Qualifications
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Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1970
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication, University of California at Davis
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Honored as among “Decade's Top 1% of Communication Scholars," 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s
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Author of 5 books, scores of research publications, over 100 conference papers
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Eighteen professional excellence awards for articles and papers
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64 expert witness cases, 45/19 plaintiff/defendant, 18 depositions, 2 bench trials, 2 jury trials
Areas of Specialization
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Warnings -- Adequacy/inadequacy of warnings, warning labels, warning signs
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Other Communication Messages -- Ambiguity, clarity, likely interpretations of contracts, instructions, waivers, advertising, packaging, consent forms, harassment, etc.
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Male/Female Misunderstandings -- Dating behavior, date rape, consent to intimacy
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Liability, catastrophic injury, negligence cases where an issue is the adequacy, clarity, or likely interpretation of a communication message