ACADEMIC PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
 
Extroversion versus similarity: an exploration of factors 
influencing communication accuracy of social cognitions. NCA, 2003
 
Listening fidelity and validation of a construct. NCA, 2003
 
Self-disclosure and psychological abuse. SSCA, 2003
 

Communication under uncertainty: Interaction between Arab

students and Western instructors. SSCA, 2003.

 
Dating Partner Communication Apprehension and Psychological 
Abuse. SSCA, 2002.
 
Developing a measure of respect for teachers. NCA, 2002.
 
An innovative approach to teaching listening, ILA, 2002
 
The value of instrumental and affective communication skills 
in different relational stages, SSCA 2002
 
You want to teach, WHERE?, SSCA, 2002
 
Student-Teacher Communication Apprehension, SSCA, 2002
 
Child-Parent Communication Apprehension, SSCA, 2001
 
Basic Communication Fidelity: An Exploration of Theoretical 
Propositions and Measurement Issues. SSCA, 2001
 

Relational Development and Self-Image Communication Accuracy.

SSCA, 2001.

The first big fight and dating partner communication apprehension.

SSCA, 2001.

 
Overcoming resistance to new technologies and change: steps in 
the process. SSCA, 2000
 
Listening Fidelity: Development and Relationship To Receiver 
Apprehension and Locus of Control. SSCA, 2000.
 
ChairShare Panel, SSCA, 2000
 
Dating partner communication apprehension: measurement extension 
and confirmation. NCA, 1999.
 
Ethical Ideologies and perceptions of social influence strategies. 
SSCA, 1999, Top Four Paper
 
The Value of Vignettes in Interpersonal Communication Research. 
SSCA, 1998
 
The Employment Process: Communication at work. SSCA, 1998
 
Communication Theory, Graduate Education, and Experiential Learning: 
Coexistence? SSCA, 1998
 
Speech Communication and Societal Value: A great challenge for 
applied communication practitioners. SSCA, 1998
 
Technology, training and communication education. SSCA, 1997.
 
Ethical orientations and criminal justice: The effects of majors and 
gender. MWCJA, 1996
 
Criminal Justice and Ethical Ideologies: An exploratory analysis of the 
loyalty-truthfulness dilemma, American Society of Criminology, 1996.
 
Ethics and Criminal Justice, Midwestern Criminal Justice Assn., 1996.
 
An innovative approach to graduate education, SSCA 1996
 
Applied communication research: a fresh perspective, SCA, 1995
 
Communication consulting in 2001. SSCA, 1995.
 
Perceiving deception in the context of the communication process. SSCA, 1994.
 
An examination of the impact of relationships and consequences on perceptions of
deceptiveness. SSCA, 1994.
 
Attributing motives to deceptive communicators: An extension of the motivation to
communicate scale. SSCA, 1994.
 
Consensual instructional strategy and the non-traditional student. CSSA, 1993.
 
Process Consulting, ASTD, Indianapolis, 1991.
 
The effect of humor on brainstorming outcomes. CSCA, Detroit, 1990.
 
Teacher characteristics: A higher education perspective. SCA Convention, San
Francisco, 1989.
 
The consensual approach to effective training of elders. ICA Convention, San Fran
cisco, 1989.
 
Parental communicator style and childrens' orientation toward sex. CSSA Convention,
Kansas City, 1989.
 
Self perceptions of communication effectiveness. ICA Convention, New Orleans, 1989.
 
Senior citizens as educational resources. SCA Convention, New Orleans, 1988.
 
Basic communication fidelity and image management: A new approach. SCA Conven
tion, Chicago, 1986.
 
Communication accreditation. Invited presentation at SSCA, Houston, TX, 1986.
 
The influence of source characteristics and availability of socially relevant information on
the utilization of persuasive message strategy types. SSCA Convention, Winston-
Salem, 1985. Received Top Three Papers Award.
 
Attributions toward cognitively complex sources based upon message samples. SSCA
Convention, Winston-Salem, 1985. Received Top Three Papers Award.
 
The perceptual impact of basic communication fidelity and nationality on instructional
strategies. ICA Convention, Dallas, 1983.
 
Bridging the communication gap: Out of the tower and onto the ground. Colloquium
Series, Oklahoma, University, 1983.
 
Is reality real and who really cares: A human communication perspective. Colloquium
Series, NTSU, 1982.
 
The use of videotape by actor and director during rehearsals. Southwestern Theater
Conference, Ft. Worth, 1982.
 
Basic communication fidelity: An initial investigation. ICA Convention, Minneapolis,
1981.
 
The concept of technical communication competence and its potential utility in the
training of scientific and technical reporters. ICA Convention, Acapulco, 1980.
 
Technical communication competence and projected teacher success. ICA Convention,
Acapulco, 1980.
 
Technical communication competence: A preliminary report. Invited paper presented at
the Texas Speech Communication Association Convention, October 1979.
 
Keynote Address, Communication for contemporary educators. Invited presentation at
the National Conference on Communication in the Humanities and Fine Arts, Spring
1979.
 
A reaction to student oriented instructional communication papers. Invited paper
presented at the ICA Convention, Philadelphia, May 1979.
 
Communication Orientation: Sender/receiver vs. written/oral symbolic modes. Invited
paper presented at Eastern Speech Communication Association Convention, Philadel
phia, May 1979.
 
Language indices in the measurement of cognitive complexity: Is complexity loquacity. 
SCA Convention, San Antonio, 1979.
 
The relationship between communication orientation and relational affinity in marital
dyads. SCA Convention, San Antonio, 1979.
 
Evaluation implications for the communication apprehensive student. ICA Convention,
Philadelphia, 1979.
 
A research note on communication apprehension, educational level, and media utiliza
tion. ICA Convention, Philadelphia, 1979.
 
Intracultural-intercultural communication: A theoretical framework. ICA Convention,
Philadelphia, 1979.
 
Intrapersonal communication impact on interpersonal communication behavior. Invited
paper presented at the Texas Speech Communication Association Convention, October
1978.
 
When Galetea is apprehensive: The effect of communication apprehension on teacher
expectancies. ICA Convention, Chicago, 1978. Received Top Three Papers Award.
 
The development of an instrument to measure spouse communication apprehension. 
ICA Convention, Chicago, 1978.
 
A note on educator expectancies of communication apprehensive students. ICA
Convention, Chicago, 1978.
 
Confidence parameters in small group decision-making. Invited paper presented at the
Missouri Speech Association Conference, Columbia, Missouri, October 1977.
 
A reaction to theory and research in instructional communication. Invited paper
presented at the ICA Convention, Berlin, Germany, June 1977.
 
Interpersonal attraction and attitude: A test of reliability and validity of current opera
tional techniques. ICA Convention, San Francisco, 1976.
 
The influencing of emotion through non-traditional channels. Texas SCA Convention,
Corpus Christi, 1975.
 
Relationship, sex, intimacy of topic and preferred eye contact. Texas SCA Convention,
Corpus Christi, 1975.
 
Insulting behavior as rewarding cues. Texas SCA Convention, Corpus Christi, 1975.
 
Elaborated and restricted codes: A demographic analysis. ICA Convention, New York,
1975.
 
Pedagogical information dissemination: A contemporary need of communication
educators. ICA Convention, New York, 1975.
 
Dimension Series Program Format. Information theory in human communication. SCA
Convention, Chicago, 1974.
 
The effect of three levels of language ambiguity on message comprehension. SCA
Convention, Chicago, 1974.
 
The effect of message entropy levels on perceived source credibility and attitude
change. ICA Convention, New Orleans, April 1974. Derived from Ph.D. Dissertation.
 
The effect of learner input on comprehension and attitude toward task. ICA Convention,
New Orleans, 1974.
 
The effect of prior computer exposure on computer-communication anxiety. ICA
Convention, Montreal, Canada, 1973.
 
Individual confidence levels as a function of group size, task complexity and correctness
of decision. ICA Convention, Phoenix, 1972. Derived from M.A. Thesis.
 
The utilization of audio-visual materials in the teaching of the basic course in discussion. 
SCA Convention, New Orleans, 1971.