Communicating in Small Groups: Principles and Practices by Steven A. Beebe
Steven A. Beebe . Unknown Year . English
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About the Author
Steven A. Beebe (Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia) is Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Texas State University. During his 33 years of service at Texas State he served as Chair of his department for 28 years and also served as Associate Dean of College of Fine Arts and Communication for 25 years. Prior to being on the faculty at Texas State, Dr. Beebe was a tenured faculty member at the University of Miami for 10 years. Steve is the author and co-author of fourteen books (with multiple editions totaling more than 75 books), more than 60 articles and book chapters, as well as over 160 papers and presentations at professional conferences. He is co-author of the first interpersonal communication book published in Russian. His books have also been published in Chinese. Steve’s communication books have been used at hundreds of colleges and universities by millions of readers throughout the world, making him one of the top communication textbook authors in the United States. Dr. Beebe has been a Visiting Scholar at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. He made international headlines when conducting research at Oxford; he identified a manuscript written by author C. S. Lewis that was the partial opening chapter of a book that was to have been co-authored with J. R. R. Tolkien called Language and Human Nature. Steve’s most recent book, C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication, is based, in part, on the discovered manuscript fragment. He is Past President of the National Communication Association (NCA), the largest professional communication association in the world. He continues to be in demand as a speaker, consultant, and facilitator for numerous corporate, educational, and government organizations.
