Laurie Beth Welcomes Maria Dixon to her show this week!

Laurie Beth Jones serves up a variety of topics each week as she interviews friends like Patsy Clairmont, George Barna, The White House Doctor, and many others. She embraces each person with laughter, poise and grace and encourages the guests on her show to share their hearts, experiences and leadership.

Dr. Dixon’s primary research interests are organizational strategy and planning, as well as, the intersection of power, identity, and culture in corporate, non-profit, and religious organizations. Her work appears in top communication journals including Management Communication Quarterly, Southern Journal of Communication, Liturgy, and the Journal of Communication and Religion. An active organizational consultant, Dr. Dixon founded mustangconsulting, the in-house communication-consulting firm comprised of top students in Comm Studies. mustangconsulting’s clients include Southwest Airlines, Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Ugandan American Partnership Organization and the United Methodist Church.

Recognized throughout her SMU career by students and peers alike for her passion for teaching/research, Dr. Dixon has received the 2005-2006 Willis M. Tate award for service to Student Body; the 2009 Golden Mustang for outstanding teaching and research by junior faculty; the 2010 Rotunda Award for Outstanding Teaching; and the 2011 “M” Award, SMU’s highest award for outstanding service to the university.

Education

Ph.D. in Organizational Communication, University of Missouri-Columbia

Th.M. in Homiletics, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology, Emory University

B.S. in Marketing, the Culverhouse School of Business, University of Alabama