CURRICULUM VITAE

Donald L. Rubin
April 2007

General Information

Present Position

Professor
Department of  Speech Communication
Department of Language Education
Program in Linguistics
University of Georgia
Athens , GA 30602-1725

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
Major: Education
Supporting: Studies in Language and Communication
Dissertation: Syntactic and Strategic Aspects of Audience Adaptation Skills in Written Persuasive Communication
December, 1978

Master of Arts, University of Minnesota
Major: Speech Communication
Minor: Linguistics
Thesis: Prologue to a Theory of Communicative Competence
June, 1977

Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo
Major: Speech Communication
June, 1972

Experience

Courses Taught

First and Second Language Development
Text Analysis of Corporate Discourse
Nature of Oral Language
Research Methods in Language Education
Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Studies
Language Study for Teachers
Communication Skills for International Teaching Assistants
Seminar:  Codes and Contexts
Seminar:  Literacy, Culture, and Cognition
Seminar:  Research in Composition
Seminar:  Intercultural Communication
Seminar:  Writing and Cultural Diversity
Oral Communication in the Elementary School
Oral Communication in the Secondary School
Internship in Communication/English Education
Teaching Composition, Communication
Language, Culture and Education
Intercultural Communication
Communication and the Practice of Law
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Culture Shock Among International Sojourners

Rubin, D.L., & Kim, O. (in press). Writing to speak: What goes on across the two-way street.  In Diane Belcher and Alan Hirvela (Eds.), The oral/literate connection: Perspectives on L2 speaking, writing, and other media interactions. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Sutton, R.C., Miller, A.N., & Rubin, D.L. (2007). Research design in assessing learning outcomes of study abroad programs.  In  M. Bolen (Ed.), A guide to outcomes assessment in education abroadCarlisle, PA: The Forum on Education Abroad.

Rubin, D.L., & Lim, H-W (2005).  Assessment of first language proficiency.  In K. Brown (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2^nd ed.). (pp. 541-546). Oxford , UK : Elsevier.

Rubin, D.L.,  & Lannutti, P.  (2001).  Frameworks for  assessing contact as a tool for reducing prejudice.  In V.H. Milhouse, M.K. Asante , and P.O. Nwosu (Eds.), Transcultural realities: Interdisciplinary perspectives on cross-cultural relations (pp. 313-326). Beverly Hills : Sage.

Rubin, D.L., Yang, H., & Porte, M.  (2000).  A comparison of self-reported self-disclosure among Chinese and North Americans.  In S. Petronio (Ed.). Balancing the secrets of private disclosure, (pp 215-230).  Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rubin, D.L. (1998). Help!  My teacher (or physician or boss) can’t talk English.  In J. Martin, T. Nakayama, and L. Flores (Eds.), Readings in cultural contexts.  (pp. 149-159). Mountain View , CA : Mayfield Press. [Reprinted in  J. Martin, T. Nakayama, and L. Flores (2002) (Eds.),  Readings in intercultural communication.  (Pp. 127-137).  Boston : McGraw Hill

Rubin, D.L. (1998).  Writing for readers: The primacy of audience in composing.  In R. Calfee and N. Spivey (Eds.), The Reading-Writing Connection (Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education).  Chicago : NSSE.

Rubin, D.L., Schramm, G. (1997).  Testing of first language speaking skills.  In C. Clapham (Ed.), Encyclopedia of language and education, volume 7: Language testing and assessment,  (Pp. 29-38).  Dordrecht Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Rubin, D.L. (Ed.)(1995). Social identity and style and written language. Totowa , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rubin, D.L. (1995). Introduction: Composing Social Identity. In D. Rubin (Ed.),   Social identity and style in written language (pp. 1-30). Totowa , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rubin, D.L., & Greene, K. (1995). The suppressed voice hypothesis: Gender and revision. In D. Rubin (Ed.), Social identity and style in written language (pp. 133-150). Totowa , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rubin, D.L. (1994). Constructivism, sexual harassment, and presupposition: A (very) loose response to Duit, Saxe, and Spivey. In L. Steffe and J. Gale (Eds.), Constructivism in education (pp. 355-366). Totowa , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.

Allen, J.E., & Rubin, D.L. (1993).  Cross cultural factors affecting initial acquisition of literacy among children and adults.  In S. Yussen and C. Adams (Eds.).  Reading across the life span (pp. 3-32).  New York :  Springer-Verlagg.

Rubin, D.L. (1993). Listenability = oral-based language + considerateness.  In A. Wolvin and C. Coakley (Eds.), Perspectives on listening (pp. 261-282). Beverly Hills : Sage.

Hynds, S., & Rubin, D.L. (Eds.)(1990).  Perspectives on talk and learning.  Urbana : National Council of Teachers of English.

Rubin, D.L. (1990).  Ways of talking about talking and learning.  In S. Hynds and D. Rubin (Eds.), Perspectives on talk and learning (pp. 1-17).  Urbana : National Council of Teachers of English.

Rubin, D.L., & O'Looney, J. (1990).  Procedural facilitation to improve audience adaptation among basic writers.  In G. Kirsch and D. Rowen (Eds.), Audience in writing (pp. 280-292).  Beverly Hills : Sage.

Rafoth, B.A., & Rubin, D.L. (Eds.) (1988).  The social construction of written communication.  Norwood , NJ :  Ablex.

Rubin, D.L. (1988).  Introduction:  Four dimensions of social construction in written communication.  In B. Rafoth and D. Rubin (Eds.), The social construction of written communication (pp. 1-33).  Norwood , NJ :  Ablex.

Rubin, D.L., & Dodd, W.M. (1987).  Talking into writing:  Oral communication exercises for college basic writers.  Urbana , IL : ERIC/RCS and National Council of Teachers of English.

Rubin, D.L.  (1986).  Conflict and resolution in teaching oral communication.  In M. Farmer (Ed.), Consensus and dissent:  Teaching English Past, Present, and Future (pp. 47-56).  Urbana , IL :  National Council of Teachers of English.

Rubin, D.L.  (1984).  The effects of communicative context on style in writing.  In A.D. Pellegrini & T. Yawkey (Eds.), The development of oral and written language:  Readings in applied and developmental psycholinguistics (pp. 213-232).  Totowa , NJ :  Ablex.

Rubin, D.L., & Mead, N.A.  (1984).  Procedures and instruments for large-scale assessment of oral communication skills.  Annandale ,  VA :  Speech Communication Association and ERIC/RCS.

Rubin, D.L., & Kantor, K.J.  (1983).  Talking and writing:  Building communication competence.  Washington , DC :  Government Printing Office.  Reprinted in C. Suhor and C. Thais (Eds.), (1984),  Speaking and Writing (pp. 29-73).  Urbana , IL :  National Council of Teachers of English.

Rubin, D.L., Piche, G.L., Michlin, M.L., & Johnson, F.L. (1983).  Social cognitive ability as a predictor of the quality of fourth-graders' written narratives.  In R. Beach and L. Bridwell (Eds.)  New Directions in Composition Research (pp. 297-308).  New York :  Guilford Press.

Holdzkom, D., Porter, E.J., Reed, L.J., & Rubin, D.L. (1982).  Research within reach: Oral and written communication, a research guided response to the concerns of educators.  St. Louis :  CEMREL and National Institute of Education.

Kantor, K.J., & Rubin, D.L.  (1981).  Between speaking and writing: Processes of differentiation.  In B. Kroll & R. Vann (Eds.),  Exploring speaking-writing relationships:  Comparison and contrasts (pp. 55-81).  Urbana , IL :  National Council of Teacher of English.

Rubin, D.L. (1981).  Using performance rating scales in large scale assessment of speech  proficiency.  In R. Stiggins (Ed.),  Perspectives on oral communication assessment for the 1980's (pp. 72-85).  Portland , OR :  Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Center for Applied Performance Testing.

Rubin, D.L. (1980).  Special needs that don't squeak: Freeing students from the bonds of reticence.  In G. Stanford (ed.),  Classroom practices in the teaching of English, 1980-1981 (pp. 64-67).  Urbana , IL :  National Council of Teachers of English.

Brown, C., & Rubin, D.L. (2005). Being frank: Corporate identity construction and the tobacco industry’s “Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers.”  In C. Sunakawa, T. Ikeda, S. Finch, and M. Shelty (Eds.), Texas Linguistics Forum, 48, 61-71.

Rubin, D.L., & Sutton, R.C. (2001). Assessing student learning outcomes from study abroad. International Educator, 10:2, 30-31.

Rubin, D.L. (1999). What’s the use of a textbook? Communication Education, 48 (Book Review Editor)

Rubin, D.L. (1998).  Promoting health through language education.  (TESOL in Action, 12(1)), Guest Editor.

Rubin, D.L. (1996).  A preface relating alternative assessment, test fairness, and assessment utility to communication.  In S. Morreale and P. Backlund (Eds.), Large scale assessment of oral communication (second edition)(pp.1-4).  Annandale , VA : Speech Communication Association.

Rubin, D.L., Backlund, P., & Morreale, S. (1996).  An introduction to assessing oral communication.  In S. Morreale and P. Backlund (Eds.), Large scale assessment of oral communication (second edition)(pp.5-20).  Annandale , VA : Speech Communication Association.

Rubin, D. L. (1992).  Review of California Achievement Test Writing Assessment System.  In J. C. Conoley and J. Kramer (eds.), Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 124-126).  Lincoln , NE :  University of Nebraska Burns Institute.

Rubin, D. L. (1992).  Review of Informal Writing Inventory.  In J. C. Conoley and J. Kramer  (Eds.) Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 410-411).  Lincoln , NE :  University of Nebraska Buros Institute.

Rubin, D.L. (1992, May). Cultural bias undermines assessment. Personnel Journal, 71:5, 47-52.

Rubin, D. L., and Bencich, C. (1990).  Review of C. Bereiter and M. Scardamalia The Psychology of Writing.  Contemporary Psychology, 35, 567-569.

Rubin, D.L., & Hynds, S. (1987).  Review of J. Langer's Children reading and writing. Contemporary Psychology,.  32, 792-793.

Rubin, D.L. (1986).  Achieving literacy:  Essay review of two national reports on reading. Metropolitan Education, 2, 83-91.

Rubin, D.L. (1985).  Instruction in oral communication:  Some battles and some options. Educational Leadership, 42:5, 31-37.

Rubin, D.L. (1985).  Response to Burleson and Rowan.  Written Communication, 2, 45-48

Rubin, D.L. (1985)  Review of Kieran Egan's Educational Development. English Education, 17, 232-234.

Rubin, D.L.  (1983).  Review of O.K. Garnica and M.L. King (Eds.), Language, Children, and Society.  American Anthropologist, 67, 1248-1251.

Rubin, D.L.  (1983).  Testimony submitted to the National Commission on Excellence in Education, United States Department of Education, submitted by the Speech Communication Association Committee on Assessment and Testing.  Communication Education, 32, 439-441.

Rubin, D.L., & Hudson , S.A.   (1983).  Essay review of M.F. Whiteman, C.H. Frederiksen and J.F. Dominic (Eds.), Writing:  The nature, development and teaching of written communication.  Journal of Research and Development in Education, 16, 72-76.

Rubin, D.L.  (1982).  Review of Brendon J. Carroll, Testing Communicative Performance:  An Interim Study.  English Education, 14, 99-101.

Rubin, D.L., & Bazzle, R.  (1981).  The development of an oral communication assessment program:  The Glynn County ' speech proficiency examination for high school  students.  Brunswick ,  GA :  Glynn County Board of Education.

Rubin, D.L.  (April, 1980).  The status of speech communication instruction in Georgia 's secondary schools.  English Counsellor, n.p.

Rubin, D.L. (1979).  The myth of a dialect interference in writing.  Arizona English Bulletin, 21: 3, 55-72.

Tobacco Related Health Literacy Among Incarcerated Individuals.  Paper presented at the
annual  meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, April 2006.

Public Health Workforce Development for Communication to Reduce Health Disparities.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, April 2006.

The Language of Tainted Journalists: An Extension of Muggli, Hurt, and Becker 2004.   Paper presented at NCI Investigators’ Meeting, Chicago, May, 2005.

Tell the truth, the whole truth: The language of tobacco trials. Paper presented to the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, May 2005.

A Tool Kit and Database for Do-It-Yourself Statistical Analyses of a Tobacco Document Corpus.  Paper presented at NCI Investigators’ Meeting, San Diego, CA, July, 2005.

What Does the Tobacco Industry Talk About? Shifting Topics in The Tobacco Document Corpus.  Paper presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, November, 2003.

Manipulative Language Strategies in Tobacco Industry Media Statements.  Paper presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, November, 2002.

Gender-typed language among Taiwanese writing in English and in Chinese.  Paper presented at the biennial International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Hong Kong, July, 2002.

Assessing Classroom Communication of International Faculty: A Matter of Expectations.  Paper presented at the Assessment Conference of American Association for Higher Education, Charlotte, June, 2000.

Learning Style Preferences and Grammar Consciousness Raising Tasks. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum, Minneapolis, September, 1999.

Writer Gender as a Factor in Error Detection and Corporation Evaluation. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, March, 1999.

Framework for Assessing Contact as a Means for Reducing Prejudice. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, July, 1998.

Reading and Listening to Oral-Based and Literate-Based Discourse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Linguistics, Seattle, March, 1998.

Teaching Listening as Interaction. Plenary address to TESOL Ukraine, Vinytsia, January, 1998.

Greek Letter Social Organization as a Factor in Undergraduates= Perceptions of International Instructors. Paper presented at National Communication Association Convention, November, 1997.

Negotiating Gender Identity in Written Language: Responses to Gender Role Bidding in Personal Ads. Paper presented at the International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Ottawa, May, 1997.

Effects of Instructor Language, Nationality, and Race on Undergraduates= Perceptions of International Instructors: Further Studies of Language and Attitude in Higher Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, April, 1996.

Options for Non-native English Speakers in Speech Communication Courses. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego, November, 1996.

Cultural Perspectives on Evaluation. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, March, 1994.

Respondent/Critic Constructivist Perspectives on Writing. National Reading Research Conference, Charleston, SC, December, 1993.

Effects of Physician Accent and Ethnicity on Listeners' Responses to an AIDS Prevention Message. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Speech Communication Association, Miami, November, 1993.

Listenability: A New Perspective on Listening. Roundtable paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April, 1993.

International Teaching Assistants' Expectations of North American Minority Students. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April, 1993.

Sociolinguistic Item Analysis. Paper presented at the International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council Convention, Baltimore, June, l992.

Who's Still Using Gender Exclusive Language in Writing? Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cincinnati, March, l992.

New Perspectives on the Concept of Audience. Responder and session organizer, Conference on College Composition and Communication sponsored session at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Atlanta, November, 1991.

Biological and Psychological Gender and Style in Writing. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Atlanta, November, l991.

The Writing of Trial Court Judges. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, March, l991.

Multiple Audiences in Writing: The Case of Administrative Law Decisions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November, 1990.

Effects of Gender and Age on Attitudes Toward Gender-Inclusive/Exclusive Language. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November, l990.

Effects of Gender-Inclusive/Exclusive Language on Perceptions of Religious Speakers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November, l990.

Reading in the Process of Composing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, March, l990.

Women's Writing: Gender and Genre. Paper presented at the Conference on Writing and Culture, Atlanta, December, 1989.

Multiple Determinants of Undergraduates Perceptions of ITAs. Paper presented at the National Conference on the Training and Employment of Teaching Assistants. Seattle, November, 1989.

Language and Nonlanguage Factors Affecting Undergraduate's Perceptions of Non-native English Speaking Teaching Assistants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of TESOL International, San Antonio, March, 1989.

Influences of Writing on Talking. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Seattle, March, 1989.

Orality, Considerate Text, and the Social Construction of Listening. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Listening Association, Atlanta, February, 1989.

Building Competence in Academic Writing Upon the Oral Competencies of ESL Students. Paper presented at the 4Cs, St. Louis, March, 1988.

Unraveling the Effects of Literacy on Cognition. Paper presented at the Conference on Adult Literacy, New York, July 1986.

Effects of Audience Cues on Basic Writers' Self-Appraisals and Revisions, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April, 1986.

Beyond Evaluation: Using Assessment to Improve Teachers' Instructional Communication, Annual Meeting of the Association for Teacher Education, Atlanta, February, 1986.

Oral Communication Exercises to Improve the Academic Writing of ESL Students, Keynote Address, Israel TESOL Meeting, Ramat Aviv, Israel, October, 1985.

Speaking, Listening, and Academic Attainment, Workshop presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Curriculum Study Institute, Washington, March, 1985.

Social Cognition and Writing Proficiency Among College Freshman, Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, March, 1985.

Using Oral Communication Activities to Improve Academic Writing, Workshop presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, March, 1985.

Teaching Evaluation: A Faculty Perspective, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November, 1984.

The Broader Educational Community Looks at Communication Education, Symposium organized and chaired for the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November, 1984.

Listening is Not the Same and Reading by Ear, Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, April, 1984.

How to Recognize Oral Language with Your Eyes Closed, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, April, 1984.

Development in teaching, assessing and disseminating oral communication, K-College, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Washington, November, 1983.

Development of Communication Accuracy in Speech and in Writing, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Washington, November, 1983.

Social Inferential Components of Reading and Writing, Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Washington, November, 1983.

A+/C+: Using Propositional Analysis to Investigate the Relative Contributions of Content and Mechanics to Judgements of Composition Quality, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the conference on College Composition and Communication, Detroit, March, 1983.

Interpreting the Meanings of Writing Assessments, Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Detroit, March, 1983.

Measuring Social Perspective-Taking, Research training session presented at the Annual Meeting, Speech Communication Association, Louisville, December, 1982.

Using Speech Activities to Improve the Writing of Speakers of ALL Dialects, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, November, 1982.

Evaluating Communication Attitudes, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, November, 1981.

Gender Marked Language: Who Uses it and With What Effect? Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting, Speech Communication Association, New York, November, 1981.

Speaking and Listening Skills: Classroom Evaluation and Follow-Up: Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, November, 1981.

Relative Contributions of Speaker Sex, Status, and Personality in Determining Gender-Marked Language, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Speech Communication Association, New York, November, 1981.

Review of Speaking and Listening Tests, PreK-12, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Speech Communication Association, Anaheim, November, 1981.

The Contributions of Social Cognitive Ability to Judged Composition Quality, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, April, 1981.

Uses of Performance Rating Scales in Large Scale Assessment of Oral Communication Proficiency, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Education Research Association, Los Angeles, April, 1981.

A Taxonomy of Social Cognitive Components of Composing Processes, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Dallas, March, 1981.

Adapting Syntactic Complexity to Varying Audiences, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Education Research Association, Boston, April, 1980.

Assessment of Oral Communication Competencies, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Boston, April, 1980.

Development of Written Persuasive Communication, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Conference on English Education, Minneapolis, March, 1978.

Rhetorical Approaches to the Assessment of Writing Ability, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Conference on English Education, Minneapolis, March, 1978.

The Assessment of Children's Role-Taking Skills as a Function of Communicative Competence, Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting, Speech Communication Association, Chicago, December, 1974.

Regional Conferences

Foundations for Higher Education TESOL Collaborations.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of Georgia TESOL, Atlanta, March 2006.

Assessing Learning Outcomes of Study-Abroad. Paper presented at the Georgia System Conference on Study Abroad., Athens GA, September 2000.

International students in mainstream communication classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Georgia TESOL, Athens GA, April 1998.

Contrasting Self-Reported Self-Disclosure Among Chinese and Americans. Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Southern and Central States Communication Associations, Lexington, April, 1993.

Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives on Uses of Sexist Language in Written Discourse. Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Southern and Central States Communication Associations, Lexington, April, 1993.

The Georgia Language Education Electronic Network. Presentation to the Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Atlanta, September, 1987.

Why There's No Rain in the Desert: The Challenge of Teaching Rhetoric Interculturally. Keynote address, Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Athens, May, 1986.

Effects of Communicative Context on Style in Writing, Paper presented at the Jerusalem Linguistic Forum, Israel, November, 1985.

Establishing a High School Speech Curriculum, Workshop presented at the Georgia Speech Communication Association Convention, Macon, February, 1985.

Research and Theory Relating Oral Communication Instruction to Writing Skills, Paper presented at the Georgia Developmental Studies Conference, Athens, April, 1984.

Speech Reticence: Its Significance and Remedies, Paper presented at the Southeast Regional Conference, National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, September, 1980.

Training Written Referential Communication Skills. A Developmentally Based Approach, Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference, Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, April, 1977.

Dialect-Ethnicity, Written Composition, Attributed Social Class and Teachers' Perceptions of Students. Annual Minnesota Conference on Language and Linguistics, Minneapolis, May, 1976.

• Chair, Program Review Committee, Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, UGA, 2006- 2007
• Chair, External Review Committee, Communication Program, University of West Indies, Trinidad &
  Tobago, 2006
• Dean search committee, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, UGA, 2006.
• Editor, Communication Education, 2003-2006.
• Associate Editor for Reviews, Communication Education, 1996-1999.
• Editorial Board, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 2007-present
• World Bank, materials developer, 2007
• National Institutes of Health Community Level Health Promotion Study Section, study group member
  2004-2005
• National Science Foundation Behavioral Sciences Division, proposal reviewer,  2001, 2007
• University of Georgia Biomedical Health Sciences Institute Council, 2003-2004
• University of Georgia President’s Faculty Advisory Committee, 2002-2005
• National Communication Association, Lifetime Teaching Award  Committee, 2002, Chair, 2004
• University System of Georgia Advisory Committee on Faculty Development,  2000-2002.
• Georgia Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award Selection Committee, 2000-2005
• North Carolina State Univ. Center for Speaking and Writing, workshop on case study teaching,  2000.
• University of Georgia Research Foundation, Trustee, 1999-2002.
• Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Evaluation Consultant, 1999.
• University System of Georgia Campus Mediator, 1998-2005.
• University of Georgia Social and Behavioral Sciences Review Committee, 1997-2000 (Chair, 2000).
• University of Georgia University Council Executive Committee, 1999-2001
• University of Georgia Council 1999-2002.
• University of Georgia Program Review Committee for Artificial Intelligence Program, 2001-2002.
• Leathers Fund to Promote Communication Studies in Emerging Democracies, Trustee, 1997-2000.
• DeKalb College, workshop on cultural diversity in learning styles and classroom expectations, 1997
• National Communication Association Short Course proposal reader, 1998.
• International Communication Association conference proposal reader, 1997.
• Georgia Department of Education Quality Core Curriculum Revision Team, 1996-1998.
• Committee on Assessment and Testing, Speech Communication Association, 1996-1998.
• American Association for Applied Linguistics, conference proposal reader, 1997, 1999.
• New Standards Project, English/Language Arts Advisory Board, 1995-96.
• American Educational Research Association, Division C Assistant Program Chair, 1994.
• Cincinnati Public Schools, workshops on dialect diversity, 1992.
• Coalition of Innovative Schools, workshop on language diversity, 1992.
• University of Cincinnati Libraries, workshop on multicultural supervision, 1992.       
• Performance Assessment Laboratory, NBPTS Early Adolescent Generalist Project, Bias Review Panel, 1992-1993
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Nurses' Project, workshops on communications, 1991-1993.
• International Counseling Center, plenary panelist, 1991.
• University of Kentucky School of Communication, symposia on oral language, 1991.
• University of Cincinnati Office of the Vice President for Research and  Graduate Studies, workshops on classroom communication for international students, 1991-1992
• University of Cincinnati College of Education, research conference keynote speaker, 1991.
• Speech Communication Association, Committee on Doctoral Dissertation Awards, 1991, 1992.
• Florence, SC Public Schools, workshop on oral communication instruction, 1990.
• McCann and Associates, test construction consultant, 1989, 1992.
• National Council of Teachers of English, Selection Panel For Promising Researcher Award, 1985-1987, 1990-1992.
• National Council of Teachers of English, Standing Committee on Research, 1984-1987, 1989-1992.
• Center for Business and Economic Development, Auburn University at Montgomery, Test Construction Consultant, 1989-1999.
• Educational Testing Service, consultant, 1989.
• South Carolina University Press, reviewer, 2000.
• Sage Publications reviewer, 2007.
• Macquarie University dissertation committee, 2000.
• Sex Roles, referee, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007.
• Women’s Studies in Communication, referee 1998-2000.
• Journal of Literacy Behavior, referee, 1997, 1998.
• Research in the Teaching of English, referee, 1982, 1986-present.
• Written Communication, referee, 1993, 1999.
• The Reading Teacher, referee, 1993.
• Communication Monographs, referee, 1992,1994.
• Issues in Applied Linguistics, referee, 1991.
• Journal of Language and Social Psychology, referee, 1990-2005.
• International Journal of Intercultural Relations, referee, 1990-1992.
• Review of Educational Research, referee, 1989. 
• Southern States Communication Journal, referee, 1987, 1988.
• Contemporary Psychology, ad hoc advisory editor, 1988.
• Language and Speech, referee, 1986, 1987.
• Communication Education, Editorial Board, 1984-1987.
• Journal of Educational Psychology, referee, 1984-1988.
• Journal of Research and Development in Education, referee, 1982, 1983.
• Journal of Teacher Education, referee, 1980-1992.
• University of Nebraska, Composition Program, consultant, 1989.
• American Educational Research Association Writing Research SIG, program proposal reader, 1988, 1991.
• American Educational Research Association Basic Reading SIG, program proposal reader, 1992, 1993.
• Georgia Institute for Continuing Judicial Education, judicial writing workshops, 1988-1989.
• Georgia TESOL, Board of Directors, 1988-1990
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Program in Rhetoric and Linguistics, consultant, 1988, 1991.
• American Civil Liberties Union Capital Litigation Project, consultant, 1987.
• Berea College, Faculty Seminar on oral language, 1987.
• Georgia Institute for Continuing Judicial Education, Judicial Writing Project, consultant, 1987-1989.
• Indiana Department of Education, reviewer, Language Arts Proficiency Guide, 1987.
• University of Minnesota Program in Composition and Communication, consultant, 1987.
• Georgia Department of Education, item reviewer, Teacher Certificate Test, 1986.
• Georgia Language Education Electronic Network, coordinator, 1986-1989.
• Richland County (SC) School District One, workshop on assessing oral communication skills, 1986.
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, workshop on conferencing skills, 1986.
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Workshop on Communication Across the Curriculum, 1985.
• Ben Gurion University of the Negev Department of Education, Seminar on Writing and Cognition, 1985.
• Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, proposal reviewer, 1985, 1986.
• Haifa University, Department of Education, Seminar on Speaking-Writing Relationships, 1985.
• Israel Center for Educational Technology, Workshop on Writing Instruction, 1985.
• Israel Ministry of Education, technical assistance in writing curriculum and assessment, 1985.
• Speech Communication Association Committee on Interorganization Cooperation, 1985-1988.
• Tel Aviv University, School of Education, Seminar Series on Written and Oral Communication, 1985.
• Atlanta Art Institute, workshop on small group dynamics, 1984.
• Gwinnett County (GA) Writing Fair, judge, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990.
• National Evaluation Systems, topicality review committee for Georgia Teacher Certification Test, 1984.
• University of Minnesota, College of Education, Seminar on Audience Awareness in Writing, 1984.
• National Council of Teachers of English, Committee on Professional Writing Networks, 1983-1989.
• Virginia Department of Education, Northern Virginia Regional Conference on Language Arts, keynote speaker, 1983.
• Virginia Department of Education, Standards of Learning Assessment Project, 1983.
• Admissions Committee Chair, College of Arts and Sciences Senate, 1982-1983.
• Appalachia Educational Laboratory and Midwest Regional Exchange, workshop on research within reach in oral written communication, 1982.
• Atlanta Public Schools, workshop on oral language development, 1982.
• Dingle Associates, Inc., Basic Skills Teacher Aids in Oral and Written Communication, Advisory Committee, 1982.
• Georgia Dept. of Education, Essentials of Education for  Georgia, reviewer, 1982.
• Georgia Dept. of Education, Oral Communication Advisory Committee, Basic Skills Task Force, 1982.
• Georgia Dept. of Education, policy statement on language diversity, document writer, 1982.
• Georgia Dept. of Education, Teacher Certification Test Remediation Task Force, 1983.
• Minorities and Women's Program in Educational Research, final report, document writer, 1982.
• National Basic Skills Technical Assistance Consortium, National Institutes for State Basic Skills Coordinators, institute on oral communication instruction, 1982.
• National Basic Skills Technical Assistance Consortium, Southeast Regional Meeting, workshop on speaking and listening assessment, 1982.
• Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory, Research Within Reach: Oral and Written Communication, document writer, 1981-1982.
• Committee on Assessment and Testing, Speech Communication Association, Chair, 1981-1983.
• Communication Research Newsletter  (AERA), editor, 1981-1984.
• Greene County (AL) Basic Skills Improvement Program, consultant on oral communication instruction, 1981.
• Independence (MO) Basic Skills Improvement Program, consultant on communication assessment, 1981.
• Minorities and Women's Program in Educational Research, workshop on professional publication, 1981.
• Speech Communication Association, proposal writer, 1981
• Winston-Salem/Forsythe County (NC) Basic Skills Improvement Program, consultant on communication assessment, 1981.
• American Educational Research Association, Division C, program proposal reader, 1980-1982, 1986, 1989.
• Appalachian Education Laboratory, regional workshop on oral and written communication, 1980.
• College of Arts and Sciences Senate, 1980-1983.
• Committee on Assessment Instruments and Procedures (PreK-12), Speech Communication Association, Chair, 1980-1981.
• Communication Research SIG, American Educational Research Association, program committee, 1980.
• Georgia Department of Education, Language Arts Curriculum Guide, document writer, 1980.
• Steering Committee, College of Arts and Sciences Senate, 1980-1982.
• Duke University Writing Project, workshop on writing and mass media, 1979.
• Georgia Language Arts Summer Conference, Exhibits Chair, 1979, 1980.     
• National Council of Teachers of English, Committee on Professional Writing Networks, 1983-1989.
• Glynn County (GA) CBE Program, consultant on speaking and listening assessment, 1979-1981.
• Governor's Honors Program, consultant on communication education, 1979.
• Resident Halls Assistants, workshop on group dynamics, 1979.
• Speech Education Program, Department of Language Education, graduate and undergraduate advisor, 1978-1990.
• Speech Communication Department, basic course coordinator, 1985-1990.
• College of Education Senate, 1977-1978.
• East Side Neighborhood Services, Inc., Board of Directors, 1977-1978.
• Minneapolis Public Schools BAR Project, community relations consultant, 1974.

• Educational Testing Service TOEFL Committee of Examiners contract, “Relative impact of rater intercultural exposure, rater attitude, rater training and measurable elements of speech sample pronunciation on TOEFL iBT speaking proficiency scoring,” principal investigator, 2006-2007.
• Southern Center for Communication, Health and Poverty: A Communication Center of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, co-investigator, 2005-2008 [Vicki Freimuth, principal investigator]
• American Legacy Foundation grant, “Tobacco-Related Health Literacy Among Incarcerated Individuals,” principal investigator, 2005-2006.
• National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health contract “Tobacco-Related Health Literacy Among Incarcerated Individuals—Analysis and Dissemination,” principal investigator, 2005-2007.
• National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health grant RO1 CA87490, “Linguistic Analyses of Tobacco Industry Documents,” principal investigator,  2001-2004
• National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health grant  RO1 CA 90791 [awarded to Mayo Clinic], “Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Next Frontier in Document Analysis,” coinvestigator, 2002-2005
• International Communication Association—top paper in Health Communication, 2001
• Speech Communication Association—top paper in language and social interaction, 2003
• Speech Communication Association -- top paper in intercultural communication 1997.
• Organization for the Study of Language, Communication and Gender--top paper, 1993.
• Speech Communication Association--top paper in Health Communication, 1993, 1998.
• Southern States Communication Association--top paper in Intercultural Communication and top paper in Gender Studies, 1993.
• Phi Theta Phi International Scholarship Society, 1990.  
• National Conference on Research in English, elected Fellow, 1990.
• University of Georgia Institute for Behavioral Research, Fellow, 1984-1987.
• Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, dissemination grant, 1985.
• Sarah Moss Foundation Fellowship, 1985.
• Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education Grant, 1983-1985.
• University of Georgia Research Foundation Grant, 1983.
• National Conference on Research in English, elected 1980.
• Speech Communication Association Dissertation Award, 1979.
• University of Georgia Research Office Grant, 1979.
• National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher, 1979.
• University of Minnesota Foundation Dissertation Research Grant, 1977.
• University of Minnesota Graduate Tuition Scholarship, 1972-1976.
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi

Research Support--Current

Support:  Current
Project/Proposal Title: Relative Impact of Rater Intercultural and Language Background, Rater Attitudes, Rater Training, and Measurable Elements, and Measurable Elements of Pronunciation on TOEFL iBT Speaking Proficiency
Source of Support:      Educational Testing Service
Total Award Amount:     $83,000                                        
Total Award Period Covered:  06/01/06- 02/15/07 
Location of Project:          Athens, GA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project.            Cal:1.00          Acad:0.00         Sumr: .5

The major goal of this project is to ascertain the impact of rater background and dispositional factors on their evaluation of speech samples in a high stakes testing situation for non-native speakers of English

Support:  Current
Project/Proposal Title: Incarcerated Individuals and Tobacco Use:  Analysis and Dissemination of Data
Source of Support:      National Cancer Institute
Total Award Amount:     $24,000                                        
Total Award Period Covered: 10/01/05- 09/20/06
Location of Project:          Athens, GA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project.            Cal:0.00          Acad:0.00         Sumr:0.00

The major goal of this project is to analyze and disseminate findings regarding tobacco-related health literacy among incarcerated individuals.

Support: Current
Project/Proposal Title: Tobacco-Related Health Literacy Among Incarcerated Individuals
Source of Support:      American Legacy Foundation
Total Award Amount:     $25,000                                        
Total Award Period Covered: 10/01/05- 9/20/06
Location of Project:          Athens, GA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project.            Cal:0.00          Acad:0.00        Sumr:0.00

This project collects survey data as well as talk-aloud protocols indicating incarcerated individuals’ health literacy levels as well as their capacity to process smoking cessation materials and tobacco industry documents.

Support:  Current
Project/Proposal Title: Southern Center for Communication, health and Poverty
Source of Support:      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
Total Award Amount:     $3,100,000                               
Total Award Period Covered: 10.01.05- 09/30/08
Location of Project:          Athens, GA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project.            Cal:0.00          Acad:0.00        Sumr:1.00

The major goal of this project is to conduct and disseminate research on health communication for reduction of health disparities, especially among African Americans in the US South.  Core B of this project is directed to assess and meet training needs among selected constituencies of public health workers with respect to communication to reduce health disparities.

Support:  Current
Project/Proposal Title: GLOSSARI: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative
Source of Support:      International Research and Services Program/ED
Total Award Amount:     $540,000                                       
Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/06- 08/30/09
Location of Project:          Atlanta, GA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project.            Cal:1.8           Acad:0.00        Sumr:0.00