Managing Virtual Teams

Dr. Debbie D. DuFrene is a department chair and professor of business communication in the Department of General Business at Stephen F. Austin State University, an AACSB-accredited school. She has more than 25 years of experience teaching business communication, including 20 years at Stephen F. Austin. Dr. DuFrene earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in business education from Nicholls State University, and her doctorate from the University of Houston. Dr. DuFrene presently teaches business communication - a core requirement for all business majors, as well as advanced business communication courses. She also frequently teaches a graduate-level business ethics course and has completed post-doctoral course work in that field. She supplements classroom instruction with web-accessible materials that enrich and enliven the learning experience for students. She has served as a business communication consultant to various organizations from the business, industry, and education sectors and also serves the Association for Business Communication (ABC) as a regional vice president. She sponsors the Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award for the Association for Business Communication (ABC).