Robert Bowse
Senior Lecturer Business Communication Program
Office: Isenberg 208
Tel: 413.577.2237
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Academic Background
Education
MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2008
BA, Yale University, 1991
Academic Appointments
Senior Lecturer, Business Communication Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-Present
Lecturer, Business Communication Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008-2014
Research Interests
- Composition Pedagogy
- Classroom Technologies
- Narrative Forms in Business
- Web Design and Usability
Teaching Interests
- Communication Strategy
- Crisis Management and Image Restoration
- Employment Communications
- Public Speaking
Professional Background
Professional Experience
Senior Consultant, 2003-2004, Fidelity Investments
Associate Principal & Senior Consultant, 1999-2002, Mercer Consulting
Consultant, 1997-1999, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Specialist, 1995-1997, Towers Perrin
Recent Honors & Awards
Selection, Austin Comedy Short Film Festival, 2018
Official Selection, Military Script Showcase, 2018
Semifinalist, Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest, 2017
Semifinalist, Shore Scripts Short Film Contest, 2017
Finalist, Prime Number Magazine Award for Creative Nonfiction, 2014
Outstanding Teaching Award, Isenberg School of Management, 2013
Nominated for Pushcart Prize in Fiction, 2008, 2005
Fidelity Highest Customer Satisfaction Award, 2004
IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit, 2002
Selected Publications
Bowse, R. & Lawrence, H. (2016). The whys, hows and lessons learned from our 780-person writing class. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 79(1), 1-22.
In addition, Bob's fiction, drama and essays have appeared in the New Orleans Review, The Florida Review, Hunger Mountain, American Thinker, The New York Tyrant, Gargoyle and elsewhere.