Robert Bowse

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
• 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

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.