Profile
Deirdre B Mendez
Lecturer —
Associate Director, Center for Global Business; Lecturer
Contact
- E-mail: deirdre.mendez@mccombs.utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 471-8031
- Office: CBA 3.252
Biography
Deirdre Mendez is a sociolinguist whose research focuses on developing practical tools for facilitating intercultural communication and collaboration. As a consultant in international business, she helped U.S. companies identify and resolve culturally based conflict for twenty years. In 2005, she joined the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at The University of Texas at Austin, where she is currently Associate Director for Cultural Programs.
Dr. Mendez is a member of the faculties of management and marketing at the McCombs school of Business, and oversees the cross-disciplinary Certificate in Global Management. She teaches international business and management to executives, MBA students, and undergraduates in the U.S. and abroad. She holds a BA in linguistics from Tulane University and a PhD in sociolinguistics from The University of Texas at Austin. She coaches students and executives in strategies for global team management, negotiations, sales, partnership, and conflict mediation.
