Books
The Loneliness Cure
Adams Media/Simon & Schuster, 2015
The Loneliness Cure focuses on the epidemic of loneliness and the problems people face when they don’t have enough affection in their lives.
Communication Matters
5th edition/2025 release, McGraw-Hill, 2025
This is the fifth edition of my introductory communication textbook, which comes with extensive online support. The first edition was published in 2011, the second in 2014, the third in 2017, and the fourth in 2021.
The Handbook of Communication Science and Biology
Routledge, 2020
This in-press volume is a repository of cutting-edge research and theory on the relationship between communication behavior and biology. My co-editor is René Weber, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Interpersonal Communication
5th edition/2024 release, McGraw-Hill, 2024
This is the newest edition of my introductory interpersonal textbook, which comes with extensive online support. The first edition was published in 2008, the second in 2012, the third in 2016, and the fourth in 2020. This book is also available in Chinese and Romanian translations.
Affectionate Communication in Close Relationships
Cambridge University Press, 2019
This newly released book offers a scholarly integration, critique, and extension of the empirical work on affectionate communication in human relationships. The book also offers an updated articulation of affection exchange theory. This book received the 2020 Gerald R. Miller book award from the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division.
Public Speaking Matters
3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2022
This third-edition textbook for introductory public speaking comes with extensive online learning materials and instructor support. The book is available in both print and mediated electronic versions.
Business and Professional Communication: Putting People First
2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2023
This text for the introductory business communication courses offers a “people first” approach to the study of business and professional communication. My co-author on this book is Peter Cardon, University of Southern California.
Exploring Communication Theory: Making Sense of Us
2nd edition, Routledge, 2022
This second-edition textbook is for the introductory course in communication theory. My co-authors on this book are Paul Schrodt, Texas Christian University; Larry Erbert, University of Colorado at Denver; and Kristina Scharp, Rutgers University.
Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives
2nd edition, Routledge, 2017
This is the second edition of a highly successful edited volume addressing and critiquing family communication theories. My co-editors on this volume are Dawn Braithwaite, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Beth Suter, University of Denver.
Widening the Family Circle: New Research on Family Communication
2nd edition, Sage, 2014
This text, co-edited with Mark Morman, Baylor University, examines contemporary scholarship on communication in a side variety of family relationships. The first edition of this book was published in 2006.
Nonverbal Communication
Allyn & Bacon, 2010
This textbook for the nonverbal communication course is co-authored with Judee K. Burgoon, University of Arizona, and Laura K. Guerrero, Arizona State University.
Biological Dimensions of Communication: Perspectives, Methods, and Research
Hampton Press, 2009
This book explores contemporary research on the biological and physiological foundations of human communication. The book is co-edited by Michael J. Beatty, University of Miami, and the late James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University.
The Biology of Human Communication
2nd edition, Cengage, 2007
This book, co-authored with Alan C. Mikkelson, Whitworth University, and Colin Hesse, Oregon State University, introduces readers to a physiological approach to understanding human communication. The first edition of this book was published in 2003.
Communicating Affection: Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context
Cambridge University Press, 2006
In this book, I review contemporary theory and scholarship related to the communication of affection, and I introduce my own theory, Affection Exchange Theory. This book received the 2009 Gerald R. Miller book award from the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division.
Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006
This book describes and critiques contemporary research on nonverbal behavior in the context of close relationships. This book was co-authored by Laura K. Guerrero, Arizona State University.
The Communication Internship: Principles and Practices
3rd edition, Kendall/Hunt, 2005
This text equips students to find and make the most of their communication internships. The book is co-authored by Michele L. Hammers, Loyola Marymount University, and Cliff Scott, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The first edition of this book was published in 2000, and the second edition was published in 2003.