Federico Varona
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Licenciatura degree in Theology
M.A. in Organizational Communication
Ph.D.in Organizational Communication
Federico Varona | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1946 |
| Occupations | Communication scholar, academic and author |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Diplomatura degree in Psychology Licenciatura degree in Theology M.A. in Organizational Communication Ph.D.in Organizational Communication |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Universidad Francisco Marroquín Pontifical University of Salamanca University of Kansas |
| Thesis | De Carl R. Rogers a la Pedagogía de la Fe <1976) A Comparative Study of Communication Satisfaction in two Guatemalan Companies (1988) Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Study in Three Guatemalan Organizations (1991) (Dissertation) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Instituto Centroamericano de Ciencias, Religiosas, Guatemala Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala San José State University, USA |
Federico Varona is an American Communication scholar, academic and author. He is an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at San José State University.[1]
Varona has conducted work focused on appreciative intervention, organizational communication, business communication, communication satisfaction, organizational commitment, and communication climate. He is an author of El Círculo de la Comunicación, Multicultural management. La comunicación en la era de la globalización y su impacto en la empresa, La Intervención Apreciativa, La Intervención Apreciativa: Un nuevo paradigma para el cambio positivo en las organizaciones para profesores, estudiantes universitarios, consultores y gerentes,[2] and Pedagogía y Educación de la Fe.[3] Varona has been an invited speaker and presenter at conferences in different countries.[4]
In 1964 he moved to Guatemala and got the High School Teaching Credential from the Normal School in Antigua Guatemala City (1967). After completing his studies in Psychology and Theology from Guatemala, at the San Carlos University and Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Varona moved to Spain in 1974 and received his Diplomatura degree in Psychology, and Licenciatura degree in Theology from Pontifical University of Salamanca in 1976. He then moved to France in 1977 and received his diploma certificate in Audiovisual Communication from Center AudioVisuel Recherche and Communication. For further studies, in 1986, he moved to the United States, as a Fulbright Scholar. He attended University of Kansas and received his Master’s degree in Organizational Communication in 1988, and his Doctoral degree in 1991.[1]
Career
Varona started his academic career in Nicaragua as a teacher in two La Salle High Schools in the cities of León and Managua, Nicaragua (1967–1972). He was Founder, First Chair and Professor of the Instituto Centro Americano de Ciencias Religiosas for 5 years (1977–1981) in Guatemala City. He was also First Chair and Professor of the Communication Sciences Department for 5 years (1981–1986) at the Universidad Rafael Landívar of Guatemala City.[1]
After this appointment, he moved to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and joined the University of Kansas in 1986 and in 1988 was a Graduate Teaching Assistant. In 1991, he held a brief appointment as an Instructor at Johnson County Community College before joining San Jose State University as an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1997, and to Professor in 2002 at San Jose State University.[1]