Angela Brenton is dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a professor of organizational communication. She received her Ph.D from the University of Kansas and has taught at the university of Kansas, Pepperdine University, Abilene Christian University, Southwest Missouri State University and Oklahoma Christian University.
Brenton’s areas of research and teaching are in conflict resolution, organizational culture, and change management. She has served as a management consultant, mediator and trainer for over 100 corporations and government agencies. She created the Center for Conflict Resolution at Abilene Christian University and has recently launched a graduate certificate in Conflict Mediation at UALR in cooperation with the William H. Bowen School of Law. She is an inaugural faculty member for the Clinton School of Public Service where she teaches a core course entitled “Communication Processes Conflict Transformation.”