Faculty Profile for Dr. Matari Gunter

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Dr. Matari Gunter
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Department of Management
MCOY 524
phone: (512) 245-6909
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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 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

 Business Communication
Professional Development
Organizational Communication
International Management
Principles of Management
Case Studies in Business Communication
Business Writing
Business Etiquette
Leadership Studies
Effective Leadership
Management/Managerial Communication

Research Interests

 What characteristics of podcasts attract business students? Dr. Peter Cardon, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and Dr. Matari Gunter, Texas State University, McCoy College of Business. Analyzing data. Potential Journal- Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

AI Pedagogy As It Relates to Business Communication. Dr. Timothy Ponce, University of Texas-Arlington; Dr. Theresa Wernimont, Colorado State University; and, Dr. Matari Gunter, Texas State University.

Not Chat GPT: Other Software Used to Build Students’ Communication Skills. Panel discussion. 2023 ABC 88th Annual International Conference, Denver, CO.

AI and Business Communication Research Summit-collaborating with faculty from across the country on designing course assignments, deliverables, and research pathways
Inspiring and encouraging students to participate in Education Abroad

Revising MBA Course-BA 5100C-Executive Level Presentations

Developing hybrid/online curriculum for business communication

Creating a scholarly definition of business communication

Effectively Evaluating Assessment Processes for Business Communication

Artificial Intelligence and Business Communication

Sharp Skills vs Soft Skills

Authentic Leadership

Job Satisfaction

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.”

Selected 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: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, 2016, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2016

Selected Grants

  • 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 Jones. Not Chat GPT: Other Software Used to Build Students’ Communication Skills. Panel discussion. 2023 ABC 88th Annual International Conference, Denver, CO., Association for Business Communication, Texas State University, $1700. (Submitted: August 26, 2023, Funded: October 2023). 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.

Selected Service Activities

Attendee / Participant
Greater Chamber of Commerce-San Antonio-Leadership SA Steering Committee
September 23, 2024-Present
Member
McCoy College Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
August 22, 2024-Present
Participant
Student Success Center Leadership Program Awards Dinner
April 19, 2024-Present
University Mentor
Student Success Center-McCoy College of Business
September 2023-Present
Member
McCoy College Scholarship Committee
September 2023-Present