Dirk Remley earned a PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition, and he has taught professional communication courses at Kent State University for over 25 years. He has contributed to the development of professional writing courses, and he has coordinated the business-writing course required of all undergraduate business majors at Kent State University. Dr. Remley is a graduate of Kent State University's leadership development program, which ranked within the top 15 leadership development programs among educational institutions globally by the magazine Leadership Excellence Essentials for the year in which he participated in it. Dr. Remley has provided marketing consulting services and authored articles on nonprofit marketing, some of which have been included as readings in nonprofit leadership and management programming. Dr. Remley has authored three books related to workplace and professional communication; two of these pertain to applications of neuroscience concepts. He has, also, authored several articles and book chapters on professional communication topics, and he has presented at several national conferences.