education and training
- Ph.D. in , University of Kansas - (Lawrence, Kansas, United States) 1980
- M.A. in , University of Kansas - (Lawrence, Kansas, United States) 1979
- B.A. in , Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States) 1972
selected publications
Academic Articles28
- Conrad, C., & Cudahy, C. (2010). Rhetoric and the origins of the Canadian Medicare system. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 13(4), 543-580.
- Conrad, C., & Malphurs, R. (2008). Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet?. Management Communication Quarterly. 22(1), 123-146.
- Conrad, C. (2007). Standing on the Shoulders of Others. Management Communication Quarterly. 20(4), 458-463.
- Conrad, C. (2004). Organizational Discourse Analysis: Avoiding the Determinism Voluntarism Trap. Organization: the interdisciplinary journal of organization, theory and society. 11(3), 427-439.
- Conrad, C. (2004). The Illusion of Reform: Corporate Discourse and Agenda Denial in the 2002 "Corporate Meltdown". Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 7(3), 311-338.
Books5
- Conrad, C., & Poole, M. S. (2012). Strategic Organizational Communication In a Global Economy. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
- Acosta, C., Leon, V. J., Conrad, C., & Malave, C. O. (2009). Global engineering: Design, decision making, and communication. CRC Press.
Chapters6
- Putnam, L. L., & Conrad, C. R. (2013). Teaching organizational communication. Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods. 141-156.
- Russell, K., Dortch, M., Gordon, R., & Conrad, C. (2013). Ethical Dilemmas in the Financial Industry. Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices. 35-48. Sage Publications.
- Zoller, H., & Dutta, M. J. (2011). Emerging Perspectives in Health Communication, Meaning, Culture, and Power. Emerging Perspectives in Health Communication: Meaning, Culture, and Power. 365-389. Taylor & Francis.
- Conrad, C., Baker, J. S., Cudahy, C., & Willyard, J. (2010). The Dialectics of Organizational Crisis Management. The Handbook of Crisis Communication. 607-634. Wiley.
- Baker, J. S., Conrad, C., Cudahy, C., & Willyard, J. (2009). Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II. Heath, R. L., Toth, E. L., & Waymer, D. (Eds.), Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II: Second Edition. 170-194. Taylor & Francis.
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- COMM203 Hnr-public Speaking Instructor
- COMM320 Hnr-organizational Comm Instructor
- COMM323 Strategic Communication Instructor
- COMM431 Hnr-rhet Of Social Movements Instructor
- COMM431 Rhet Of Social Movements Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Shipley, Jonathan (2017-05). Becoming "Community Engaged": Engaged Scholarship, the Carnegie Foundation, and Tenure and Promotion at R1 Universities. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Whitten, Rachel Linwood (2015-12). These Are Not the Stores You're Looking For: An Analysis of Target Canada as a Rhetorical Situation and Failed Memory Place. (Master's Thesis)
- Carter, Misti Hill (2015-08). Physicians and Medical Malpractice: Why do Doctors have Unwarranted Fears?. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- James, Eric Preston (2014-07). Fitting In: Extreme Corporate Wellness and Organizational Communication. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
cconrad@tamu.edu
First Name
Charles
Last Name
Conrad
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Communication; 4234 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4234
USA