Faculty
In addition to teaching core written and oral communication skills, the Managerial Communication faculty is very involved in MIT Sloan’s most important and groundbreaking initiatives. Faculty members teach many action learning-related courses, including China Lab, India Lab, G-Lab, and the international study tours. The MIT Sloan Innovation Period features many courses on leadership, negotiation, and writing that are developed and taught by Managerial Communication faculty.
Areas of individual faculty interest and research include: examining communication and information as they shape and are shaped by technologies and policies over time; professional ethics (with a focus on ethics and management); working in teams; conflict and conflict resolution; leadership; and cross-cultural communication.
EMERITUS FACULTY
JoAnne Yates
Hear name pronounced.Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita
JoAnne Yates is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita and Professor Post Tenure of Work and Organization Studies and Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Yates developed MIT Sloan's Managerial…
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Kara Blackburn
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Kara Blackburn is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an affiliate of MIT Sloan's Leadership Center. At MIT, Blackburn co-created and teaches Leading the Way: Perspectives on Advancing Equity and…
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Lori Breslow
Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Lori Breslow is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management.She was the founding director of MIT Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL) from 1997 to 2015. TLL serves the Institute as part of the office of the…
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Leigh Hafrey
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Communication and Ethics
Leigh Hafrey is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Since 1991, Hafrey has worked in professional ethics, with a focus on ethical leadership, teaching courses at Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan, and consulting with…
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Neal Hartman
Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Neal Hartman is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His teaching of management communication and intercultural communication emphasizes working in teams, conflict and conflict resolution,…
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Virginia Healy-Tangney
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Virginia Healy-Tangney is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an affiliate of the MIT Leadership Center.Healy-Tangney teaches Communication for Leaders and also Advanced Leadership Communication,…
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Miro Kazakoff
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Miro Kazakoff is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he focuses on how individuals use data to persuade others. At MIT, he developed MIT Sloan’s Communicating and Persuading With Data courses…
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Christine Kelly
Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Christine Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kelly teaches management communication, communication as advocacy in workplace relationships, and organizational communication. She…
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Arathi Mehrotra
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Arathi Mehrotra is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She teaches the MBA core course Communication for Leaders as well as the MBA elective Communicating with Data. Mehrotra was the recipient of the…
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Ben Shields
Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Ben Shields is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His work as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner focuses on digital transformation in the sports, media, and entertainment industries.He teaches a…
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Shira Springer
Lecturer
Shira Springer is a Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her teaching and research focus on leadership communication, sports strategy, and storytelling. She’s also a journalist. Her columns, features, and…
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Roberta Pittore
Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communications
Roberta Pittore is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management.She focuses on communication as it influences teamwork, perceptions of leadership, and decision-making in organizations. Her teaching emphasizes…
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Austin van Loon
Assistant Professor, Work and Organization Studies
Austin van Loon is an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His primary stream of research investigates the dynamic relationship between culture and identity in the context of intergroup conflict…
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Melissa Webster
Lecturer, Managerial Communication
Melissa Webster is a Lecturer in Managerial Communication at MIT Sloan School of Management. She teaches oral, written, and interpersonal communication, persuading with data, teamwork, and leadership. Melissa also advises student teams in project…
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Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.
Faculty in the Managerial Communication Unit are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: