Theomary Karamanis

Biography

Theomary Karamanis is a multiple award-winning communication professor and consultant with 25 years of global experience. She is currently a full-time senior lecturer of management communication at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and regularly delivers executive education programs in leadership communication, crisis communication, and strategic communication. She has held several professional leadership positions, including chair of the Global Communication Certification Council; chair of the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Academy; and chair of the IABC Awards committee.

Her academic background includes a PhD in communication studies, a master of arts in mass communication, and a post-graduate certificate in telecommunications, all from Northwestern University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business. She also holds professional certifications as a Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP), online facilitator, and executive program instructor.

Karamanis has been actively engaged in various industries (private, nonprofit, and government) and fields of expertise, including corporate communication, media and PR, higher education administration and teaching, and consulting. She has lived and worked in Canada, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

She is the recipient of 40 professional communication awards, including 12 Platinum MarCom awards, 7 Gold Quill awards, 4 Silver Quill awards and a Comm Prix award. In 2020 she received the Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting by Association of Professional Communication Consultants (APCC) and Association for Business Communication (ABC). She is the author of several books and academic papers on communication, while she also regularly delivers presentations at international conferences and other business forums.

Education

PhD Northwestern University, 1999
MA Northwestern University, 1996
BS Athens University of Economics and Business, 1995

Research

• Karamanis, Theomary. "Issues Management"The IABC Guide for Practical Business Communication: A global standard primer, Ed. Tamara Gillis. International Association of Business Communicators. (2021): 85-96
• Karamanis, Theomary. "Media and Disaster Scene Management"Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Disaster Management, Ed. Emmanouil Pikoulis, Ed. Jay Doucet. Springer. 1 (2021): 45-55
• Karamanis, Theomary; Mackenzie, A. "The M-Factor: An experiential learning student competition. Research Outreach". Research Outreach. (2021)
• Karamanis, Theomary. The Role of Culture and Political Institutions in Media Policy: The Case of Television Privatization in Greece. Hampton Press. (2003)
• Marquis, E.; Holmes, T.; Apostolou, K.; Centea, D.; Cockcroft, R.; et al. "SoTL Research Fellows: Collaborative Pathfinding Through Uncertain Terrain"Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 8.3 (2017)
• Karamanis, Theomary. The Privatization of Greek Television: Economics, Regulation and Policy. Northwestern University Press. (1999)
• Wildman, S.; Karamanis, Theomary. "The Economics of Minority Programming"Investing in Diversity: Advancing Opportunities for Minorities and the Media, Ed. A. Korzick Garmer. The Aspen Institute. (1998)

Awards

• Platinum AVA Digital Award (2022) AMCP (Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals)
• Gold AVA Digital Award (2022) AMCP (Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals)
• Platinum MarCom Award (2021) AMCP (Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals)
• Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting (2020) APCC (Association of Professional Communication Consultants), ABC (Association for Business Communication)
• Gold Quill Award (2020) IABC (International Association of Business Communicators)