Position(s): Asst. Professor of Communication, Steering Committee, Center for Organizatioal Learning and Renewal; Principal Associate, Communication Resource Associates

About Dr. Turner: Paaige K. Turner received her Master's (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) from Purdue University in Organizational Communication and Research Methods. Her work has received national recognition and appeared in journals such as Communication Monographs and Argumentation and Advocacy. She is the recipent of the Kramerae Outstanding Dissertation Award (1999) and the Outstanding New Teacher Award (2000).

Interests and Experiences in Organizational Learning: Paaige's focus on discourse analysis highlights how everyday talk can create and reflect our perceptions of ourselves, our coworkers and our organization. That is, how we talk is how we live. Her research interests include how talk contributes to and inhibits organizational learning as well as using discourse to assess current organizational realities and modes for change. She has co-developed and presented seminars to local and national organizations on a wide range of topics including presentational skills, mentoring, engaging in difficult conversations, and issues of gender.