Laura Bochenek Klein

Special Lecturer
Office: 147 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4124
Email: [email protected]

Biography

Dr. Laura B. Klein, Ph.D., is a special lecturer for the Writing and Rhetoric Department and Organizational Leadership Department. She teaches WRT 3082 Business Writing in the Writing and Rhetoric Department and serves as the Professional Development Coordinator for the Human Resources Development (HRD) Internship Program. She has taught HRD 3032 Fundamentals of Human Interaction, HRD 4950 Internship Program, and HRD 6100 Leadership Theory and Development in the graduate program. Prior to joining OU, she served as a lecturer in Leadership Communication at Rice University in Houston, Texas, providing students with the knowledge and skills to demonstrate persuasive written and verbal communication, a positive leadership image, and effective interpersonal and team communication skills.

Klein spent 13 years at Meritor, Inc. (previously ArvinMeritor), Troy, Mich., a Fortune 500 global automotive supply company where she held various communications roles of increasing responsibility and most recently served as senior director, Internal Communications. Klein brings a blend of academic and professional experience and holds more than 15 years of global communications leadership expertise in developing and executing communication strategies and directing internal communications, brand management, community relations, and executive communications.

In addition to serving as a post-graduate research assistant in Communications at University of Houston and Writing and Composition instructor at Bowling Green State University, Klein has been featured in various communication publications and has spoken at several national and international forums on branding and internal communications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in English from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Oakland University.

Education

Ph.D. in Education, Educational Leadership. Oakland University (2016).
M.A. in English. Bowling Green State University (1993).
B.A. in Communication. Michigan State University (1991).

Courses

WRT 1050 Composition I
WRT 1060 Composition II
WRT 3082 Business Writing
HRD 3032 Fundamentals of Human Interaction
HRD 4950 Internship Program
HRD 6100 Leadership Theory and Development