Komie Bumpers  joined the Applied Communication studies faculty in August 2000. Her teaching interests include interpersonal, public speaking, organization communication, small group communication, interracial communication, gender communication, and oral interpretation of literature. When Komie is not teaching or traveling, she is enjoying her husband of 34 years or her children -- Tony (30), Mayah (20), Nicole (32) and her grandchildren (Arissa and Aubrey). 

Personal Philosophy: In the words of John Stewart, “The quality of our communication affects the quality of our lives.”