Communication, Race, and Family: Exploring Communication in Black, White, and Biracial Families

This volume examines how family communication affects our understanding of race and race relations. For scholars studying diversity issues, intercultural communication, family communication, and related areas.

Thomas J. Socha (PhD, University of Iowa) is University Professor and Associate Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Rhunette C. Diggs (PhD, Ohio State University) is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Bryant K. Alexander (PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbonbdale) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. Molefi Asante is Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies at Temple University. Jennifer Beigle is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Marianne Dainton is Assistant Professor of Communication at Lasalle University in Philadelphia. Jack L. Daniel is Associate Professor and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. Jerlean E. Daniel is Assistant Professor, Program in Child Development and Child Care, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh. She is President of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Roberta A. Davilla (PhD, Ohio University) is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Northern Iowa. Isabel B. Ferguson is an attorney (JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School) and communication researcher (MA, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania) Kathleen Galvin is Professor of Communication and Associate Dean of the School of Communication, Northwestern University. Dr. Galvin published the first and highly successful family communication textbook in the field of communication as well other books, articles, and chapters about family communication, interpersonal communication, and communication education. Dr. Galvin is also a family therapist. H. Paul LeBlanc, III is a doctroal student in Interpersonal Communication in the Department of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Mark P. Orbe (PhD, Ohio University) is an Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at Western Michigan University Sheri L. Parks (PhD, University of Massachusetts) is Associate Professor of American Studies and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.