Jessica Sheffield
- Lecturer
Location
- Warrington College of Business
- Management Communication Center
- Bryan Hall 233C
Dr. Sheffield teaches professional writing and communication in the Warrington College of Business’ MBA, Specialized Masters, and Master of Accounting programs. She enjoys the learning about her students’ business interests and passions through their writing and presentations. Before joining the MCC faculty, Dr. Sheffield taught persuasion, digital writing, and other undergraduate and graduate-level communication courses at the University of South Alabama; prior to that, she taught public speaking and organizational communication at the University of South Carolina.
Expertise and interest areas
- Environmental communication
- Persuasion
- Rhetoric
- Technology-mediated communication
Courses taught
- Professional Communication for Accountants (GEB6229)
- Professional Communication in Business (GEB5215)
- Professional Writing in Business (GEB5212)
- Special Topics in Business Communication (GEB3931)
Education
- PhD – Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010
- MA – Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007
- BA – Communication Arts, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2007
Professional service
- Conference-Related, National Communication Association — 2025
- Conference-Related, ICA 2024 Conference — 2023
- Session Chair, Southern States Communication Association — 2023