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Thomas Lawrence McPhail

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Education
Academic Employment Experience
Other Employment Experience
Master's Thesis and PhD Dissertation
Honours, Citations, Awards, and Offices
Publications
Convention & Conference Papers
Consulting
Grants and Other Professional Activities


EDUCATION:
Degree Received Course University Year
B.A. Economics McMaster University 1965
M.A. Communication S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo 1967
Ph.D. Communication Purdue University 1971
- French Sorbonne (Paris IV) 1978

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Academic Employment Experience
2005- Professor of Media Studies and Fellow, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St.Louis
2001-2004 Professor of Communication and Fellow, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St.Louis
1999-2001 Director of SBC Telecommunity Center and Professor of Communication, University of Missouri-St. Louis
1993-1998 Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Communication, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
1990-1993 Chair and Professor, Department of Communication, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
1982-1989 Director and Professor, Graduate Program in Communication Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
1987 Visiting Professor, Department of Communication, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
1981 Visiting Professor, Graduate Faculty, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
1973-1981 Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
1972 Visiting Professor, Sociology Department, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
1968-1972 Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Departments of Sociology and Communication Arts; Chair, Department of Communication Arts.
1967-1968 Graduate Instructor, Communication Research Center, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana.
1967 Instructor, Department of Communications, Millard Filmore College, Buffalo, New York.
1966 Instructor, Canisus College, Buffalo, New York.
1965-1967 Graduate Assistant, Department of Communications, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Other Employment Experience
1997- Consultant/Evaluator, Higher Learning Commission/North Central Association of College and Schools, Chicago, Illinois.
1987 Director, McPhail Research Group, Calgary, Canada.
1981 President, Eclecticom Video Consulting Ltd., Ottawa, Canada.
1972 Research Director, Computer Systems Division, MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia.
1971 Director, Social Environment Planning Branch, Federal Department of Communications, Ottawa, Canada.


MASTER'S THESIS AND Ph.D. DISSERTATION
  • "A Content Analysis of the Canadian Confederation Debates." Unpublished M.A. Thesis, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 1967.

  • "A Study of Interpersonal and Mass Communication Influence." Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, June 1971.

HONOURS, CITATIONS, AWARDS, AND OFFICES
  • David R. Ross Fellowship, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, Summer, 1969.

  • Chairman; Panel on Mass Media, Conference on Communication and Public Interest, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, and February 18-20, 1971.

  • Chairman, Roundtable discussion group on the topic of "Research Ethics and the Role of the Behavioral Scientist", American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 31, 1972.

  • Elected Member of the Board of Directors (1971-73) of the Educational Television and Radio Association of Canada.

  • Elected Member of the Membership Sub-Committee of the International Communication Association (1971-73). Also, Local Arrangements Chairman for the 1973 Annual International Communication Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, and Queen Elizabeth Hotel, April 1973.

  • Member of the Appraisals Committee. Appointed by the Council of Rectors and Principals of the Colleges and Universities of Quebec to review the proposed M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Communications at the Universite de Montreal, February, 1972.

  • Member of the Appraisals Committee. Appointed by the Council of Rectors and Principals of the Colleges and Universities of Quebec to review the proposed M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Communications at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, November 1972.

  • Elected Member (1974-78) of International Communication Association sub-committee on Professional Associations Liaison Committee. Elected Chairperson 1979-82 re-elected 1982-85.

  • Science Council of Canada award for a research study on the interaction of work and leisure with reference to communication technologies 1975-85.

  • American Men and Women of Science, listed in 12th edition.

  • Appointed member of Membership Committee (1975-77) of International Communication Association.

  • Elected Vice-President of McMaster Alumni Association (1975-77), Ottawa Branch.

  • Communications consultant and expert witness for the Consumers Association of Canada. Areas involved FM Policy, Pay Television. Telesat-TCTS Merger, Bell Rate Hearings, Regulatory Issue Strategies, Licensing in the Public Interest, 1976-79.

  • Project member of GAMMA (McGill University of Montreal), a thirty-member task force dealing with the Future Development of Public Telecommunications in Canada, 1976-1991, (funded by the Federal Ministry of Communications).

  • Consultant to the Free Flow of Information Division, UNESCO, Paris, France, summer 1978. Edited two research reports on Communication and the Community, and U.S. Media Influence.

  • Contributing Editor, Canadian Journal of Communication, 1978-87.

  • Reviewer of papers submitted for Canadian Journalism sessions at AEJ Conference. Also discussant for USA-Canada media influence session. Houston, Texas, August 1979.

  • Advisor to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO on Communication and Cultural Programs (1978-1995).

  • Member, Science Council of Canada's Committee on Computers and Communication: Information and Canadian Society (1978-82).

  • Freelance media critic and communication futurologist, CBC Radio and Television, CTV - Canada A.M. and various media outlets.

  • Selection Committee Member, McLuhan Teleglobe Canada Award, 1983, 1987.

  • Member National Educators Committee, Canadian Public Relations Society, Ottawa, 1982-89.

  • Member, Board of Trustees, Pacific Telecommunications Council 1984- 1990.

  • Chairman, Telecommunication’s policy panel, Pacific Telecommunications Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii 1984.

  • Associate Editor for the Journal for Advances in Telematics published by Ablex Publishing Corporation of Norwood, NJ 1982-1985.

  • Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Communication, 1985-1989.

  • Member, Canadian delegation to the 23rd General Conference of UNESCO in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1985.

  • Referee, various manuscripts, Journal of Communication (U.S.).

  • Referee, various manuscripts, Critical Studies in Mass Communication.

  • Chaired session at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian-ASEAN Forum: Telecommunications Sector, September 10-12, 1986, Victoria, BC

  • Reviewer, research applications for the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, (SSHRC), Government of Canada, 1981-1988.

  • Grant application reviewer, The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, 1987.

  • Member, Canadian delegation to the 24th General Conference of UNESCO, Paris, France, 1987 and elected member of the Communications Working Group, November 1987.

  • Grant application reviewer, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 1988-1990.

  • UNESCO Advisory Committee, CIDA and UCAP.

  • Chairperson, session in "Canadian-India Opportunities Conference '88", The University of Calgary, May 16, 1988.

  • Discussant, International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 29, 1988.

  • Chairperson, Culture and Communication Workshop, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Annual Meeting, Yellowknife, N.W.T., June 2-3, 1988.

  • Member, Annual General Meeting Steering Committee, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, 1988-1989.

  • Chairperson, "The Role of Mass Media in the Environment and Culture" Seminar, 31st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Ottawa, Ontario, March 29-31, 1989.

  • Member, International Jury, W. Charles Redding Dissertation Award, International Communication Association, 1989.

  • Keynote Speaker, "Whose Identity Am I Paying For, Anyway? The Community and the New Reality in the 90's."Conference on Community, Sovereignty and Identity: The Role of the Arts and the Cultural Industries, York University, Toronto, Canada, May 9, 1991.

  • Elected member, Executive Board, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, 1988-1992.

  • Member, Canadian Delegation to the 26th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO), Paris, France, November, Fellow, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri – St. Louis, 1990-2006

  • Elected Member Board of Directors, Canadian Communication Association, 1990-92.

  • Reviewer, SSHRC, Ottawa Canada, 1990-2003

  • Fellow, Seventh Annual Leadership Institute for Journalism and Mass Communication Education, the Freedom Forum (formerly Gannett), Columbia University, New York, NY, June 16-21, 1991.

  • Member, International Jury, Telecom Canada National Research Award, 1992.

  • Member, Olympic Festival Planning Committee, St. Louis, 1992.

  • Member, International Jury, Pacific Telecommunication Research Award, 1992-94.

  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journalism Monographs, 1992-93.

  • Member, American's for the Universality of UNESCO, 1992-03.

  • Resident Editor and Editorial Associate, Theory and Society, 1991-1995

  • Manuscript reviewer, State University of New York Press, 1994-

  • Reviewer, Research Board, University of Missouri System, 1994-

  • Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of International Communication, 1994-

  • Reviewer, American Review of Public Administration, 1995-

  • Manuscript Reviewer, Wadsworth and Allyn & Bacon Publishing Cos. 1999-

  • Member, Midwest Telecommunications Preparatory Academy Advisory Council, 2001- 2003

PUBLICATIONS
  • "Executives are Encouraged to Speak Out, Speak Up." The Financial Post, July 1, 1967, p. 1.

  • "How the Public Perceives the Computer" in Computer Communications S. Winkler (ed.), published by IEEE, November 1972, pp. 80-88.

  • "Political Radicalization as a Communication Process", in Communication Research, (with J. Woelfel, J. Woelfel and J. Gillham), Vol. 1, No. 3, July 1974, pp. 243-263.

  • "Behavioral Research and the Rights of Human Subjects", The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. II, No. 3, August 1974, pp. 255-261.

  • "An Interactive Model of Mass Communication Systems", International Journal of Communication Research, Vol. 1, January 1976, pp. 55-62.

  • "The Future of Canadian Broadcasting: Proposed Revision of Regulatory Mechanisms and Policies", in The Crisis in Canadian Broadcasting. (Ottawa: Canadian Broadcasting League, 1976).

  • "Marketing in a Regulated Environment: A Study of the Canadian Cigarette Industry." The Canadian Marketer, Spring, 1977, pp. 15-21.

  • "Interactive Cable Communication Services: The Duplex Society Problem", Canadian Journal of Communications, Vol. 4, No. 4, spring, 1978, pp. 1-7.

  • "Media Influence on National Political Conventions" (With A. Frizzell). Canadian Journal of Communications, Vol. 5, No. 3, winter, 1979, pp. 18-26.

  • "International Reporting and Press Freedom, CDNPA Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 5, July/August, 1979.

  • "Goodbye (Almost) to Newsprint: Future Shock for Press is Next" Journalism Resource Information, No. 22, fall, 1979, pp. 1-11.

  • "An Examination of the Relationship of United States Television and Canadian Identity" (with G.A. Barnett), International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol. 4, 1980, pp. 219-232.

  • Electronic Colonialism: The Future of International Broadcasting and Communication. Fifth Printing (Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1981, 1986),

  • The Future of the Daily Newspaper, Montreal Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1981, pp. 1-87.

  • "Telematics, Telejournalism in Public Policy Concerns", Competition in the Information Economy, Horizon House, 1981, pp. 417-420.

  • "New World Information Order", International Perspectives, May 1982, pp. 19-20. "Aspects of the NWIO: A Canadian Perspective", Media Information Australia, November 1982, No. 26, pp. 69-72.

  • Editor, Communication in the Community: An International Study of the Role of the Mass Media in Seven Communities. No. 90 (Paris, UNESCO Press, 1982).

  • Editor, Trans-National Communication and Cultural Industries No. 92, with T. Guback and T. Varis, (Paris, UNESCO Press, 1982).

  • "The Future of Canadian Communications", Communications in Canadian Society, B. Singer, and (ed.) Toronto: Addison-Wesley 1983, pp. 73-82.

  • "An Overview of the Canadian Communication and Journalism Scene", (with R. Larson) ACA Bulletin, Issue #45, August 1983, pp. 42-43.

  • "Direct Broadcast Satellites: The Demise of Public and Commercial Policy Objectives", (with S. Judge). Telecommunications in the Year 2000: National and International Perspectives, Indu Singh, (ed.) (Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood, New Jersey, 1983), pp. 72-79.

  • "Canada's DBS Woes: Culture or Profit" in Pacific Telecommunications Conference Proceedings, D.J. Wedemeyer, (ed.) (Hawaii: Pacific Telecommunications Council, 1983), pp. 183-186.

  • "Community Broadcasting: Hi-Tech Represents a New Twist," (with B.M. Downey), Canadian Journal of Communication, Vol. 10, No. 3, summer, 1984, pp. 47-64.

  • Communication in the 80's: Major Issues. Proceedings of Policy Conference, (with S. Hamilton). Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1984.

  • Telecom 2000: Canada's Telecommunications Future, (with B. McPhail), Calgary: The University of Calgary, 1986.

  • "The Cultural Occupation of Canada" Banff Letters, Banff: The Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts, springs 1985.

  • "The Cultural Occupation of Canada", Arts Bulletin, Ottawa: Canadian Conference of the Arts, September/October 1985, Volume 10, and No. 1.

  • "Canada's Telecommunications Policy Review", Telecommunications - Asia, Americas, Pacific: PTC '86 Proceedings. D. Wedemeyer and A Pennings (ed.) Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986, pp. 86-92.

  • "The Communication Economy Sweepstakes: Few Winners, Many Losers - A Canadian Case Study". Informatologia Yugoslavica 17 (1-2) 97-105 (1985).

  • "Contemporary Canadian Communication Issues: An Alternative Plan", Culture and Communication: Methodology, Behavior, Artifacts, and Institutions, Sari Thomas (ed.), Vol. 3, New Jersey: Ablex Publishers, 1986, pp. 262-278.

  • Alaszkiewicz, R. & McPhail, T.L., "Olympic Television Rights," International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol 24 (2-3), 1986, pp. 221-228.

  • McPhail, T. and Coll, D.C. (General Editors), Canadian Developments in Telecommunications: An Overview of Significant Contributions. Calgary: The University of Calgary, 1986.

  • Electronic Colonialism: The Future of International Broadcasting and Communication. (2nd edition revised), Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1987.

  • Alaszkiewicz R. & McPhail, T.L., "Olympic Television Rights", International Public Relations, Vol. 11, No. 1, spring 1987, pp. 13-15.

  • McPhail, T.L. "The International Politics of Telecommunications: Resolving the North-South Dilemma", (with B. McPhail). International Journal, XLII, (spring, 1987), pp. 289-319.

  • "A History of Telecommunications", Telecommunications: A Strategic Perspective on Regional, Economic & Business Development. M. Estabrooks & R. Lamarche (eds.). Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1987, pp. 15-30.

  • "Public Policy Issues in Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing", in Satellites International, J.N. Pelton and J. Howkins (eds.). New York, N.Y. Stockton Press, 1988, pp. 57-60.

  • McPhail, T.L. & McPhail, B.M., "Canada: Broadcasting Issues", in International Handbook of Broadcasting Systems, P.T. Rosen (ed.). Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1988, pp. 47-60.

  • McPhail, T.L., "Canadianization of European Broadcasting: Is an Electronic Berlin Wall the Answer?" in Broadcasting and Research: Experiences and Strategies. Amsterdam, ESOMAR publishers, 1988, pp. 15-30.

  • "Inquiry in International Communication". Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication, M. Asante & B. Gudykunst (eds.). Sage Publications, 1989, pp. 47-66.

  • McPhail, T.L. Telecom 2001: A Strategic Forecast (with B. McPhail), Calgary, The University of Calgary, 1989.

  • McPhail, T.L. Communication: The Canadian Experience (with B. McPhail), Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., 1990.

  • McPhail, T.L. & Pendino, L., "Teleconferencing in Rural America: Major Obstacles," in ITCA Teleconferencing Yearbook 1991, Washington D.C., 1991 pp. 111-118.

  • McPhail, T.L., & McPhail, B.M., "The Future of Broadcasting: The Effect of Pay-Per-View," Feedback, Vol 33, No 3, pp., 2-6, (Summer 1992).

  • McPhail, T.L. "Population Shift Plus Pay-Per-View: The New Dynamics of American TV," Intermedia, 20:6, November 1992, pp. 22-25.

  • McPhail, T.L., "Issues and Opportunities for Telecoms in Rural Areas," Pacific Telecommunication Review. 14:4, June 1993, pp. 22-25.

  • McPhail, T. L., The Future of Broadcasting a chapter in, Cultural Expression in the Global Village. (Nostbakken, David and Morrow, Charles, editors) Southbound International Development Research Centre, Penange, Malaysia. 1993. pp. 158-163.

  • McPhail, T.L. and McPhail, B.M., "Television and Development Communication: A Canadian Case Study" a chapter in, Communicating for Development: A Pan-Disciplinary Perspective. (Moemeka, Andrew, Editor) State University of New York Press. 1994. pp. 191-218.

  • McPhail, T.L., “Remembering a Mentor: Marshall McLuhan” in, Mass Communication Education, (Murray, Michael D., and Moore, Roy L., editors) (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press, 2003) pp. 101-103.

  • McPhail, T.L. Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002)

  • McPhail, T.L. Chapters on Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand for the World Press Encyclopedia, Gale Group Publishers, Michigan. (2003).

  • McPhail, T.L. “New Media: An Introduction” book review in Mass Communication &Society, 6(4), 2004, pp.453-455.

  • McPhail, T.L. “Media Accountability and Freedom of Publication” book review in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(3), 2005, pp.352-353.

  • McPhail, T.L. Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends (second edition) London and Boston: Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

  • McPhail, T.L. “Electronic Colonialism Theory Revisited” Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, (Austria: CD-Rom, 2006) pp.1-11.

  • McPhail, T.L., Husni Muhammad Narr et al. al-l’lam al-dawli:al-nazariyat (Arabic edition) Global Communication:Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: dar al Kitab al Jami’i Publishers, 2006.)

  • McPhail, T.L., Development Communication: A Field in Turmoil (London: Wiley Publishers, forthcoming).

CONVENTION & CONFERENCE PAPERS
  • "Political Communication: A Case Study." Paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the National Society for the Study of Communication, New York, New York, April, 1968.

  • "Mass Communications, Satellites, and the Canadian Federal Government." Paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1969.

  • "Consumer Psychology and Communications," Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Advertising Club, Montreal, Quebec, February, 1969.

  • "The Meaning of Meaning." A paper delivered at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall, 1969.

  • "Orientations and Problems of Canadian Mass Communications." Paper delivered at Xavier College, Sydney, Nova Scotia, March, 1970.

  • "Social Scientists, Research, and Data Banks." Paper presented at Conference on Computers: Privacy and Freedom of Information. Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, May 23, 1970.

  • "The Social-Psychological Consequences of Communications Technology." Paper presented at Telecommission Workshop on Disparities in Access to Information, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, May 15-17, 1970.

  • "The Conflict Between the Professional and the Company Man." Paper delivered to the Domtar Symposium, Domtar House, Montreal, Quebec, May 25, 1970.

  • "A Theory of Mass Communication." Paper prepared for the Speech Communication Association of America Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, and December 27-30, 1970.

  • "The Impact of Technology on Business Communications." Paper presented to the Swiss-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Ritz-Carleton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, March 25, 1971.

  • "An Interactive Model of Mass Communication Systems." Paper presented to the International Communication Association, Phoenix, Arizona, April 22-24, 1971.

  • "Computers and Educational Technology in the Classroom." Address to the Fourth Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Teachers, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, August 19, 1971.

  • "Communication Broadcast Satellites: Some Sociological Implications." Paper presented for the Speech Communication Association of America Convention, San Francisco, California, December 27-30, 1971.

  • "Transportation and Communication Interface: Sociological Implications for the Urban Environment." Keynote address for Technology and Planning for Environmental Futures Symposium, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, February 4-5, 1972.

  • "Coping in the Wired City." Address given to the St. Thomas More Institute, Montreal, Quebec, February 21, 1972, (video-taped).

  • "Separatism: A Cross-Cultural Study." A paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Montreal, Quebec, May 29-31, 1972.

  • "The Future of Cable Television and the Press", speech given for the Montreal Lakeshore Rotary Club, Airport Hilton Hotel, November 28, 1973.

  • "Education toward the Development of Human Potential." A discussion and dialogue with Marshall McLuhan, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, February 2, 1974.

  • "Media in Education", speech given at Snowdon Campus of Vanier College, Montreal, Quebec, April 25, 1974.

  • "The Impact of Broadcasting Technologies on Northern Native Communities in Canada", paper prepared for International Communication Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1975.

  • "The Future of the Daily Newspaper in Canada: The Potential of Cable", paper prepared for MEDIA '75, Toronto, Ontario, May, 1975.

  • "A Comparison of Mass Media Usage Patterns in Monolinguals and Bilinguals", paper prepared for Association for Education in Journalism Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, August, 1975, (with G.A. Barnett).

  • "The Impact of Pay Television." Paper presented at the Canadian Broadcasting League Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August, 1976.

  • "Broadcasting, Culture and Self: A Multi-Dimensional Pilot Study." Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Survey Research Annual Conference, New Brunswick, June, 1977.

  • "A Profile and Statistical Analysis of the Legal Profession." A report prepared for the Carleton County Law Association, Spring, 1978.

  • "Multi-Dimension Scaling and Media Effects." A panel presentation at the International Communication Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1978.

  • "Communication Research in Canada: Some Prospects for the Future." A panel presentation at the University of Windsor Conference on Communication Studies in Canada, May 25-27, 1978.

  • "The Third World Press and the New Information Order." A talk presented to State University of New York at Albany, October, 1978.

  • "Development Journalism and the Third World." A talk presented at the Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto, March, 1979.

  • "Media and Cultural Imperialism: The Effects of United States Television on Canadian Identity." A paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, May, 1979.

  • "Communication Technology: Research on Government Policies and Communication Technologies." Member of Panel at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Congress, Paris, France, September 6-10, 1982.

  • "Informatics." Keynote address at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Congress, Paris, France, September 6-10, 1982.

  • "Public Policy for Canada in the Information Age." Paper presented at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Conference, Paris, France, September, 1982.

  • "International Aspects of New Communication Technology." Paper presented at the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR) Conference, Italy, May 9-14, 1983.

  • "Technology and Culture: A Cultural Impact of Technology Transfer." A panel presentation. Paper presented at the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR) Conference, Italy, May 9-14, 1983.

  • "Communication and Cultural Transformations." Paper presented at Technology and International Development Conference, May 25-26, 1983, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

  • "An Assessment of Public Relations Education in Canada", CPRS Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, June 25-28, 1983.

  • "Social Dimensions of the Computer Age." Paper presented at the College and University Printing Management Association of Canada Conference, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, July 4-7, 1983.

  • "The New World Information Order." Brandon University United Nation's Seminar, Brandon, Manitoba, August 24-28, 1983.

  • "Impact of Communication Changes on Transportation." A paper presented at the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada (RTAC) Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, September 28-29, 1983.

  • "Canada as an Information Society." Panelist at a conference organized by Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta. March 21, 1984.

  • "Privacy and Computers: Initiatives for 1984." A paper presented at the Transborder Data Flow Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 23-24, 1984.

  • "Communication Technology and a North American Continental Communication Pact (CCP): The Rationale for a Communication Pact." A paper presented at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Annual Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 1984.

  • Chaired a meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Communication in the Americas at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Annual Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 1984.

  • Co-chaired a working group on Mass Media and the Olympics at the International Association for Mass Communication Research Annual Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 1984.

  • "Whither Cable: Future Competitive Scenarios". A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cable Television Association of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, October 19, 1984.

  • "Telecommunications Policy Reform: A Canadian Perspective". A paper presented at the Pacific Telecommunications Council Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 14-18, 1985.

  • "Canada as an Information Society and its Cultural Implications," a lecture presented at the Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Feb. 17, 1985.

  • "The Communication Economy Sweepstakes: Few Winners, Many Losers--A Canadian Case Study". Paper presented at the International Conference on Communication and Society, Inter-University Centre of postgraduate Studies, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 13-24, 1985.

  • "Is a 'Made-in-Canada' Telecommunications Policy Possible"? Paper presented at the Annual Canadian Communication Association Conference. Montreal, Quebec, June 2, 1985.

  • "Trends in International Telecommunications" Plenary Address, Comparative and International Education Society, Toronto, Canada, March 13-16, 1986.

  • "Electronic Colonialism and the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO)". Paper presented at the 12th Annual Sietar International Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 11, 1986.

  • "Deregulating Trends in Broadcasting Regulation" and "The Canadian Communication Scene: A Mixed Review". Papers presented at the Canadian Communication Association Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 4-7, 1986.

  • "International Trends in Broadcasting Regulation" and "The Canadian Communication Scene: A Mixed Review". Paper presented at the International Communication Association's Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 26, 1986.

  • "Telecommunications Forecasting in Canada: Fact or Folly?” Paper presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Forecasting, Paris, France, June 15-18, 1986.

  • "Meeting the Challenge of the World Information Economy". Paper presented at the Atwater 1986 Conference on the World Information Economy: Risks and Opportunities, Montreal, Quebec, November 4-7, 1986.

  • "The History of Telecommunications". Paper presented at the Conference on Telecommunications and Economic Development, Ottawa, Ontario, November 10-12, 1986.

  • "History of Telecommunications", Keynote speaker, International Conference on Telecommunications and Economic Development, Ottawa, Canada, November 10-12, 1986.

  • "Report on Major Points Contained in the Federal Task Force on Broadcasting Policy". Paper presented at the Advisory Committee on Communication UNESCO, Montreal, Quebec, December 9, 1986.

  • "User Impediments: Regulatory Restraints in an Era of Deregulation, The Canadian Situation". Pacific Telecommunications Council Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 18-21, 1987.

  • "International Communications: Compromise or Confrontation". East/West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 7, 1987.

  • "Information Science: New Directions for Academia". Talk presented at State University of New York at Albany, April 21, 1987.

  • "Media & Politics". Panelist at Annual Conference of Canadian Radio-TV News Directors Association, Hamilton, Ontario, June 20, 1987.

  • "Communications". Panelist at 81st Annual Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Convention. Calgary, Alberta, September 25, 1987.

  • "Media and Public Policy". Panelist at Interprovincial Conference of Condominium, Rental and Real Estate Law Officials - CORRELO. Calgary, Alberta, March 2, 1988.

  • "Future Directions of Communication Education". Presentation to the Alberta Federal Communication Council, Edmonton, Alberta, March 16, 1988.

  • "Future Impact of Media and Marketing Rights on the International Olympic Movement: IOC's Emancipation or Enslavement?” International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) General Conference, Barcelona, Spain, July 24-29, 1988.

  • "Technology and Public Policy Consequences". Paper presented to the TeCH'88 Conference, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 18-21, 1988.

  • "Post Graduate Studies in Communication at The University of Calgary". Luncheon speech, Career Development for Communication Professionals Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, April 20, 1989.

  • "US-Canada Trade Agreement and the Emerging Opportunities for Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region". Lecture presented to the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Affairs, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1, 1989.

  • "US and UNESCO: Future Trends". Talk presented to the Department of Communication, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2, 1989.

  • "Lament for a Nation". Luncheon address to the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Information Session, Toronto, Ontario, May 9, 1989.

  • IDPAR West, Media Awareness Workshop, Co-cordinator, Alberta, May 1989.

  • "Trends in Communication Theory", Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. October 30, 1990.

  • "Trends in Global Television Systems". A paper presented at the International Development Research, Montreal, September 1992.

  • "Canada as a Laboratory of Media Regulation to Counter the Americanization Phenomena". A paper presented at the University of Sussex-Swansea, Wales, September, 1992.

  • "Development Communication and the South-North Flow Problems". A Panel Presentation with Dr. Patricia Holmes, Speech Communication Association (SCA), Chicago, Illinois, October, 1992.

  • Delegate, International Informatics Program (IIP), UNESCO, Paris, France, December 1992.

  • "The Geopolitcs of International Communication". A paper presented at State University of New York-Buffalo, May 16, 1993.

  • "The Global Village Revisited: This Time It's for Real". A presentation at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri for the 1993 Press Club Seminar Series, May 19, 1993.

  • "Television As An Extension of the Nation-State: CNNI and the Americanization of Broadcasting," A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the French Association for American Studies, Chantilly, France, May 21-23, 1993.

  • "Sociology of Virtual Knowledge: Zen Meets McLuhan". A paper presented at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, April, 1994.

  • A World Communication: The Commercialization of Sovereignty. A paper presented at The German Institute of Culture, Essen, German, March, 1997.

  • "McWorld: How CNN Interprets the World for Power and Profit". A paper presented at the 1997 State of the World Conference, University of Missouri-St. Louis, May, 1997.

  • “Trash TV: Who Watches and Why”. A paper presented at the 1999 State of the World Conference, University of Missouri-St. Louis, May, 1999.

  • “Communication Imperialism in the Age of the Internet”. A paper presented at the Conference on Technology & Culture: Knowledge Across Borders. University of Toronto & the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC), April 8, 2000.

  • “In Praise of Electronic Colonialism,” an e-education piece on Yale University’s Center for the Study of Globalization web newsletter, May, 2003.

CONSULTING
1968-1970 Consultant to the Minister and Deputy Minister on the Behavioral Science implications of communication technologies.
1968 Professional speech writer and campaign communication consultant with the Honourable Alan MacEachen (then Canadian Minister of National Health and Welfare) during Federal Liberal Leadership Campaign.
1968 Formerly, consultant to the Canadian Federal Department of Communications (Ottawa, Canada), Honourable E. Kierans and Deputy Minister A.E. Gotlieb, and Co-Director of the Environmental Section of the Canadian Telecommunications Study, resulted in the publication of four reports by Information Canada:
  1. Access to Information
  2. Telecommunications and Participation
  3. Telecommunications and the Arts
  4. The Wired-City.
1968-1970 Advisor for research design, questionnaire construction, and data collection of nation-wide survey for client of Goodis, Goldberg, Soren Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec).
1970 Formerly, associated with Edu-Con International Limited, Montreal, Quebec, as a communications program advisor.
1970 Formerly, associated with International Management Training Programs, Houston, Texas.
1970 Consultant to Anderson Advertising, Montreal, Quebec, Summer.
1971-1972 Chief/Director, Social Environment Planning Unit. Responsible for the administration of university-based contracts and research in the social sciences. Monitoring articles and research on the human impact of communication technologies (cable, computers, video, satellites, laser, etc.).
1972 Consultant to Ray Torrenson Marketing Associates, Montreal, Quebec.
1974 Organizational Communications Consultant to the Federal Ministry of Labour (Ottawa).
1976 Communication Consultant - Mr. Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative Leadership Race.
1979-1980 Appointed to Science Council of Canada's Committee on the Future of Communications in 1990. (Chaired by Dr. A. Cordell.)
1983 Communication Consultant, Federal Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention for Mr. Brian Mulroney.
1984-1985 Consultant, Francis, Williams, & Johnson Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
1985 Consultant, Federal Department of Communications.
1986 Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Department of Communication, Minister's Steering Committee on Telecommunications Policy.
1988 Consultant, "Rate Rebalancing" Technology, Research and Telecommunications, Government of Alberta.
1988 Consultant, "Telecom 2001: Canada's Telecommunications Future", Federal Department of Communications.
1988 Member, The Strategic Grants Adjudication Committee, SSHRC.
1988 Consultant Multi-Cultural Training and Global Realities Monsanto Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri.
1998-2003 Consultant, Cendant Intercultural Group, Chicago, Illinois.
1999 Consultant/Cross-Cultural Trainer, General Insurance Corp., St. Louis, Missouri.
2000 Consultant, Monsanto Corporation, St.Louis, Mo.
2001 Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity (ongoing).
Consultant/Evaluator, Reader, and Accreditation Review Council member for the Higher Learning Commission/North Central Association (HLC/NCA), Chicago, Illinois (ongoing)
Art Center Design College (AZ) Iowa State University
Northern Colorado University University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Missouri State University Bowling Green State University
Columbia College (Chicago) Cleveland State University
Ferris State University Drake University
Wayne State University Argosy University
Illinois Institute of Art University of Nebraska-Kearney
Marshall University Miami University (Ohio)
Oakland University Minnesota State University-Mankato
Wright State University Illinois Institute of Technology
Arizona State University Chadron State College
Kettering University Oklahoma State University
Other International Accreditation activities:
  • GUST University (Kuwait)Modern Business College (Oman)
  • Manitoba College (Canada)


GRANTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1970 "Drugs and Peer Group Influence". Report to the LeDain Drug Commission, Fall, 1970, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec.
1970 “Mass Media in Canada: Orientations and Problems". Report delivered to the Canadian Senate Sub-committee on Mass Media in Canada, Senator K. Davey, Chairman, and March, 1970.
1972 “Social Science Research and the Rights of Human Subjects". Report prepared for the Privacy and Computers Task Force, Government of Canada, Spring, 1972.
1974 Assisted with research activities connected with Syracuse University study of American-Canadian mass media profiles.
1975 “A Concept Study of the Implications of Machine-mediated Information on Occupational and Career Decisions". A research report for the Department of Manpower and Immigration, (Summer, 1975).
1980 Institute for Research on Public Policy (Montreal, Quebec). Research grants dealing with videotext, information providers and public policy issues.
1983 Government of Alberta. 1) TVRO Study. 2) Community Broadcasting.
1983 UNESCO (Paris). Analysis of Media Coverage of the Fourth Extraordinary Session of UNESCO General Conference.
1984 Government of Alberta. Co-coordinator of Conference, "Communication in the 80's: Major Issues".
1984 Department of Communication (Ottawa). "Study of Alternative Futures for Canadian Telecommunications".
1985 Department of Communication, Ottawa, "A Study of International Broadcast Deregulation: Trends and Prospects".
1986 Technology, Research & Telecommunications (Alberta), "Broadcasting Review".
1986-1987 Copp Clark Pitman Ltd. "Mass Communication in Canada".
1986-1988 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, "International Communications: Canada's Public Policy Agenda".
1987 The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Co-coordinator of International Congress, "The Olympic Movement and the Mass Media: Past, Present and Future Issues."
1988-1989 "Telecom 2001-New Horizons: Telecommunications 1990-2001". A multi-client (public and private) research project.
1990-1991 Technology, Research & Telecommunications (Alberta), Issues and Opportunities for Information Technologies and Telecommunications in Rural Alberta.
1992 Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., "The Impact and Public Policy Implications of Pay-Per-View on the Canadian Broadcasting System".
1992 Quebec Ministry of International Affairs, "Convergence: Friend or Foe of Quebec".
1995-2002 AEJMC - Reviewer for Competitive Conference Papers.
1995 Discussant "National Constraints, Global Standards: Tensions in Chinese Mass Media". Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, UM-St. Louis.
1996 "Virtual Admissions & Degree Audits": A presentation at the 1996 Statewide Transfer and Articulation Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, March 4-5
1997 "McWorld: How CNN Interprets the World for Power and Profit”. Panel presentation for International Center Conference, UMSL.
1997 The IOC and Media Trends,” Panel Presentation with Bob Costas (NBC).
1997 Moderator/Discussant “Young People, New Music and New Media,” AEJMC Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August.
1997-2000 Speaker, U. S. Department of Education "America Goes Back To School”.
1997-2001 St. Louis 2004 Strategic planning task force.
1997-2002 North Central Association: Commission on Institutions of Higher, Education, Consultant/Evaluator.
1998 Discussant, “International Conference on the Social Impact of IT”, St. Louis, Missouri.
1999 External Reviewer, Department of Communication Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
1999 Discussant, “Trends in International Communication,” ICA Conference, San Francisco, June.
1999 Discussant, “Research Directions for Media Scholars” AEJMC Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, August.
1999 Discussant, “The Profession of Journalism: Access and Introspection”, AEJMC Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, August.
1999 Member Steering Committee, Global Fusion 2000 Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 13-15.
2000 Discussant,” New Perspectives on Global Telecommunications” Global Fusion Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 13-15.
2000 MS reviewer, “New Media and New Relations” for Allyn and Bacon.
2001 “Electronic Colonialism: Internet 2 is the New Message” A presentation at the International Network for Cultural Diversity conference, Lucerne, Switzerland, September 21-25.
2001 Discussant, “Globalization Through Formats and Formulas” Global Fusion Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 12-14.
2001 Moderator, “Regulating the Media Economy: Technology, Policy, and Trade” Global Fusion Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 12-14.
2002 Moderator/Discussant, “Globalization and Culture” 19th Annual Intercultural Conference, University of Miami, February 21-23.
2002 Discussant, “The INTERNET: Support, Dependency, and Values” AEJMC Conference, Miami, Florida, August.
2003 Chair/Discussant, “Dominant Global Actors and Their Directions” Global Fusion Conference, University of Texas, October 24-26.
2004 Discussant, “Disseminating the concept of ICT accessibility to the world” International Conference on Globalization, University of Missouri-St.Louis, March 24-26.
“Corporate acquisitions and the emergence of global mass media” International Conference on Globalization, University of Missouri-St.Louis, March 24-26.
Chair/Discussant, “A Global NGO: International Network for Cultural Diversity” Association for Education in Journalism and MassCommunication, Toronto, Canada, August 4-6.
Discussant, “Cultural Policy in British Colonies” 3rd International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, University of Montreal, August 25-28.
“Convergence: Information Society brings major cultural policy issues” 3rd International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, University of Montreal, August 25-28.
Moderator, “Exporting Values: A Look at Media from a Southern (LDC) Perspective” Global Fusion Conference, St.Louis, MO, October 28-30.
Moderator, “Law, Policy, and Governance in New Media, NewMillennium” Global Fusion Conference, St.Louis, MO, October 28-30.
2005 Chair and Discussant, “Global issues and war” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, Texas, August 14- 17.
MS Reviewer, “Issues in International Reporting” Blackwell Publishers.
“Global Media, eEmpire, and the Middle East Region,” Gulf University, Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 11.
2006 “Electronic Colonialism Theory Revisited: Is eColonialism on the Rise? Fact or Fiction” Broadcast Education Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV, April 26-30. “E-Colonialism Theory Revisited: ICANN’s Role” IAMCR-ICA Conference, Dresden, Germany, June 15-18.
“Electronic Colonialism Theory Revisited” Fourth International Congress on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR), Vienna, Austria, July 12-16
Discussant, “Panacea or Promise: Can the Internet increase cultural participation” ICCPR, Vienna, Austria, July 12-16.
Moderator/Chair, “Cultural Policy and Media Policy”, ICCPR, Vienna,Austria, July 12-16.
“The Internet as a Time Machine” Science Academy of Saint Louis in conjunction with the Missouri Historical Society, August 15
2007 Reviewer, “Ethnic Conflict in France: A Case for Representative Bureaucracy?” The American Review of Public Administration, July
Moderating/Presiding, “Asian Countries through the Eyes of the World: The View Held by Different Interest Groups” AEJMC, Washington, DC, August 9-12.
Moderator, “The State of Sports Journalism Today,” with Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated. St.Louis, MO. September 25, 2007
2008 “eColonialism Theory: Hegemony and the Role of American Media” Global Studies Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 16-18.
“The Digital World: Has McLuhan’s “Global Village” Arrived?” International Association for Mass Communication Research, Stockholm, Sweden, July 22-25.
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