Karlee Posteher

Dr. Karlee Posteher

Assistant Professor

Dr. Karlee Posteher is an assistant professor of management and business communication at CSUMB. Her expertise is in persuasive messaging and the ways in which strategic communication influences organizational members. Prior to teaching, she worked in Business and Finance Communications at Arizona State University (ASU), where she developed a passion for helping others become effective and professional communicators.

A former Division I student-athlete and international collegiate volleyball coach, Dr. Posteher’s passion for research is rooted in sport. At ASU, she was part of the Center for Strategic Communication and worked on a four-year grant project funded by the NCAA to examine student-athletes and their concussion reporting behaviors. Her most recent work has focused on collegiate athletic recruiting and student-athlete socialization.

She holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University, an M.A. from Durham University Business School, England, and a B.A. from Loyola University of Maryland.