Dr. Pier is an associate professor of communication arts and coordinates the communication studies major. She is also the director of the forensics team and women's studies program. She holds a B.A. degree in communication from Moorhead State University and a M.A. degree in communication from Southwest Missouri State University. She completed her doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has taught various communication courses at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Southwest Missouri State University. In addition, she had an interest in student learning communities and has served as an adviser and facilitator for several student groups at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Pier is the secretary-elect of the Political Division of the Central State Communication Association. She is a member of the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association. She has published several articles and co-authored a text on the 1996 presidential campaign.

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