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Brenda J. Allen
Associate Dean, Long-Term Planning and Initiatives
University of Colorado at Denver
Brenda J. Allen (Ph.D., Howard University) is an Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. She also serves as Master Mentor of the Tenure Track Mentoring Program at UCD. Her research and teaching areas are organizational communication, diversity, group communication, and critical pedagogy. Among her numerous publications is a groundbreaking book entitled Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity, 2nd. Ed., (2010 Waveland Press). In addition to performing her duties at the University, she presents keynote speeches and conducts workshops for various groups on a range of topics, including self-empowerment, diversity, strategic planning, presentational speaking, and teamwork.
Dr. Allen has received numerous awards and accolades, including the Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication from the National Communication Association (2004). In January 2006, she received the first Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement for Commitment to Diversity at the University of Colorado Denver. She also was named a Master Teacher (2007-2008) by the Western States Communication Association.
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