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Nancy R. Dunbar

PhD

Nancy Dunbar, Emerita, Brown University, studies and teaches persuasion, public speaking and rhetorical theory and analysis. A Brown University faculty member since 1982, she chaired the department of Theatre, Speech and Dance for five years before moving to University administration, first as dean of the College and, for 12 years, as associate provost. She has led implementations of enterprise management systems, overseen planning for academic space, and developed programs of academic department review and institutional assessment. As a member of the consulting team at Dynamic Communication, Nancy provides communication training programs to academic, non-profit, and business organizations.

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