Architects of Communication Scholarship

In this episode, Professor Jake Harwood interviews Professor Howie Giles on how he created his communication accommodation theory and how this theory branched out into many disciplines from marine biology to computer-mediated communication. Professor Giles also shares his experience as a reserve police officer in the Santa Barbara Police Department and what it taught him about intergroup communication. Having an incredibly prolific academic career, Professor Giles also offers advice to junior scholars.

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Ellen Wartella

Jake Harwood

Howie Giles

 

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication; Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University 

Director, Center on Media and Human Development

 

Professor in Department of Communication

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

Distinguished Research Professor of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, and Honorary Professor of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (dual affiliation)

Dominic Bonelli

Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown