference.

Other Achievements:

Member of the American Society of Training & Development
Member of the National Communication Association
Training and Development Specialist, ComSult Associates, specializing in continuous quality tool usage, team-based work structure transformation, and statistical analyses of organizational climate surveys.