A Celebration of the Career Achievement of Dennis Gouran

Session Submission Type: Panel Discussion

Abstract

This panel will honor Dennis Gouran’s work. The presentations will address Dr. Gouran’s seminal research on the study of group communication processes, especially his scholarship on theoretical and practical issues surrounding communication and group decision making. Panelists will celebrate Dr. Gouran’s numerous contributions to the division and to the discipline.

Sub Unit

• Group Communication Division

Presenters

• David Seibold, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Renee Meyers, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Lawrence Frey, University of Colorado, Boulder

• Marshall Scott Poole, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Respondent

• Dennis Gouran, Penn State University

Session Organizer

• Dawna Ballard, University of Texas, Austin