Kristina Drumheller, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Office: Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, Room 192
Email: kdrumheller@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2816
Home Page: www.wtamu.edu/~kdrumheller

Professional Profile

Dr. Drumheller joined the Department of Communication in 2006 and has served as director of graduate studies in communication since 2007. She received a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a M.A. in communication from Texas State University and a B.A. in public relations from Texas Tech University.

Teaching and Related Service

Organizational communication and leadership courses are Dr. Drumheller's primary areas of focus for the graduate and undergraduate programs. She teaches the undergraduate Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Communication (face-to-face and online), Business and Professional Communication (face-to-face and online) and Research Methods. The graduate classes she teaches include Communication Theory, Mass Communication Seminar, Organizational Communication and Leadership. Dr. Drumheller serves on the Institutional Review Board and Graduate Advisory Council for WTAMU. She is also involved with training and consulting for local and regional organizations. She also has worked for and with a variety of nonprofit organizations. She is an active member of the National Communication Association, Southern States Communication Association and Texas State Communication Association.

Research and Creative Activity

Dr. Drumheller's research interests include organizational rhetoric including the role of power, emotions and spirituality in organizational settings. She also studies crisis management, organizational identity and religious and ideological communication. She actively participates in conferences of the National Communication Association and Southern States Communication Association. She is published in Communication Studies, Public Relations Review and the Journal of Religion and Communication.

Personal Sketch

Dr. Drumheller lives with her husband, Matthew and her amazing daughter, Mabel. She also lives with a dog and two cats which have the run of the house. She is an avid reader and has taken up knitting to help Mabel learn new crafts. She has a "silent" piano which she hopes to actually play one day and loves being outside when it is warm.