Stacey Connaughton

Promoted to Professor
Brian Lamb School of Communication
sconnaug@purdue.edu

Stacey Connaughton completed a Ph.D. in Communication Studies and a joint master’s degree in Communication Studies and Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a bachelor’s degree in political science and Hispanic studies at Saint Olaf College. She is Director of the Purdue Peace Project and the Purdue Policy Research Institute and is an affiliated faculty member in Latin American Studies. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in organizational communication, leadership, and research methods. 

Dr. Connaughton’s research examines leadership and identification in geographically distributed contexts, particularly as these issues relate to virtual teams/organizations, political parties, and peace building. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Russell Sage Foundation. She has also received invitations to present her research on virtual teams and virtual leadership to industry, military, and higher educational audiences. 

Winner of Purdue’s 2018 Trailblazer Award and the 2017 Faculty Engagement Scholar Award, Connaughton is also a consultant to USAID’s Liberia Strategic Analysis program, where she leads the development of a mentorship program and leadership curriculum designed to develop the next generation of Liberian leaders. She is the author of Inviting Latino Voters: Party Messages and Latino Party Identification and an edited volume on locally-led peacebuilding. Her recent published work has appeared in Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, Journal of Asia Pacific Communication, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Conflict Resolution Quarterly, among other publications.