Ramos Salazar, Leslie: - Leslie Ramos Salazar (PhD, Arizona State University) is an Associate and Abdullat Professor of Business Communication and Decision Management at the Paul and Virginia College of Business at West Texas A&M University. Her teaching areas include current issues in management communication such as leadership communication and risk communication management, health care communication, business communication for health care managers, business communication, cross-cultural issues in business communication, and statistics for business and economics. Her research specializes in health communication, business communication, conflict management, and interpersonal communication. Her publications appear in Health Communication, Communication Teacher, Communication Quarterly, Communication Studies, and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. She also serves on the editorial board of Communication Research Reports, Western Journal of Communication, and Communication Reports. She also serves as the Program Chair of the Southwestern Association of Business Communication.