Julie Apker
Julie Apker
Associate Professor of Communication
Office:
(269) 387-3140
Location:
321 Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5318
Mailing address:
School of Communication
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1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5318 USA
Â鶹´«Ã½
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5318 USA
Education:
- Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2000
- M.A., Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 1994
- B.A., Communication-Public Relations, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1991
Teaching Interests:
- Health and organizational communication
- Health professional roles and relationships
- Professional identity
Bio:
Dr. Julie Apker is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Â鶹´«Ã½.
Apker’s program of research investigates communication in health organizations, bridging health communication and organizational communication in the following areas:
- Professional communication patterns and strategies that affect patient safety.
- Development and negotiation of caregiver roles, particularly communicative behaviors that affect bedside care delivery and caregiver identity.
- Communicative and organizational stressors that contribute to outcomes such as quality of work life, job satisfaction, and retention.
- Supportive communication that helps minimize or prevent job-related stressors and enhances team dynamics.
- Qualitative research methods (e.g., focus groups, personal interviews, observations).