Faculty Profile for Dr. Seth Frei

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Dr. Seth Frei
Assoc Professor of Instruction — McCoy College of Business
MCOY 215
phone: (512) 245-2311
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Frei, S. S., Stephens, K. K., & Beebe, S. A. (2023). Doing What We Do Best: Advancing Business Communication Instruction into the Future with an Agenda for Training and Development. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
  • Frei, S. S., Alford, A. M., & Smith, A. B. (2023). Students’ Perceptions of Professional Short-Messaging Education in Undergraduate Courses. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 7, 62–73. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2023.1.05
  • Frei, S. S., & Beebe, S. A. (2018). The communication skills of an effective trainer. In J. D. Wallace & D. Becker (Eds.), The Handbook of Communication Training (pp. 348–361). London: Routledge.
  • Beebe, S. A., & Frei, S. S. (2017). Student orientations toward communicating in the classroom. In M. L. Houser & A. M. Hosek (Eds.), Handbook of Instructional Communication Rhetorical and Relational Perspectives (pp. 80–93). New York: Routledge.
  • Alford, A. M., & Frei, S. S. (n.d.). Keeping it Short and Sweet: Teaching the ‘Short Message’ Writing Format in a Business Communication Classroom (pp. 103–105).

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy College Changemaker Award, McCoy College of Business. August 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University. August 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, The Office of Distance and Extended Learning, Texas State University. February 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Instructor in Residence, Technology Innovation Office. June 2021 - June 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top Paper, CSCA Douglas M. Trank Top Paper Award, Basic Course Interest Group. 2019

Selected Grants

  • DeMuynck, Jacqueline Patrice (Principal), Head, Katherine Michelle (Co-Principal), Galarza, Jason Lee (Co-Principal), Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Burns, Michael Edward (Supporting), Paz, Mark A (Supporting), LeClair, Cassandra Fay (Supporting), Frei, Seth Steven (Supporting). TEDx Texas State University, Common Experience, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: September 2019). Grant.
  • Dailey, Stephanie Layne (Co-Principal), Frei, Seth Steven (Co-Principal). Service Learning Abroad: The Role of Skill Development for the Global Workplace, Service-Learning Excellence Program. (Funded: 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • DeMuynck, Jacqueline Patrice (Principal), Head, Katherine Michelle (Co-Principal), Galarza, Jason Lee (Co-Principal), Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Burns, Michael Edward (Supporting), Paz, Mark A (Supporting), LeClair, Cassandra Fay (Supporting), Frei, Seth Steven (Supporting). TEDx Texas State University, Common Experience, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: September 2019). Grant.
  • Frei, Seth Steven. Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: June 2016 - November 2016). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Program Co-Chair
Association for Business Communication
November 2023-Present
Member
College of Business Administration Council (CBAC)
August 2023-Present
Faculty Advisor
Hispanic Business Student Association
August 2022-Present
Proceedings Editor
Association for Business Communication - Southwest Region
March 2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Association for Business Communication
2019-Present