William T Howe

William Howe, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Tech University. He served in the US Army as a combat medic and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He earned his Organizational Communication doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 2020. His research focuses on military veteran reintegration, high-reliability organizations, and computer-mediated communication. His work can be found in leading journals such as Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Computers in Human Behavior Reports. He has received multiple top paper awards from the National Communication Association and was honored with the 2017 Master’s Thesis of the Year award. As a veteran, he brings unique insights to his research on military communication. Through his scholarship, he is dedicated to supporting military-affiliated students and improving veteran health outcomes. He is actively involved in the National Communication Association’s Communication and Military Division.