Robert Carlson

chair, department of art and art history

(402) 554-2603 • Office: 317 WFAB
rcarlson@unomaha.edu

Rank:

Professor / Chair*

Department:

School of Communication / Art and Art History *

Educational
Background:

Ph.D., Purdue University, 1978
M.S., Boston University, 1969
B.S., Canisius College, 1967

Research/Creative
Activity/ Interests:

Communication Attitudes, Behaviors and Anxieties
Rhetorical Sensitivity
Connected Classroom Climate
Organizational Communication
Health Communication

Courses Taught:

Persuasion
Interviewing
Quantitative Communication Research
Organizational Communication
Public Speaking Fundamentals

At UNO Since:

1977

Publications/
Presentations:

Carlson, R.E., Dwyer, K.K., Bingham, S.G., Cruz, A., Prisbell, M., & Fus, D. (2006). Connected Classroom Climate and Communication Apprehension: Correlations and Implications for the Basic Course. Basic Communication Course Annual, 18, 1-27.

Carlson, R.E. (1984). The Nurse's Guide to Better Communication, Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company.

Hart, R.P., Carlson, R.E. , & Eadie W.F. (1980). Attitudes Toward Communication and the Assessment of Rhetorical Sensitivity. Communication Monographs, 47, 1-22. (judged by the Speech Communication Association to be one of the five outstanding articles published in the field of communication during 1980.)