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Prof. James A. Keaten earned his Ph.D. in Speech Communication and Statistics from Penn State. He was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from Harvard University where he studied world religions. Prof. Keaten teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in intercultural communication, quantitative research methodology, leadership, and organizational communication. He maintains four research tracks: (1) reticence—the study of individuals who are chronically silent, (2) cross-cultural research on Japanese versus American communication behaviors and predispositions, (3) the challenges and opportunities of pluralistic interfaith dialogue, and (4) the relationship between communicative disposition and use of computer mediated communication.
His research appears in such journals as Journal of Communication, Communication Education, Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, and Japanese Psychological Research. He serves/served on the editorial boards of Communication Education, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.
Prof. Keaten met Heather, his wife, on stage at the Loveland Community Theatre. They are blessed with three wonderful children, Katie, James, and Matthew.
