Stephen SpatesStephen A. Spates is an associate professor, in the Department of Communication, at Missouri State University. He has taught a variety of courses in organizational communication, workplace diversity, quantitative research methods, and health communiction. Dr. Spates conducts grant funded research projects that look at bias and discrimination in the workplace. He has consulted with several corporate, and nonprofit organizations on communication topics. His Ph.D. is from The University of Tennessee. Read More Read Less