Kathy Barnett

Coordinator of College of Business Internships and Assistant Professor of Management

Address: 6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7968
Fax: (504)864-7970
Email: kbarnett@loyno.edu
Office: Miller 346

• Education
• Academic/Industry Experience
• Course Descriptions
• Research Interests
• Publications
• Personal Information

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2005, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , LA. Department of Communication Studies; Communication Theory/Organizational Communication. Minor: Educational Leadership, Research, and Counseling Dissertation: Creating Meaning in Organizational Change: A Case in Higher Education. Major Professor: Loretta Pecchioni.
• Master of Education, 1981, University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC. Major: Student Personnel Administration. Cognate: Counseling .
• Bachelor of Arts , 1980, University of Louisiana / Lafayette , Lafayette , LA. Major: Speech Communications. Minor: Applied Arts .

Academic/Industry Experience

Academic Experience

• Loyola University New Orleans, Visiting Assistant Professor. August 2005-present, College of Business Administration.
• Southeastern LA University, Visiting Assistant Professor. August, 2004 – May, 2005, Department of Communication.
• Louisiana State University, Graduate Assistant. August, 2003 - July, 2004; January – December, 2000, Department of Communication Studies.
• Tulane University, Adjunct Instructor. August, 2003 – December, 2003, Communications Department
• Loyola University (LA), Adjunct Instructor. January, 2003 - May, 2003; January, 2001- May, 2001, College of Business Administration
• Xavier University (LA), Adjunct Instructor. January, 2003 - May, 2003, Communications Department
• Tulane University, Instructor. May, 2002 - December, 2002; January, 2001- August, 2001, Tulane University College
• University of Louisiana, Program Advisor. August, 1981- May, 1984, Lafayette Student Activities
• University of South Carolina, Graduate Assistant. August, 1980 - May, 1981, Student Activities

Industry Experience

• Regional Marketing Manager Gulf Coast Restaurants/Applebee's, Southern Louisiana Region. October, 1997 - December, 1999. Prepared strategic marketing plans including developing and implementing community events and media buying for 13 franchise restaurant locations.
• Marketing Manager The Esplanade Mall/Urban Properties. Kenner , LA. September, 1989 - October, 1997. Prepared strategic marketing plans for 900,000 square foot regional shopping center. Designed communication/training programs for retail managers. Designed and implemented special event programs based on market analysis. Liaison for non-profit groups and schools.
• Marketing Manager North Hills Mall, North Richland Hills , TX . January, 1987- August, 1989
• Community Relations Director Greenspoint Mall, Houston , TX . September, 1985 - January, 1987
• Community Volunteer Extensive experience for non-profit agencies including public relations, event planning, and member development .

Course Descriptions

• Relationship Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Advanced Business Communications
• Business Communications
• Interpersonal Communication
• Public Speaking

Research Interests

 

Publications, Proceedings, and Papers

Publication

• Ropers-Huilman, R., Carwile, L., Barnett, K. (2005). Student activists' characterizations of administrators in higher education: perceptions of power in the system. The Review of Higher Education, 28. pp.295-312.

Manuscripts under review

• Barnett, K., Ropers-Huilman, R., & Carwile, L. (2006, revise and resubmit). Peace, love, and organizational change: Student activists' upward influence strategies in working with administrators to affect campus change. Southern States Communication Association Journal.

Manuscripts in Preparation

• Barnett, K. (2006). Making sense of organizational change: A symbolic interactionist perspective. Manuscript to be submitted to the Journal of Language and Social Interaction . (6/06)
• Ropers-Huilman, R., Carwile, L., Lee, C., Barnett, K. (2005). Student Activists as cultural actors: Exploring the relationships between cultural perceptions and change strategies. Submitted to The Review of Higher Education.
• Paper Presentations
• Barnett, K. (11/2006). The effects of power on the creation of meaning during organizational change: A case study in higher education. National Communication Association Conference, San Antonio , TX .
• Barnett, K. (2006). Making sense of organizational change: A symbolic interactionist perspective. Southern States Communication Association Conference, Dallas , TX . Top Four Paper Panel, Communication Theory Division.
• Barnett, K. (2006). Managing change through organizational symbolism: A study in higher education. Southern States Communication Association Conference, Dallas , TX .
• Barnett, K., Ropers-Huilman, R., Carwile, L. (May, 2004). Peace, love, and organizational change: Student activists' upward influence strategies in working with administrators to affect campus change. International Communication Association Conference, New Orleans , LA.
• Barnett, K. (2003). Women and their careers: A life-span perspective to guide prototype development. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Birmingham , AL .
• Ropers- Huilman, R., Carwile, L., & Barnett, K. (2003). Student activists in higher education: Perceptions of the relationship between culture and change. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago , IL .
• Ropers-Huilman, R., Carwile, L., Barnett, K. (2002). Working the system: Communication processes of student activists and higher education administrators. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Sacramento , CA .
• Barnett, K. (2001). Mission statements: Their content and message styles. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Lexington , KY.

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