Wendy Riemann
Wendy Riemann
Adjunct Professor of Communication
Part-Time
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Wendy Riemann
600 21st Street NW
Washington DC 20052
Dr. Wendy Riemann is an adjunct professor and advisor, as well as a communication consultant. Prior to earning her Ph.D., Dr. Riemann worked as the Director of Federal Relations for the State of Wisconsin. In that role, she proactively worked across the aisle on a range of issues and routinely brought state and federal staff and officials together. Dr. Riemann also spent time at a public affairs firm and served as a Communications Director on both Capitol Hill and for a winning, competitive open-seat congressional campaign.
She earned her start in Washington writing speeches for the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Wisconsin native, Dr. Riemann also spent time in Florida, serving as a speechwriter to the Governor, and as the Communications Director at the Florida Department of Health, where her team won an Emmy for a public service campaign.
Research Expertise
- Relationship dissolution (breakups)
- Broken marriage engagements
- Social support
Professional Expertise
- State government relations
- Federal government relations
- Political communication
- Speechwriting
Dr. Riemann's research focuses on relationship dissolution, specifically broken marriage engagements. She examines why relationships end, social support encountered in the process, including helpful and unhelpful messages, and other relational factors surrounding breakups and moving forward afterward.
Riemann, W. (2024). A qualitative analysis and evaluation of social support received after experiencing a broken marriage engagement and impacts on holistic health. Journal of Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, 8:11603. https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.
Wright, K. B., Riemann, W., & Fisher, C. L. (2022). Work–life-imbalance during the COVID-19 pandemic exploring social support and health outcomes in the United States. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 50(1), 54-69. doi: 10.1080/00909882.2021.1965186
COMM 2120 - Small Group Communication
COMM 3171 - Professional Communication
COMM 3177 - Corporate Ethical Communication
COMM 3190 - Relationship Communication
Ph.D., Communication, George Mason University
M.A., Communication, Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Journalism, University of Wisconsin