Darius Benton

Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University’s School of Business and Leadership

M.Div. with a certificate in Religious Education from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology

B.S. in Mass Communication from Norfolk State University’s College of Liberal Arts

COMM 1304 – Introduction to Communication

COMM 3306 – Business and Professional Speech Communication

COMM 3340 – Communication and Leadership

COMM 4310 – Communication in the Organization

COMM 4335 – Religious Communication

Asst. Professor of Communication Studies – University of Houston-Downtown

Past:

High School English and Reading Teacher – Aldine ISD

Middle Grades English Language Arts Teacher – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Middle School Graduation Coach – Atlanta Public Schools

Additionally, over 15 years of professional ministry and organizational leadership experience.

Benton, D. M. (Forthcoming).  “Getcha Lesson": Gleaning Wisdom from African-American K-12 Educators Who Endured the Desegregation of Public Schools. In J.L. Chism, S.C. DeFreitas, V. Robertson, & D. Ryden, (Eds.) Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines (Ch. 5). Lanham: Lexington Books.

Benton, D. M. (2020). Hero or villain: A Character and Content Analysis of Erik Killmonger in the film Black Panther. Florida Communication Journal, 48, 111-136.

Benton, D. M., Ceballos, S.D. & Burton, M.S. (2020). Measuring Impression Management in Women Leaders of Color. Journal of Business Diversity, 20(3), 10-22. 

Benton, D.M. & McCullough, C. L. (2019). Escalating Conflict and the Emotions of Firing an Employee. In R. S. Bisel & M. W. Kramer (Eds.), Cases in Organizational Communication (pp. 112-116). New York: Oxford University Press.

Memberships:

National Communication Association

Religious Communication Association

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.