Contact Information
Office: Sherrod-Don Morris, Rm 132
Address: ACU Box 28156, Abilene, TX, 79699
Phone: (325) 674-2292
Fax: (325) 674-6966
E-mail: lakeyp@acu.edu

Education:

Ph.D., Organizational and Intercultural Communication (University of
      Oklahoma), 1988
M.A., Religious Communication (Abilene Christian University), 1985
M.A., Biblical Studies (Abilene Christian University), 1980
Certificate in Croatian Language Studies (University of Zagreb), 1977
B.A., Bible (Oklahoma Christian University), 1970

Education Honors:

Faith Integration Award, College of Arts and Sciences (2002)
“Outstanding Communication Professor,” voted by members of Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Honors students organization (2001)
“Honors Program Professor of the Year” (2000)
“Educator of the Year” award, voted by faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences, Abilene Christian University (1999)
“Best Teacher in the Big Country” award, voted by readers of the Abilene Reporter News in their annual Reader’s Choice Awards (1998)
Outstanding Graduate Teacher, Abilene Christian University (1997)
“Who’s Who Among American Teachers” (1996)
Outstanding Dissertation Award from Intercultural Division of Speech Communication Association (1989)

Professional Experience:

Scholar-in-Residence, Adams Center for Teaching Excellence, Abilene Christian University. Half time assignment providing faculty development leadership in the scholarship of teaching and learning.(2002-06)
Professor, Dept. of Communication, Abilene Christian University. (1999)
Director, Freshman seminar program.(1998-2000)
Associate Professor (tenured), Dept. of Communication, Abilene Christian University. Director, Communication Division and Graduate Studies. Teaching specialties: organizational communication, training and development, conflict management, leadership. (1994)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. Teaching specialties: organizational communication, communication theory, training and development.(1988)

Courses Taught:

Fundamentals of Communication
Communication Theory
Interpersonal Communication
Intercultural Communication
Family Communication
Leadership and Communication
Conflict Management
Organizational Communication
Training and Development
Conflict in the Workplace
Advanced Conflict Management
Seminar in Communication Theory
Seminar in Communication
Seminar in Organizational Communication
Communication Consulting and Assessment
Organizational Behavior

Professional Organizations:

National Communication Association
Texas Speech Communication Association
Religious Communication Association
American Society of Training and Development
Professional and Organizational Development Network
Campus Based Faculty Development project, Council of Christian Colleges and Universities

Seminars & Workshops:

Workshop on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Workshop on Inclusive Teaching
PowerPoint™: Tool of the Devil or Agent of Light
From Passive to Active: Transforming the Classroom Experience
Effective Teaching Workshop
Faculty Development Audit
Trends in Training
Integration of Faith and Learning
Learning Teams Workshop
Does Your Multimedia Inspire or Bore?
Less Stress, Laughter’s Best
Common Ground--Leadership Practices Inventory Seminar
The Challenge of Leadership
PowerPoint™ Training
Dealing with Difficult People
Team Building
Cross-cultural reentry
Communication styles

Scholarly Activity (limited listing):

Lakey, P. & Buhrmann, L. (2004). PowerPoint™ Presentations for Seiler and Beall, Communication: Making Connections 6th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Lakey, P. (2003). Acculturation: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Intercultural Communication Studies, 12 (3).

Williams, D., Foster, D., Green, B., Lakey, P., Lakey, R., Mills, F. & Williams, C. (2003). Effective Peer Evaluation in Learning Teams. To Improve the Academy, 22, 251-267.

Lakey, P. (2003). Diversity Training in Faculty Development. National Communication Association, Miami.

Lakey, P. (2003). Growing Awareness of the Value of Forgiveness in Secular Contexts. Religious Communication Association, Miami.

Lakey, P. & Lakey, R. (2003). Collaborative Vision: Theatre Arts A(E)ffecting Faculty Learning. Annual Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network, Denver.

Lakey, P. (2003). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Annual Seminar of the Campus Based Faculty Development Project of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Bethel College, Minneapolis, MN.

Lakey, R., Lakey, P. & Hester, A. (2002). Creative Connections – Faculty Development and Theatre Arts: Addressing Multicultural and Gender Issues. Annual Seminar of the Campus Based Faculty Development Project of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Gordon College, Gordon, MA.

Lakey, R., Lakey, P., Saltsman, G. & Shelton, K. (2002). Web-based Resources for Faculty Enrichment. Annual Conference of the Technology and Communication Officers of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Lakey, P. (2002). Faith and Learning Integration–Faculty Enrichment. The Christian Scholars’ Conference--Christianity in a Changed World. Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK.

Shelton, K., Saltsman, G., Lakey, R. & Lakey, P. (2002). A Successful Online Education Program. E-Learn 2002, 7th Annual World Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Montreal, Canada.

Lakey, P. (2002). Communication in Action for Making a Difference in Training and Development. National Communication Association, New Orleans.

Lakey, P. (2002). Using Communication in Action: Learning Strategies for Successful Transitions from the Classroom to the Work Environment. National Communication Association, New Orleans.

Lakey, P. (2001). . Preconvention conference program of the Training and Development Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention, Atlanta.

Cardot, J. & Lakey, P. (2001). Out of the book and into the world: Transforming groups into teams through training transplanting roots. Training and Development Division of the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Atlanta.

Lakey, P. (2001). Radicalizing our instruction: The use of technology in the communication classroom. Human Communication and Technology Commission of the National Communication Association Annual Convention.

Lakey, P. (2001). Faculty and faculty developers join forces: The role of the scholar-in-residence. Faculty Development Workshop of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Denver.

Lakey, P. & Cardot, J. (2000). The state of training and development in U.S. colleges and universities. Training and Development Division of the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Seattle.

Lakey, P. & Martin, J. (2000). Post traumatic stress syndrome: The aftermath of a church split. Religious Communication Association National Convention.

Lakey, R., Lakey, P. & VanRheenen, D. (2000). Double vision: Faculty development for active learning via the web. Professional and Organizational Development Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Lakey, P., Cardot, J., & Dodd, C. (2000). The challenge of using textbook CD ROMS without losing your students to PowerPoint™ coma or computer daze. Southern States Communication Association, New Orleans.