Mental Health Summit Speaker Bio

Marnie Lawler McDonough, PhD

Marnie Lawler McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Concordia University Wisconsin. She earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Public Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and holds an MA in Corporate and Organizational Communication from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her research focuses on rhetorical leadership and calls for/responses to organizational change. Dr. Lawler McDonough’s interest in organizational rhetoric is informed by her more than 15 years of professional experience across various communication roles in television, media, and higher education.