Paula Lentz

Dr. Paula Lentz is an associate professor and academic program director in the Department of Business Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She teaches Business Writing and Advanced Business Writing and develops and teaches onlie communication courses for the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program.

Dr. Lentz is particularly interested in qualitative research that explores narratives and organizational cultures, genre theory, and writing a pedagogy in online environments. She has developed numerous online courses and online materials for hybrid and flipped classrooms. In addition, she has published and presented frequently on topics of rhetoric in business communication and continues to do freelance writing, editing, and consulting. Dr. Lentz's professional activities include involvement in the Association for Business Communication, where she chairs the Academic Environment Committee. She received a BA from Coe College, an MA from UW-Eau Claire, and PhD in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication from the University of Minnesota.