Scott Lasley

Biography

Scott Lasley teaches business communication at the Wisconsin School of Business, primarily teaching GenBus 360, the Workplace Communication course.

Prior to teaching at the WSB, Dr. Lasley taught professional and technical writing at the University of New Hampshire. He was also the Associate Director for University Writing Programs at UNH, where he collaborated with faculty across the university, including the business school, in developing their writing-intensive courses and training their TAs in best practices for responding to student writing. He served on the University Writing Committee, working with faculty across the university on initiatives toward writing-intensive courses.

He designs his GenBus 360 course around students approaching their coursework as professional development. He uses conferences, workshops, and research writing assignments to help students connect their professional interests and goals with what they learn in the course and how they might use what they have learned to approach writing and professional research work in the future.

His experience teaching professional communication is complemented by his research work. He holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition with a specialization in Undergraduate Research and Writing in the Disciplines. His dissertation examined the intersections between professional communication, identity, and transfer of information literacy skills through a year-long, qualitative study of junior and senior university students across the disciplines, including Marketing, IT, and Accounting. It argued for professors and instructors to reconsider how their professional communication curricula aid students in understanding the major practices of their field and the ways students can use those practices as they transition into their professional lives. He is excited to use his teaching and research expertise to assist the WSB’s students in becoming more thoughtful and purposeful professional communicators.