Steve Flaherty, Ph.D.

Dr. Flaherty, who has been teaching writing for 45 years, holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. from The Ohio State University; a B.A. cum laude in English from University of Massachusetts Amherst; and an M.B.A. from Capital University.

In addition to teaching introductory and intermediate composition, business communication, strategic managerial communication and engineering writing for Ohio University, Dr. Flaherty has taught strategic managerial communication and technical writing at the University of Maryland’s University College. He has been teaching in the M.E.M. program since 2012.

Dr. Flaherty currently holds titles of senior associate vice president emeritus and adjunct associate professor at Ohio University, where he has held administrative positions for 22 years. Dr. Flaherty has also taught at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and he has served on the faculty of Devry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio, earning the rank of professor; in addition, he was appointed to the administration at DeVry as academic dean of general education, business operations, and computer technology. He is the author of Business and Technical Communication: A Reader-Friendly Approach, Kendall-Hunt, 2002.