Dr. Robyn Walker is a professor of management communication at the Department of Business Communication at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, where she teaches business writing and business communication to undergraduate and graduate students. She earned a master's and a doctoral degree in Communication from the University of Utah, and a master's degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, and holds an MBA. Dr. Walker has held faculty appointments at the University of Arizona and California State University, Fullerton. Before entering academia, Dr. Walker worked as a professional writer and editor with such organizations as United Press International, McGraw-Hill, and Novell. She also has worked as a writing consultant for companies such as Hoffman LaRoche Pharmaceuticals and Franklin-Covey, Inc.