Patricia Harms

Patty Harms is the coordinating professor for the business communication course. She is associate professor of Management & Corporate Communication at UNC Kenan-Flagler. She teaches written and oral business communication. In addition to working with the MBA@UNC program, Dr. Harms teaches in the undergraduate and executive MBA (evening, week-end, and OneMBA) programs at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Her executive clients have included DeltaEd, Duke Energy, North Carolina Mental Health Leadership Academy, Novant Health, and the School of Nursing at UNC Chapel Hill. She is a member of the leadership team for the Association of Professional Communication Consultants and is on the review board for Business Communication Quarterly. A registered nurse, Dr. Harms has worked in labor and delivery, infection control, home health, and hospital and home health staff development.

Dr. Harms received her PhD in rhetoric and professional communication from Iowa State University, her MA in business and technical writing from Iowa State University, and her BSN from the University of Pennsylvania.