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Robert Chandler
Communication Division Chair and Professor of Communication

Division: Communication Division
Office: Center for Communication and Business (CCB) 206
Phone: (310) 506-4211
E-mail: robert.chandler@pepperdine.edu

  • Ph.D., University of Kansas
  • M.A., Wake Forest University
  • B.A., Harding University
Courses:
  • Communication Theory
  • Communication and Conflict
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Communication in Organizations
  • Organizational Communication Analysis
  • Development and Training
  • Advanced Organizational Communication
Key Awards/Affiliations:
  • Association for Business Communication
  • International Communication Association
  • National Communication Association
  • American Forensic Association
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Western States Communication Association
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • Member, E-Ethics Certificate National Advisory Board
Academic Interests:
  • Crisis Team Selection, Training, and Assessment
  • Emergency Notification Communication (warning messages and technology)
  • Health Risk Communication (Pandemic Communication Contingencies)
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Organizational Crisis Communication, Leadership, and Teamwork
  • Organizational Emergency Communication Processes
  • Organizational Ethical Integrity and Workplace Ethical Conduct
Selected Works:
  • Chandler R. C. (2008) Media Relations: Concepts and Principles for Effective Public Relations. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, 2008, 2002
  • Chandler, R. C. and E. Smith (2008) Disaster Recovery and the News Media: An Introduction to Working More Effectively with Journalists and Reporters Covering Disasters and Disaster Recovery Operations. St. Louis, Missouri: Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Media, 2008., 2001
  • Chandler, R. C. and S. Peterson (2007) Pandemic: Business Continuity Priorities for the Coming Outbreak. St. Louis, Missouri: Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Media, 2007., 2001
  • Brewer, L., Chandler, R. C., and O. C. Ferrell (2006) Managing Risks for Corporate Integrity: How to Survive an Ethical Misconduct Disaster. Thomson Publishers: Mason, Ohio, 2006., 2001
  • Chandler, R. C., M. r. Blue, J. Roberts, and M. Wingard (2005) Crisis Communication Planning: Sustaining Effective Corporate Communication During Disasters, Emergencies, and Critical Events. St. Louis, Missouri: Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Media, 2005.
  • Chandler, R. C. and J. D. Wallace (2008) "Crisis Communication Consultation of the Federal Reserve Bank System," Communication Education, 57, 4 (October 2008).
  • Chandler, R. C. (2007) A model for managing the risk of ethical misconduct disasters as a business continuity strategy," Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, II, 1, (Spring 2007), 20-27
  • Chandler, R. C., & Wallace, J. D. (2007) "Communication Factors During Crisis, Disasters, and Emergency Situations," Disaster Recovery Journal, 20, 16 -24.