Disciplines > CommunicationRelating and Interacting: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, 2/e
Raymond S. Ross, Ph.D, Wayne State University, et al
271 pages; Copyright year: 2009Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-60229-985-6 Advanced eBook ISBN: 978-1-60229-906-1 |
|
Access to this textbook iscompletely free at www.BVTLab.com (free account required) |
About the Author
Raymond S. Ross, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Professor Ross received his Bachelor of Philosophy and Master of Arts degrees from Marquette University. He earned an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in communication and psychology from Purdue University in 1954.
Dr. Ross is best known for his several popular college textbooks: Speech Communication, now in its 12th edition; Small Groups in Organizational Settings; Understanding Persuasion, 4th ed.; Essentials of Speech Communication, 2nd ed.; Communication and Interpersonal Relations; and Relating and Interacting: an Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. His latest trade book, When Your Number’s Up, 2005, is a nonfiction novel about his combat experiences in World War II. Brother Incarnate, a WWII novel, is now in the editing stage.
Dr. Ross is listed in American Men of Science, Directory of American Scholars, National Register of Scientific Personnel, Who's Who in the Midwest, Contemporary Authors, and Outstanding Educators of America. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from Marquette University and was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University. He is also a member of many academic and professional organizations including the National Communication Association and the American Psychological Association.
While at Ohio State University he was appointed Mershon Professor Air Science (AFROTC). For many years Professor Ross was an educational advisor to ROTC programs and the 10th Air Force Reserve. At WSU he was a staff member of the Institute of Industrial Relations, Wayne State University/University of Michigan, where he served as director of executive development programs. He has served as a research, training and communication consultant to numerous government, military, business and industrial firms.
Dr. Ross and his wife, Ricky, live in Traverse City, Michigan. They have two sons, Mark and Scott, and a golden retriever named Buddy.
Heather Seipke, Ph.D., is a professor of Communication at the University of Michigan—Flint where she also serves as the Director of Communication in the Department of Communication and Visual Art. She earned her Ph.D. in Interpersonal Communication at Wayne State University where she also became a certified gerontologist. Dr. Seipke studied communication and aging as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University. The majority of her published research focuses on issues of interpersonal communication among the elderly population.
Mark Ross, Ph.D., holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Michigan State and Ohio State Universities and has held teaching positions at Kent State and Purdue Universities. He is currently a senior professor at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan, where he teaches speech, interpersonal communication and mass media studies.
