Jerry Allen

Education

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1978 (Major-Speech Communication;  Minor-Measurement in Educational Psychology
Dissertation:  Persuasion through self-confrontation:  An Experimental study of value, attitude, and behavior change initiated by interpersonal and mass media

M.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Major-Educational Psychology; Minor-Theatre) Thesis:  Lighting the high school stage

B.S., Southeast Missouri State College (Majors-English, History, Secondary Education;  Minors-Speech, Social Science

Published Books and Articles

Refereed Conference Papers

(1968)  A debate model for high school.  Paper presented  at the Speech Association of Missouri Conference, Maryville, MO.        

(1969)  Teach SPEECH.  Paper presented at the Marquette Division, Illinois Educational Association Conference, Edwardsville, IL.

(1970)  The interpersonal approach to the basic course.Paper presented at the Speech Association of Missouri Conference, Lake-of-the-Ozarks, MO.

(1973)  Evaluation in the basic course.  Paper presented  at the Midwest Basic Course Conference, Boulder, CO.

(1974)  Communication and media.  Paper presented at the Connecticut Communication Association Conference, New Haven, CT.

(1975)  Clarifying competencies in the basic communication course.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, D.C.

(1975)  Instructional strategies for teaching  interpersonal communication.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, D.C.

(1975)  Interpersonal communication.  Paper presented at the Connecticut Library Association Conference, Waterbury, CT

(1975)  Media and voting behavior.  Paper presented at the Connecticut Communication Association Conference, West Hartford, CT.

(1975)  The new technology of politics.  Paper presented  at the New England Conference for the Study of Political Communication, Amherst, MA.

(1976)  A competency-based approach to the basic course.Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Basic Course Directors' Conference, Plattesburg, NY.

(1977)  The influence of channel variables on values and behavior.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Berlin, Germany.

(1978)  Handling faculty resistance to the basic course: A systems approach.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Basic Course Directors' Conference, New Britain, CT.

(1979)  Communication and the core requirement.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Basic Course Directors' Conference, Stroudsburg, PA.

(1980)  Communication skills, competency and core curriculum.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Basic Course Directors' Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

(1981)  Differences in levels of communication apprehension between basic studies and non-basic studies students.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Basic Course Directors' Conference, Stevensville, NY.

(1982)  A comparison of communication apprehension in basic studies and non-basic studies students.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Hartford, CT

(1982)  High school speech and levels of communication apprehension in college freshman.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Basic Course Directors' Conference, Bridgeport, CT.

(1983)  Communication apprehension experienced by non-native English speakers in the U.S.  Paper presented at the ICA-SCA North-South Intercultural Communication Conference, Puebla, Mexico.

(1983)  Self-confrontation and persuasion initiated by interpersonal and mass media.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1984)  Communication characteristics of doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic assistants in the United States.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

(1984)  Communicating in a second language:  Importance, competency, and apprehension.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association-Atlantic Conference, San Juan, PR.

(1984)  Gender, communication competence, apprehension, and the basic skills course.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Oxford, OH.

(1984)  Gender, second language experience, and communication apprehension in functional contexts.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of  Puerto Rico Conference, San Juan, PR.

(1984)  Nonverbal immediacy of doctors of chiropractic in  the United States.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

(1984)  The relationship between communication  apprehension and income in the health professions.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

(1985)  Candidate image, voter values, and gender as determinants of voter preference in the 1984 presidential campaign.  Paper presented at the Organization for the  Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Lincoln, NE.

(1985)  Communication apprehension, generalized and  contextual immediacy and achievement in the basic course.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Denver, CO.

(1985)  Changes in the evaluation of female candidates from Ella Grasso to Geraldine Ferraro.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention,  Honolulu, HI.

(1985)  Nonverbal immediacy and communication apprehension reported by international students studying in the U.S.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Providence, RI.

(1985)  The relationship of communication anxiety, avoidance, and competence of non-native English speakers in the U.S.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Honolulu, HI.

(1985)  Teaching the nonverbal course as the basic course.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Providence, RI.

(1985)  You must learn English and then learn in English:  Communication competence, apprehension, immediacy, and the classroom experiences of non-native speakers of English.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of  Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1986)  Communication avoidance, satisfaction, and  relationship development:  Sex-roles and acquaintanceship  stages.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1986)  Communication competence, anxiety, avoidance behaviors, and the classroom experiences of non-native English speakers in the U.S.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1986)  Communication diversity and the development of  intracultural and intercultural relationships.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1986)  Gender, communication avoidance, learning styles, and academic achievement.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Washington D.C

(1986)  The impact of students' gender, communication apprehension, and nonverbal immediacy on cognitive and affective learning.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Atlantic City, NJ.

(1986)  The relationship of communication competence, apprehension, and nonverbal immediacy to cognitive and affective learning of non-native speakers in the U.S.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Atlantic City, NJ.

(1986)  Voters' gender, value orientation, and perceptions of candidate image in the evaluation of the 1984 vice presidential candidates.  Top Paper in Political Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Atlantic City, NJ.

(1987)  Communication and gender in the development of intracultural and intercultural relationships.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of  Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1987)  Communicator gender, style, satisfaction, and predispositions toward communication in the development of intracultural and intercultural relationships.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

(1987)  The effects of communication avoidance, learning styles, and gender upon classroom achievement.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

(1987)  The effects of communication competence, avoidanc behaviors and satisfaction upon relationship development.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

(1987)  An investigation of communication apprehension and nonverbal behaviors in the development of cross-cultural  relationships.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Syracuse, NY.

(1987)  Predispositions toward communication and the development of intracultural and intercultural  relationships.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association Biennial Convention, Norwich, England.

(1987)  Relationship communication, satisfaction and predispositions toward verbal and nonverbal avoidance behaviors.  Top Paper in Nonverbal Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Convention, Syracuse, NY.

"(1988)  Cognitive Schema, verbal and nonverbal instructional behaviors and the evaluation of teacher effectiveness.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

(1988)  Communication avoidance, relational communication, and learning in the classroom.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

(1988)  The communication curriculum and career development.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1988)  Communication training for police officers.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1988)  Communicators' style, predispositions to communicate, perceptions of relational responses, uncertainty, and satisfaction with communication in intracultural and intercultural contexts.  Paper presented at the International Listening Association Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

(1988)  Evaluation of instruction:  A perspective on measurement.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1988)  Gender, doctors' communication behaviors, and  patients' satisfaction.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, San Diego, CA.

(1988)  Gender, communication styles, and effectiveness of  industrial supervisors.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, San Diego, CA.

(1988)  Interpersonal solidarity and gender in perceptions of cross-cultural nonverbal relationship responses.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1988)  Predispositions to communicate and cross-cultural  relational experiences.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1988)  Teachers' communication behaviors and supervisors' evaluation of instruction in elementary and secondary classrooms.  Top Paper in Instructional Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1989)  Communication behaviors of doctors and patients' satisfaction.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association Biennial Convention, Republic of Singapore.

(1989)  Communication style:  Gender, and effectiveness of  industrial supervisors.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

(1989)  The effects of gender and culture on satisfaction in interpersonal relationships.  Paper presented at the  Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan,  PR.

(1989)  The effects of oral communication avoidance and  nonverbal communication behavior upon relationship development.  Top Paper in Nonverbal Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Ocean City, MD.

(1989)  News diffusion and its effects on public opinion  following the invasion of Grenada.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

(1989)  Predispositions to communicate and relational  experiences in intracultural and intercultural contexts.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association Biennial Convention, Republic of Singapore.

(1989)  Relational implications of predispositions to communicate in intracultural and intercultural contexts.  Paper presented at the Intercultural and International Communication Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean, Miami, FL.

(1989)  Solidarity, sexual communication and relationship satisfaction:  Reports of intimate relationship development.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Ocean City, MD.

(1989)  Study of communication apprehension and listener responses in a dyadic situation.  Paper presented at the International Listening Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.

(1990)  Elementary and secondary teachers' cognitive schemas, predispositions to communicate and evaluations of classroom effectiveness.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

(1990)  Relationships among international students' communication avoidance, receiver apprehension, listening, and academic achievement.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1990)  Verbal and nonverbal avoidance and evaluation of  relational behaviors.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

(1991)  Cross-cultural predispositions to communicate, relationship development and academic achievement of international students studying in the U.S.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1991)  The effects of verbal and nonverbal immediacy upon peer observations of teaching.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.

(1991)  Meeting the challenges for academic and  professional excellence:  Recruiting, training, supervising, and assessing part-time faculty.  Paper  presented at the Eastern Communication Association Basic Course Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

(1991)  Supervisors' management style, uses of power and  measurement training effects.     Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.

(1991)  Relationships among avoidance, receiver  apprehension, listening, and the academic achievement of  international students studying in the U. S. A.  Paper presented at the Biennial Convention of the World  Communication Association, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

(1992)  Biological and psychological sex, predispositions toward verbal and nonverbal communication and relationship development.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Portland, ME.

(1992)  Campaign management and the press.  Paper presented at the Ethics in the Workplace Forum, University of New Haven, West, Haven, CT.

(1992)  Communication avoidance, receiver apprehension, listening, and the academic achievement of international students studying in the U.S.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Assocation Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1992)  Cultural, cross-cultural, intercultural, pan cultural:  Issues in communication research and instruction.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1992)  Sex stereotyping in businesses and professions:  Across generations and cultures.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Hempstead, NY.

(1993)  Achievement motivation and preferred communication style as factors influencing the program choices of female graduate students.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New Haven, CT.

(1993)  Communication avoidance, competency, and intercultural relationship development.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1993)  Exposure and recall of political advertising and changes in voters' behavior.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Maimi, Fl.

(1993)  Faculty participation in decision making and job satisfaction.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New Haven, CT.

(1993)  Gender and satisfaction with participation in decision making in higher education.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Tempe, AZ.

(1993)  Issues encountered in the health communication and in the communication and gender classroom.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New Haven, CT.

(1993)  Willingness to communicate and the development of intercultural relationships.  Paper presented at the World Communication Biennial Association Convention, Pretoria, South Africa.

(1994)  Anxiety and stress in doctor-patient  relationships.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR

(1994)  Communication avoidance and academic achievement.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Sydney, Australia.

(1994)  Communication style, motivation, and women's career decision.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Gainesville, FL.

(1994)  Culture, Communication Avoidance, and Classroom Interaction.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

(1994)  Gender, anxiety, and the doctor-patient relationship.  Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Conference, Gainesville, FL.

(1994)  Participation in decision making and job satisfaction:  Differences in female and male university faculty.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Sydney, Australia.

(1994)  Relational communication styles and supervisory effectiveness in the nursing profession.  Top Paper in Health Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, D.C.

(1994)  Subordinates' perceptions of male and female supervisors' communication style and effectiveness.  Top Paper in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, D.C.

(1996)  Communication avoidance and relationship development among native and non-native English speakers in the U. S.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, San Diego, CA.

(1997) Compulsive communication and competency:  A Puerto  Rican perspective. Paper presented at the SpeechCommunication Association of Puerto Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1997)  Ethical and moral issues in the new organizational environment.  Paper presented at the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers Professional Development Workshop, Boston, MA.

(1997)  Parental influences in the socialization of communication predispositions.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1997)  Predispositions to experience aversive emotional states and communication avoidance.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1997)  Publishing empirical research.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1997)  Taking instructional into print.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Basic Course Convention, Baltimore, MD.

(1998)  Bullying, Communication Apprehension, Self Esteem, and Relationship Development Among Middle School Students in Japan.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR. 

(1998)  Communication avoidance and relationship satisfaction among native and non-native English speakers in the U. S.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(1998)  Evaluation of instruction and faculty's self-efficacy.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association's Convention, Saratoga Springs, NY.

(1998)  Gender, Culture, and Verbal Interaction in the Classroom.  Paper presented at the Connecticut Consortium for Enhancing Learning and Teaching Conference, New Haven, CT. 

(1998)    Parental influences in the socialization of verbal and nonverbal communication predispositions. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(1998)  Predispositions to experience aversive emotional states and communication avoidance II.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(1999)  Communication apprehension, bullying and relational stress:  A comparison of Japanese and American students.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1999)  Intercultural contexts in instructional communication.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(1999).  Instructor CA across campus:  A dean's perspective.  Paper presented at the    National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

(1999)    Predispositions to avoid oral, nonverbal, or written communication, and electroinic information seeking.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention,  Seatttle, WA

(1999).  Supervisors' gender, communication style, and effectiveness.  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Northeast Business and Economic Association, New Haven, CT.

(1999).  Technology and the future of the communication discipline:  An administrator's perspective.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association's Summer Conference, Washington, D.C.

(2000)  Becoming educated in the promised land:  International students' communication competency, apprehension, nonverbal immediacy, and learning.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.

(2000)  Communication apprehension, Computer anxiety, immediacy, and information processing. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(2000)  Communication and relationship development in the digital divide.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA

(2000)  Culture, communication avoidance, learning styles and academic achievement.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

(2000)  Cyberspace and campaign 2000.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association's Summer Conference, Washington, D.C.

(2000)  The effects of anxiety and trust on employees' willingness ot accept change:  Refinement of a mode.  Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Acapulco, Mexico.

(2000)  How to get published.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(2000)  Nonverbal behavior and relationship development as a manifestation of   predispositions to avoid communication.  Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

(2000)  Predispositions to avoid communication and information seeking in a library setting.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

(2001) Communication avoidance, computer anxiety, chronicity, and nonverbal
relationship development.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Portland, ME.

(2001)  The theory and practice of faculty mentoring.  Paper presented at the
Eastern Communication Association Convention, Portland, ME.

(2001)  General affect, state apprehension, and soico-communicative orientations as predictors of relational stress in cross-cultural interactions.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association Biennial Convention, Santander, Spain.

(2001)  State apprehension, socio-communicative style, and perceptions of
nonverbal behavior in cross-cultural dyadic interactions.  Paper presented at the World  Communication Association Biennial Convention, Santander, Spain.

(2001)  Communication predispositions, computer anxiety and personal and professional relationship development.  Paper presented at the Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference, Windsor, CT.

(2001)  Communication avoidance, socio-communicative orientation, and perceptions of distance in cross-cultural dyadic interactions.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

(2001)  The digital divide and communication avoidance.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

(2001) Communication predisposition,culture, & relational reciprocity.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(2002)  Attributional confidence in mass media, web, and interpersonal sources of information on terrorist activities and the war on terrorism.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York, NY. 

(2002)  Changes in attributional confidence in information sources over time in the pursuit of the war on terrorism.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(2002)  Diffusion of information and the attributional contributions of mass and interpersonal communication following the September 11th Attacks.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(2002)  The effects of political advertising in local elections.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA. 

(2002)  The effects of political debates in local elections.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

(2002)  The effects of predispositions and orientations toward communication in low- and high- context cultures and the development of intracultural and intercultural relationships.  Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR.

(2002)  Ethnocentrism and attributional confidence in information sources relative to the pursuit of the war on terrorism.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York, NY. 

(2002)  Interpersonal, internet, and traditional media influences in the 2000 presidential  campaign.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA. 

(2002)  Perceptions of source valence and voter choice in local elections.  Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

(2002)  Predispositions toward verbal communication, nonverbal reciprocity, and stress in relationship development.  Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

(2003)  The effects of anxiety, (dis)trust, and information quality on employees' willingness to accept organizational change.  Top Paper in Interpersonal & Organizational Communication presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, D. C.

(2003)  Predispositions and orientations of international students studying in the U. S. toward communication, and perceptions of instructor communication style, immediacy, learning.  Paper presented at the World Communication Association's Biennial Convention, Stockholm, Sweden.

(1978)  Recent trends in political campaign communication.  Talk at the Source Library, Darien, CT.

(1980)  Communication effectively with patients.  Talk presented at the Canadian Chiropractic Association Convention, Ontario, Canada.

(1980)  Listening to patients.  Talk presented to the senior class at New York Chiropractic College, Bayside, NY

(1981)  Communicating with the reticent patient.  Talk presented at the American Chiropractic Association Convention, Miami, FL.

(1982)  Persuasive doctor-staff communication.  Talk presented at the California Chiropractic Association Convention, Anaheim, CA. 

(1983)  Communication and patient compliance.  Talk presented at the Maryland Chiropractic Convention, Warm Springs, VA.

(1988)  Communicating credibility:  A measure of effective supervision.  Talk presented to the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, Stratford, CT.

(1991)  Effective staff communication equals effective public relations.  Talk presented to the Valley Chamber of Commerce, Shelton, CT.

(1992)  Campaign management and the press.  Talk presented at the Ethics in the Workplace Forum, University of West Haven, West Haven, CT.

(1994)  Effective communication equals satisfied patients.  Talk presented to the nursing staff, West Haven VA Hospital, West Haven, CT.

(1997)  Ethical and moral issues in the new organizational environment.  Talk presented at the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers Profession Development Workshop, Boston, MA.

(2005)  Communication in modern (post-modern?) society.  Shelby Lecture, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

(2005)  The theory and reseach contributions of James C. McCroskey.  Paper presented at the Southern Communication Association, Baton Rouge, LA.

Courses Taught

Intepersonal Communication
CO 400 Organizational Communication
           Political Communication
CO 205 Intercultural Communication
CO 623 Health Care Communication
Media Effects

Other

Editorial

Editorial Board, Speech Communication of Missouri Journal, 1968-71 (Volumes 1-4).

Editor, Journal of the Connecticut Communication Association, 1973 (Volume 1).

Editorial Board, Communication, 1984-85 (Volume 13).

Editorial Board, Communication Research Reports, 1984-88 (Volumes 3-5), 1999-01 (Volumes 16-18), 2002-04 (Volumes 19-21)

Editorial Board, ERIC/RCS, Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC):Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills (RCS), 1986-87.

Editorial Board, Communication Education, 1988-90 (Volumes 37-39), 2000-02 (Volumes 49-51), 2006-2007.

Editorial Board, Communication Quarterly, 1990-92 (Volumes 39-41), 1994-1995 (Volumes 42-44);  1997 (Volume 45), 1998-00 (46-48), 2001-03 (49-51).

Editor Board, Psychology & Marketing, 1991-93 (Volumes 8-10), 1994-96 (Volumes 11-13), 1997-99 (Volumes 14-16).

Editorial Board, JACA (Journal of the Association for Communication Administration), 1992-1996;  1997-2001.

Editor, Communication Research Reports, 1996-1998 (Volumes 13-15).

Manuscript Reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly, 1997-99 (Volumes 11-13). 

Editorial Board, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2001-2003 (Volumes 1-3), 2004-2006, (Volumes 4-5)

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Communication, 2002.

Editor, Communication Quarterly,  2004-2006 (Volumes 52-54).

"Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2006-2008.

Editorial Board, Communication Studies, 2008-2010

Editorial Board, Human Communication, 2007-2008

Honors

Cardinal Key, Award for Undergraduate Honors, 1959.

Pi Kappa Delta, National Honor Society for Forensics, Award of Special Distinction,  1959.

Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges   and Universities, 1959.

American Institute of Banking, Debate Coach Award, 1968.

Central States Speech Association Outstanding Teacher  Award, 1968.

Listed in Outstanding Young Men in America, 1969.

University of Missouri President's Service Award, 1970.

Judge 21st Annual National Contest in Discussion, 1972.

Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, National Forensic Honor Society, 1974.

Charter Member of Southern Connecticut Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, National Honor     Society for Education, 1977.

Certified Auditor of Organizational Communication, International Communication Association, 1978.

University of Bridgeport Institutional Development  Commission Curriculum Award for Course Development (Organizational Communication), 1978.

University of Bridgeport Institutional Development Commission Curriculum Award for Course Development (Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals), 1979.

Top Paper in Nonverbal Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 1987.

Outstanding Conference Paper Award, Commission on Communication Apprehension & Avoidance, Speech Communication Association, 1988.

Top Paper in Instructional Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 1988.

Top Paper in Nonverbal Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 1989.

Listed in Men of Achievement, 1992.

Listed in Who's Who in American Education, 1993, 1998,1999, 2000, 2001

Chapter Advisor Beta Kappa Chapter at the University of  New Haven of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, 1993-__.

Charter Member of University of New Haven Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, National Honor Society for Business, 1994.

Outstanding Alumni Award Nomination, Southeast Missouri State University, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Top Paper in Health Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 1994.

Top Paper in Interpersonal & Organizational Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 1994.

Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Eastern Communication Association, 1997.

Listed in Who's Who in the East, 1999.
Listed in Outstanding People of the 20^th Century, 2000.

Listed in Who's Who in America, 2000.

Listed in Who's Who in the World, 2000.

Distinguished Service Award, Eastern Communication
Association, 2000.

Distinguished Research Fellow, Eastern Communication Association, 2002.

Top Conference Paper, International Business & Economics Research Conference, 2005

Top Paper in Instructional Communication, Eastern Communication Association, 2006.

Wanding Scholar, Scholar-to-Scholar Program, National Communication Association, 2006