Office Phone:  724-847-5557
dcmurphy@geneva.edu

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Business Marketing
• International Business
• Business Management
• Business Communication
• Business Ethics
• Communication Ethics
• Public Speaking

Degrees Received

• Ph.D. Candidate A.B.D. Communication and Rhetorical, Duquesne University
• M.S. Management, 1993, National Louis University
• B.S. Business Administration, 1984, Clarion University

Courses Taught

• BUS 110 – Business Foundations
• BUS 115 – Business Communications
• BUS 314 - International Business
• BUS 316 - Doing Business in Asia/China Experience
• BUS 320 – Principles of Marketing
• BUS 419 - Management Insights
• BUS 421 - Advertising and Promotion
• BUS 422 – Sales and Sales Management
• BUS 424 - International Marketing
• BUS 425 - Consumer Behavior
• BUS 491 - Personal Finance
• BUS 493 – Business Internship
• COMM 101 – Principles of Communication
• COMM 310 – Public Speaking
• COMM 320 – Workshop and Seminar Planning and Facilitation

Presentations/Publications

• “Public Relations and Ceremonial Rhetoric as Propaganda: A Postmodern Rhetorical Analysis” presented at Duquesne University’s Communication and Rhetorical Studies Department Colloquia Series, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2006.
• “Spanglish: Language, Identity, Rhetoric, or Slang?” presented at the 2005 Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference – Student Papers on Diversity Session, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2005.
• “Postmodern Pedagogy: Teaching Ethics and Addressing Diversity,” presented with Laurie Moroco, Mark Craig and Leigh Burgess at the 2003 Pennsylvania Communication Association Annual Conference – State College, PA, October, 2003.

Current Projects

• Dissertation:  Integrated Marketing Communication and Ethnic Target Marketing:  A Communitarian Ethical Framework in Action – this dissertation argues for a new ethical framework in ethnic target marketing that is grounded on a communitarian ethic rather than the current day practice of individualistic target marketing.

Service to College

• Business and Accounting Internship Program Manager (2007 - present)
• NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative (2009 - present)
• Member, Faculty Personnel and Development Committee (2008 - 2011)

Awards & Distinctions Received

• The Academic Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, 2011
• Golden Key Honor Society, 2009
• Property and Casualty Insurance License, Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, 2003.
• Life, Accident and Health Insurance License, Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, 2003.
• Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, 1999
• Who’s Who Among College Students, 1993
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) license, Information Systems and Control Association, 1992.

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

• American Marketing Association, 2007 – present.
• American Management Association, 2007 – present.
• National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), 2009 - present.
• Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA), 2008 - present.
• Business and Professional Women (BPW), 2008 - present.
• National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), 1999 - present.
• National Communications Association (NCA), 2004 - present.
• Eastern Communications Association (ECA), 2004 - present.
• Pennsylvania Communications Association (PCA), 2004 - present.
• Information Systems, Audit and Control Association (ISACA), 1995 - present.

Miscellaneous, e.g., hobbies, sports, personal info, etc.

• Member, New Wilmington Presbyterian Church
• K-9 Transport and Rescue Volunteer
• Stained Glass Artisan and Instructor
• Creative Memories Album Making Consultant – “Scrapbooking Life’s Precious Moments”
• Outdoor Water Pond Gardening
• Precious Pets:  Maggie and Harley (Springer Spaniels) and Katie Miss, Mi Amour and Mr. Bubba (Kitties)