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W. Barnett Pearce, PhD (1997*) Redwood City, California
PhD , Ohio University, 1969

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Selected Publications: Moral Conflict: When Social Worlds Collide, Sage, 1997; "The conversational turn in public discourse," Communication Quarterly, 1997; Interpersonal Communication: Making Social Worlds, HarperCollins, 1994; "Achieving dialogue with the other in the postmodern world," in P. Gaunt Beyond Agendas, Westwood, 1993; Reagan and American Public Discourse, Univ. of Alabama Press, 1991; Cultures, Politics, and Research Programs: An International Assessment of Practical Problems in Field Research, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1990; Communication and the Human Condition, Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1987; Development as Communication: A Study of India, Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1987; Communication, Action and Meaning: Creating Social Worlds, Praeger, 1980; Communicating Personally, Bobbs-Merrill, 1975; "Public Dialogue and Democracy" (video), Loyola University, 1996; "Interviewing Styles" (video), Loyola University, 1995; "Communication and Democracy" (video), Loyola University, 1994.

Awards: Focus Panel, Western States Communication Association, 2001; Theories that have stood the test of time. Fulbright Scholar (Argentina), 1997; Spotlight on Scholarship Award, Central States Communication Association, 1994; Scholarship Award, Eastern Communication Association, 1985; Elizabeth Andersch Award, Ohio University, 1985.

Memberships: National Communication Association, Western States Communication Association, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation.

Special Interests: Improving the quality of communication in a wide variety of contexts; communication research, theory and practice.

Related Professional Activities: Co-Principal, Pearce Associates; President, Public Dialogue Consortium.