B.A., Minnesota State University-Moorhead
M.A., Missouri State University
Ph.D, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Penni Pier teaches a variety of communication courses with an emphasis in public relations courses and the departmental capstone, coordinates the oral communication (public speaking) course in the THRIVE general education plan, and is the director of the women’s and gender studies program. She serves as the executive director of Knight Vision streaming and serves on many professional and community boards.
Pier is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the National Communication Association. She is the co-author of three books, “Campaign ’96,” “The Primary Decision: A Functional Analysis of Debates in Presidential Primaries,” and “Campaign 2000.” She also has published in Political Communication, Communication Quarterly, and Quarterly Journal of Speech.
