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Professor and Chair, Department of Communication
North Dakota State University

Group Comm Scholar
My research, teaching, and consulting efforts are all designed to to help groups of individuals work well together. Past studies suggests groups are dysfunctional, and my research helps diagnose why and how to improve group interaction processes.
If you'd like to learn more, please follow my blog, read some of my research, or reach out to me.
NDSU PKP Faculty Lectureship

My faculty lecture focused on three fundamental problems with teamwork, which explains why we often fail in our team efforts. But don't worry, I suggest some solutions as well.
Communication Research Methods book coming in January 2026

Dr. Joann Keyton asked me to join her for the latest version of her method textbook!
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