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ABOUT ME

I graduated from the University of Kansas in 2008 and I've been at North Dakota State University ever since. I'm a Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication.

If my research doesn't interest you, no worries. You may prefer to check out my wife's blog: www.thisautismlife.com

EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Meeting Facilitation

2005 - 2008 Ph.D. in Communication Studies 

University of Kansas 

Dissertation: The Communicative Creation of Meetings: An Interaction Analysis of Meeting Thought Units and Meeting Activities in Three Natural Meeting Contexts

Advisor: Joann Keyton

Conflict Management

Communication Strategy

Group Decision Making

2003 - 2005 M.A. in Speech Communication

University of Illinois

1996 - 2002 B.A. in Broadcast Journalism

Minor: Business Administration

Brigham Young University

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