- Ph.D. in Communication Studies from West Virginia University
- MA in Communication Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- BA in Communication Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University Department Marketing
- Location Couch 109
- Phone Number 336-841-4508
- Email [email protected]
Dr. April N. Wright teaches Business Communication and Professional Development in the Earl N. Phillips School of Business at High Point University. Her teaching focuses on helping students build the communication, career-readiness, and life skills they need to transition from college to the workplace and prepare for an extraordinary future.
Her interests include instructional technology and positive communication, particularly how technology can improve teaching and learning and how positive communication can create meaningful learning experiences. Her doctoral research focused on teacher confirmation, or the ways instructors communicate to students that they are seen, heard, and valued.
Dr. Wright emphasizes experiential learning and high-impact practices that give students opportunities to apply course concepts. Her experience includes coordinating an internship program and a large-enrollment communication course and designing courses for a variety of learning environments. Before joining High Point University, she taught Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and West Virginia University. Her teaching is also shaped by professional experiences in higher education marketing and service in the United States Navy.
Dr. Wright earned her Ph.D. and graduate certificate in University Teaching from West Virginia University and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her continued professional development includes credentials in Effective College Instruction and AI Literacy. Her commitment to students has been recognized through multiple awards for teaching and academic advising. She continues to look for practical ways to help students learn, grow, and build skills they can use beyond the classroom.