gouranDennis S. Gouran


Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Graduate Officer

Office: 220 Sparks Building
Telephone: (814) 863-8966

Fax: (814) 863-7986
E-mail: g8v@psu.edu

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EDUCATION:

 

  • B.S., Illinois State University, 1963
  • M.S., Illinois State University, 1965
  • Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1968

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

I am a specialist in small group communication, with particular emphasis on decision-making. My research has included theoretical, experimental, and critical studies of small group interaction. The focus of my research interest is the ways in which communication functions in the service of task requirements in problem-solving and decisions-making groups. I hold a joint appointment with the Department of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations.

 

COURSES:

CAS 100H: Effective Speech
CAS 440W: Systems and Theories of Human Communication
CAS 450W: Group Communication Theory
CAS 554: Small Group Communication
LSIR 497: Leadership and Communication
LSIR 497: Collective Decision Making

 

RESEARCH AREAS:

Small Group Communication

 

AWARDS:

  • Speech Communication Association of Pennsylvania Speaker of the Year Award
  • Central States Communication Association Outstanding Young Teacher Award
  • Speech Communication Association Robert J. Kibler Award for Professional Excellence
  • First Recipient of the Penn State University Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
  • Speech Communication Association Distinguished Scholar Award (One of the first ten recipients)
  • Penn State University Faculty Scholar's Medal for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Speech Communication Association Distinguished Service Award
  • Nihon University Visiting Scholar Medal
  • Distinguished Alumnus in Communication, Illinois State University