Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Worked as a reporter and public affairs practitioner. Arrived at BYU in 1996. Founder of the School of Communications Biometrics Lab. Served as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Oslo, Norway, in 2003.
Research Interests
My recent interests have focused on Public Relations Crisis Communication, Image Restoration, Issues Management, Health Communication.
Teaching Interests
Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including rhetorical criticism (metaphor analysis and apologia). Public Relations, Video Production, Journalism.
