Biography and education
Dr. Matari Gunter's Teaching Philosophy
Learning is lifelong. My passion is to motivate millennials and non-traditional students to sharpen their soft-power skills for a successful launch from the classroom to the workplace. The roadmap involves educating, enlightening, and inspiring these young adult minds to engage in effective written and oral communication that targets critical- thinking, problem-solving, and evidence-based reasoning that is clear, concise, and persuasive.
My additional passions include artificial intelligence and business communication, strategic communication, alignment of systems and processes, and increasing organizational efficiencies.
Institutions of Higher Education
Ph.D., School of Business and Leadership, Our Lady of the Lake University, May 2015
M.S., Organizational Leadership, Our Lady of the Lake University, December 2011
B.A., Journalism, Texas A&M University, 1993. Double minor in Spanish and Marketing
Learning is lifelong. My passion is to motivate millennials and non-traditional students to sharpen their soft-power skills for a successful launch from the classroom to the workplace. The roadmap involves educating, enlightening, and inspiring these young adult minds to engage in effective written and oral communication that targets critical- thinking, problem-solving, and evidence-based reasoning that is clear, concise, and persuasive.
My additional passions include artificial intelligence and business communication, strategic communication, alignment of systems and processes, and increasing organizational efficiencies.
Institutions of Higher Education
Ph.D., School of Business and Leadership, Our Lady of the Lake University, May 2015
M.S., Organizational Leadership, Our Lady of the Lake University, December 2011
B.A., Journalism, Texas A&M University, 1993. Double minor in Spanish and Marketing
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Gunter, Matari Jones. McCoy Faculty Development Funds, McCoy College of Business-Office of the Dean, Texas State University, $1385. (Submitted: September 15, 2024, Funded: October 7, 2024 - October 31, 2024). Grant.
- Gunter, Matari Jones. Not Chat GPT: Other Software Used to Build Students’ Communication Skills. Panel discussion. 2023 ABC 88th Annual International Conference, Denver, CO., Office of the Dean-McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $1700. (Submitted: August 26, 2023, Funded: October 2023). Grant.
- Gunter, PhD, Matari Jones. Teaching Innovation Grant, McCoy College of Business Dean's Office, Texas State University, $2500. (Submitted: March 2023, Funded: August 2023 - January 2024). Grant.
- Gunter, Matari J. (Principal). McCoy Faculty Development Grant, Dean's Office-McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, $1700. (Submitted: September 2017, Funded: October 13, 2017 - October 21, 2017). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Whalen, J. D., Drehmer, C., Cavanaugh, A., & Gunter, M. J. (2024). Selections From the ABC 2023 Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado USA: Mining Nuggets of Business Communication Pedagogy Gold. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906241239873
- Gunter, M. J., Tomlinson, E., Coon, J. L., & Barnes, M. (2024). Not Chat-GPT: Other Software Used to Build Students’ Communication Skills (p. 89).
- Gunter, M. (2015). “Examining the relationship between Authentic Leadership and Job Satisfaction from the Employee’s Perspective.”
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Instructional Innovation Grant-Dale Carnegie Training/Workshop, Dean's Office-McCoy College of Business. April 2023 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Top Vote Getter-Dale Carnegie Training of Texas, Dale Carnegie Training of Texas. March 2023 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy Faculty Development Fund Award 2024-2025, McCoy College of Business. October 7, 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy College Teaching Innovative Grant, McCoy College of Business. March 2023 - January 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Excellence Award, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, 2016, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2016
Featured service activities
- Member
McCoy College Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
- Participant
Student Success Center Leadership Program Awards Dinner
- University Mentor
Student Success Center-McCoy College of Business
- Member
McCoy College Scholarship Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY
- Participant
McCoy College of Business Graduate Hooding Ceremony