Nicole Schultz, Ph.D.

Nicole Schultz
  • Professor
  • Communication and Journalism
  • Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Hibbard Humanities Hall 159, Eau Claire | Directions

I serve as an Editorial Review Board member for the Western Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, Communication Teacher, and Speaker and Gavel. In addition, I regularly serve the discipline as a Reviewer for the Feminist and Women's Studies, Instructional Development, Basic Course, and Master's Education divisions of the National Communication Association. When I'm not working, I enjoy my neighborhood, collaborating with local not-for-profit organization initiatives, listening to oldies, grilling out, campfires, playing cards, thrifting, local arts in the Chippewa Valley, and playing with members of my animal far including Kima La Pooch the Pomeranian, Facha the Ferret, and Whimzy the Budgie Perrot! 

Teaching Interests
  • Organizational Communication  
  • Women's Studies Program
  • Gender, Race, &Class-The Social Construction of Identity
  • First-Year Experience
  • Fundamentals of Speech
  • Research Methods
  • Small Group Communication
  • Women in the Mass Media
  • Training and Human Resource Development
  • Academic Apprentice Development
  • Communication in Interpersonal and Cultural Contexts
  • Communication Studies Capstone/Senior Research Seminar
  • Independent Study Development
  • Women, Work, &Family Issues
  • Women's Studies Capstone
Responsibilities
  • Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism
  • Affiliate, Women's Studies Program
  • Faculty Advisor, Communication & Journalism Organization
  • Advisory Board Member, Positive Avenues-LSS
  • Board Member, Fierce Freedom 
Research and Creative Activities
  • Generational Diversity
  • Work-Life Balance/Integration
  • Gender Issues
  • LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) Issues in Education
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Social Media and Integrated Organizational Communication
  • Social Justice Issues 
Education
  • Ph.D., Bowling Green State University (Communication Studies)
  • M.A., Minnesota State University-Mankato (Speech Communication)
  • B.A., Winona State University (Organizational Communication)
Certification
  • Graduate Certificate, Bowling Green State University (Women's Studies)