ACADEMIC PROFILE GERALD L. WILSON Academic Rank: Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979 Areas: Interpersonal, Small Group, and Organizational Communication M. A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1966 Areas: Rhetoric and Public Address, Government B. S., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1965 Areas: History and Government, Communication Academic Experience: University of South Alabama, Mobile, 1980- Indiana University, Indianapolis, 1978-1980 and Director of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1969-1978 Professor Assistant Professor Organizational Communication. Instructor and Director of Communication Skills Program. Publications: Books: Relational Communication. (Boston: Pearson, 2014). Groups in Context: Leadership and Participation in Small Groups, 9 th ed. (Boston: Pearson, 2014). Public Speaking for Success, 3 th ed. (Boston: Pearson, 2014), with Megan S. Sparks and April DuPree Taylor. Let s Talk It Over: Interpersonal Communication in Relationships, 7 th ed. (Boston: Pearson, 2011). Grupos en contexto: Liderazgo y participación en grupos pequeños, 7 th (a) ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill Interamericana, 2007).
Communicating in Business and Professional Settings, 4 th ed. (New York: McGraw- Hill Publishing Company, 1998), with Michael S. Hanna. Interpersonal Growth Through Communication, 4 th ed. (Dubuque, Iowa: Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 1995), with Alan Hantz and Michael S. Hanna. Interviewing in Context. (New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1991), with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr. Organizational Communication. (New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1986), with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr. and Christopher L. Waagen. Proceedings Editor: Proceedings: SE-ABC Annual Conference, 1986 (Mobile, AL: Southeastern Association for Business Communication, 1986). Articles: Church Growth Through Member Identification and Commitment, Review of Religious Research, March 1993, pp. 259-272, (with J. Keyton, D. Johnson, C. Geiger, and J. Clark). "An Analysis of Instructional Strategies for Responding to Illegal Selection Interview Questions," The Bulletin of ABC, September 1991, pp. 31-35. "Preparing Students for Responding to Illegal Selection Interview Questions," The Bulletin of ABC, September 1991, pp. 44-49. "Moral and Ethical Values: Professional vs. Aspiring Professionals in Public Relations," Proceedings: Association for Business Communication-Southeast Annual Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 1991, (with Donald K. Wright). "The Role of the Communication Specialist in Communication Training and Consulting, Proceedings: Association for Business Communication-Southeast Annual Meeting, Charleston, March 1990, (with Joann Keyton and Michael S. Hanna). "Commitment to Voluntary Organizations," The Journal of Volunteer Administration, Summer 1990 (with Joann Keyton and Cheryl Geiger), pp. 7-14. "Instructional Implications for Responding to Discriminatory Interview Questions," Resources in Education, ERIC, November 1989 (ED 316 888). 2
"The Performance Appraisal Interview: An Interpretive Reassessment," The Quarterly Journal of Speech, February 1986, (with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr. and Christopher L. Waagen). "Conveying the Performance Appraisal: The Research and Its Implications," Proceedings: SE-ABCA Annual Conference, 1984. (Hammond, LA: Southeastern American Business Association, 1984). "A Survey of Practices and Strategies for Marketing Communication Majors," ACA Bulletin, 1983, pp. 32-35, (with Philip A. Gray). "Response to Raymond V. Lesikar, The ABCA Bulletin, June 1982, pp. 3-4, (with Michael S. Hanna). "The Appraisal Interview: An Approach to Manager-Employee Problem Solving." Proceedings: SE-ABCA Annual Conference, 1981. (Hattiesburg, MS.: American Business Communication Association, 1981). "Confrontation Rhetoric in Institutional Settings: A Rational Process," The Central States Speech Communication Journal, Spring 1980, pp. 42-51. (with Charles O. Tucker). "Internship Programs: Managing a Communication Learning Laboratory," ACA Bulletin, 1979, pp. 32-35. "A Strategy of Explanation: Richard M. Nixon's August, 8, 1974, Resignation Ad- -dress," Communication Quarterly, Summer 1976, pp. 14-20. "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Student Problems in Communication Skills," Resources in Education, ERIC, August 1974. "Speech Communication for Minority Students: A Symposium, III. Speech Communication as Survival Training: The C.H.A.N.C.E. Program," The Speech Teacher, September 1973, pp. 189-195, (with Arthur P. Doederlein). Reviews: Elliot G. Mishler, Research Interviewing. Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 1986; Quarterly Journal of Speech, May 1988. Mark L. Knapp and Gerald R. Miller, eds., Handbook of Interpersonal Communication. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1985; The Southern Speech Communication Journal, Winter 1987, pp. 213-215. 3
H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr. and Gerald Phillips, Making It In Any Organization. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1984; The Southern Speech Communication Journal, Spring 1985, pp. 302-303. ERIC Documents: Organizational Behavior Modification and Management by Objectives: Implications for Change in Organizational Communication Training, Michael S. Hanna and Gerald L. Wilson, Document ID: ED144143. A Survey of Practices and Strategies for Marketing Communication Majors, Philip A. Gray and Gerald L. Wilson, Document ID: ED221894. The Performance Appraisal Interview: A Review of the Literature with Implications for Communication Research, Gerald L. Wilson and H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr., Document ID: ED257157. Conveying the Performance Appraisal: The Research and Its Implications, Gerald L. Wilson, Document ID: ED259361. Instructional Implications for Responding to Discriminatory Interview Questions, Gerald L. Wilson, Document ID: ED316888 Papers Presented: "Moral and Ethical Values: Professional vs. Aspiring Professionals in Public Relations," Association for Business Communication-Southeast Annual Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 1991, (with Donald K. Wright). "Management Strategies for Building Church Member Identification and Commitment," Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 1990. "The Role of the Communication Specialist in Communication Training and Consulting," Association for Business Communication-Southeast Annual Meeting, Charleston, March 1990, (with Joann Keyton and Michael S. Hanna). "Instructional Implications for Responding to Discriminatory Interview," Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 1989 "A National Survey of Performance Appraisal Interview Practices Comparing Treatment of Labor Force Employees to Treatment of Clerical Employees," Southern Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, April 1989, (with Michael S. Hanna and Greg B. Leichty). 4
"A National Survey of Performance Appraisal Interview Practices with Supervisory and Management Personnel," Central States Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, April 1989, (with Michael S. Hanna and Greg B. Leichty). "Ethics and Moral Values in Organizational Communication: An Examination of Moral Value Judgments," Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1988, (with Donald K. Wright). "A Survey of Performance Appraisal Practices," Association for Business Communication Meeting, Atlanta, October 1987, (with Michael S. Hanna). "Broadening the Scope of Performance Appraisal Review: Organizational Cultures, Personal Values, and Writing Interpretative Scholarship," Joint Meeting of Central States Speech Association and Southern Speech Communication Association Meeting, St. Louis, April 1987, (with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr.). "Performance Appraisal Interviewing," A Speech Communication Association Short Course, Speech Communication Association Meetings, November 1985 & 1986, (with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr.). "The Performance Appraisal Interview: An Interpretive Reassessment," Speech Communication Association Meeting, Denver, November, 1985 (with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr.). "Communication Strategies for Employee Development through the Performance Appraisal Interview," Southern Speech Communication Association Meeting, Winston-Salem, N. C., April 1985. "The Performance Appraisal Interview: A Review of the Literature with Implications for Communication Research," Southern Speech Communication Association Meeting, Winston-Salem, N. C., April 1985, (with H. Lloyd Goodall, Jr.). "Conveying the Performance Appraisal: The Research and Its Implications," Southeastern American Business Communication Association Meeting, Hammond, LA, April 1984. "Interviewing in the Communication Arts Curriculum," Alabama Speech Communication and Theater Association Meeting, Montgomery, February 1984. "Graduate Education in Organizational Communication," Alabama Speech Communication and Theater Association, Montgomery, January 1983. "A Survey of Practices and Strategies for Marketing Communication Majors," Central States Speech Association Meeting, April, 1981 (with Philip A. Gray). 5
"The Appraisal Interview: An Approach to Manager-Employee Problem Solving," Southeastern American Business Communication Association Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS, April 1981 "Persuasive Speaking and Debate vs. Advocacy." Central States Speech Association Meeting, Chicago, Ill., April 1981. "New Directions in Business Communication Education," Alabama Speech Communication and Theater Association Meeting, November, 1980 (with Michael S. Hanna). "Understanding Conflicts: A Question of Power," Indiana Speech Association Meeting, October 1979. "Internship Programs: Managing a Communication Learning Laboratory," Speech Communication Association Meeting, Minneapolis, April 1987. "Organizational Behavior Modification and Management by Objectives: Implications for Educators in Organizational Communication," Central States Speech Association Meeting, April 1977, (with Michael S. Hanna). "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Student Problems in Communication Skills," Central States Speech Association Meeting, April 1974. Other Professional Experience: Consulting: 1980- University of South Alabama Dauphin Way United Methodist Church Christ United Methodist Church General Electric Company International Paper Company Charter Hospital Charter Pines Recovery Center Scott Paper Company 1978-1980 Indiana University, Indianapolis RCA Corporation Arvin Automotive Jefferson National Life Insurance Company 6
Administrative Assignments and Institutional Service: 1980- University of South Alabama University Academic Affairs Committee, Chair Faculty Senate Academic Computing Committee SACS Self-Study, Faculty Committee Handicapped Students Committee Ad Hoc Committee, Learning Disabled Students Associate Dean's Council Ad Hoc Committee, Feasibility of Radio Station College Council of Chairs Basic Course Assessment Committee Academic Programs Planning Committee Graduate Committee A & S Faculty Senate Caucus, Chair Faculty Support and Development Committee Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Department Graduate Studies Committee Facilities and Planning Committee, Chair Department Chair Coordinator, Graduate Study Graduate Committee, Chair Personnel Committee, Chair Curriculum Committee, Chair Acting Chair, Communication Arts, Summer, 1985 Ad Hoc Committee, Feasibility of Masters Degree, Chair Chairperson Search Committees Internship Committee, Chair 1979-1980 Indiana University, Indianapolis Department Director, Organizational Communication Personnel Committee Curriculum Committee 7
1969-1978 Northern Illinois University College Coordinating Committee, Communication Skills Program Grants: Department Director, Communication Skills Program Director, Communication Skills Center Director, Individual Speaking Events Program Personnel Committee Basic Course Policy Committee University of South Alabama Research Committee, Co-Investigator, "Organizational Commitment: A Study of Voluntary Participation." (with Joann Keyton). $2,208. University of South Alabama Research Committee, Principle Investigator, Performance Appraisal Practices in Business and Industry. (with Michael S. Hanna). $2,844 Professional Societies: Speech Communication Association 8