Howard Giles
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Howard Giles is a professor of psychology
and linguistics
at the Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
. He was the chair of the department from 1991 to 1998, and has been president of both the International Communication Association
and the International Association for the Study of Language and Social Psychology. He is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Language and Social Psychology
and the Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, and was the editor of Human Communication Research from 1992 to 1995. He has received the Spearman Award and the President's Award from the British Psychological Society
, and has also received the Mark L. Knapp Award from the National Communication Association
. He is known for developing communication accommodation theory, and has diverse research interests in the areas of applied intergroup communication research and theory.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at the Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
. He was the chair of the department from 1991 to 1998, and has been president of both the International Communication Association
International Communication Association
The International Communication Association is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication , whose members are interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human communication." The Association maintains an...
and the International Association for the Study of Language and Social Psychology. He is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Journal of Language and Social Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of Communication and Psychology. The journal's editor is Howard Giles...
and the Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, and was the editor of Human Communication Research from 1992 to 1995. He has received the Spearman Award and the President's Award from the British Psychological Society
British Psychological Society
The British Psychological Society is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. The BPS is also a Registered Charity and, along with advantages, this also imposes certain constraints on what the society can and cannot do...
, and has also received the Mark L. Knapp Award from the National Communication Association
National Communication Association
The National Communication Association is the largest national organization to promote communication scholarship and education. A non-profit organization that has over 8,000 educators, practitioners, and students who work and reside in every state and more than 20 countries...
. He is known for developing communication accommodation theory, and has diverse research interests in the areas of applied intergroup communication research and theory.