Dr. Lawrence R. Wheeless
Professor Emeritus

Personal Bio:
Professor Lawrence R. Wheeless (Ph.D. Wayne State University, 1970; M.A. University of Houston, 1967; B.A. Texas Christian University, 1964) taught undergraduate courses in interpersonal communication, relationship development, and nonverbal communication.  He also taught graduate courses in interpersonal communication, communication theory, special topics, and quantitative research methods.  His colleagues call him Bud Wheeless and most students refer to him as "Dr. Bud."  He has taught at  the U. of Houston, Wayne State, Illinois State, West Virginia U., Texas Tech, and Marshall U.  Dr. Wheeless has held offices in international and  regional professional communication associations and served in numerous editorial positions for those organizations including Editor of Communication Quarterly. 

Research Interests:
Human Information Processing, Instructional Communication, Interpersonal and Intimate Communication, Quantitative Research Methods, Persuasion,
Communication Theory, Organizational Communication, Decision-Making.

Notable Activities:
His scholarship includes the publication of 12 book chapters, 3 books, and over 50 scholarly journal articles.  Twelve of his 92 scholarly papers presented at meetings of professional associations have received awards.

Teaching:
Communication Apprehension Interpersonal Communication
Communication in the Classroom Interpersonal Communication 
Seminar in Interpersonal Communication 
Communication Style and Competence 
Communication Theory 
Seminar in Communication Competence 
Communication and Relationship Development 
Communication Research Methods