
Juanie N. Walker
Biography
Juanie is an associate professor of communication and teaches courses in organizational communication and communication ethics, using methods of community engagement research/service learning and discerning vocational calling. She conducts research on the role of communication in transformational development and education, especially in ministry and social enterprise organizations. She serves as the faculty advisor to the Pepperdine University East Africa Connection Club and has helped sponsor special events such as #PepperdineEndPoverty Campaign and a speaker series on social entrepreneurship. She and her students have participated in community engagement/service learning projects with such as Homeboy Industries, Buyamba Uganda, With Love L.A., Claris Health, United Cerebral Palsy, and Habitat for Humanity. She is a member of the Global Outreach Leadership Team at Living Oaks Church in Newbury Park, where she and her family reside.
Education
- PhD, Communication, University of Southern California, 1994
- MA, Communication, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, 1987
- BA, Journalism & Advertising, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, 1984
Topics
- Organizational Communication Analysis
- Transformational Development
- Social Enterprise
- Vocational Calling
Courses
- Communication in Organizations
- Training and Development
- Advanced Organizational Communication
- Organizational Communication Analysis
- Communication Ethics
- Communication Internship
- First-year Seminar
* Social Entrepreneurship & Organizational Communication; What's your Story?:
* Discerning, Writing & Understanding Vocational Narrative)