EDUCATION
Ph.D., Communication, University of Southern California, 1987.
M. A., Communication, University of Southern California, 1986.
B. Tech. Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai), 1983.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2007-present Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Departments of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Communication Studies, and Management and Organizations
Northwestern University
2001-2007 Professor of Speech Communication
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Appointments:
Department of Psychology, 1994-2010
Graduate School of Library & Information Science, 2006-2007
Director, Science of Networks in Communities (SONIC) Group, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 2004-2007
Coordinated Science Laboratory, 2003-2007
Affiliate, Human Perception and Performance Group, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 2000-2007
Resident Associate, UIUC Center for Advanced Study, 2005-2006
Beckman Associate, UIUC Center for Advanced Study, 2003-2004
1991-2007 Director, Team Engineering Collaboratory, Department of Speech Communication
1987-2007 Director, Computing and Instructional Laboratories, Department of Speech Communication
1993-2001 Associate Professor of Speech Communication
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1987-1993 Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
Short-term, Visiting, and Advisory Appointments
Trustee, Web Science Trust, London, 2010-present.
Honorary Professor, School of Business, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2010-present.
Chair, Social Network Analysis Working Group, Clinical & Translational Science Awards, National Institutes of Health, 2009-present.
Fellow, The Field Museum, Chicago, Division of Environment, Culture, and Conservation (ECCo), 2007-present.
External Faculty, Center for Organizational Innovation, Columbia University, 2002-2007.
Faculty Advisory Board, Program in Business Communication, Jones International University, Englewood, CO, 1996-2001.
Van Zelst Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Northwestern University, May 1-5, 2006.
Visiting Scholar, Department of Communication, Purdue University, April 3-7, 2006.
Visiting Honorary Professor, University of Science and Technology of China. Hefei, China, November 2004.
Annenberg Scholar, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, fall, 1997.
