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In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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Brian Manata

Assistant Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
manata@psu.edu
319 Sparks Building University Park , PA 16802
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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

B.A., William Paterson University, 2009;
M.A., Michigan State University, 2011;
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2015

Professional Bio

Brian Manata specializes in the study of organizational behavior, especially as it occurs within groups and teams. Currently, he studies the effects of leadership behaviors, cohesion, and other group dynamics on group performance outcomes. His work adopts a quantitative perspective and has appeared in numerous academic journals, some of which include Human Communication Research, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, and Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. Professor Manata teaches courses on organizational communication (CAS 452W) and general communication theory (CAS 303).