Berger, Charles R.

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BERGER, Charles R.

BERGER, Charles R. American. Genres: Language/Linguistics. Career: Illinois State University, Normal, assistant professor of psychology, 1968-71; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, assistant professor, 1971-74, associate professor, 1974-78, professor of communication, 1978-87, Van Zelst Research Professor of Communication, 1987-88; University of California, Davis, visiting professor of communication, 1989; Northwestern University, professor of communication, 1989-90; University of California, Davis, professor of communication, 1991-, head of department, 1995-. Stanford University, visiting professor, 1983; lecturer at educational institutions worldwide. Publications: (with J.J. Bradac) Language and Social Knowledge: Uncertainty in Interpersonal Relations, 1982; (ed. with M.E. Roloff, and contrib.) Social Cognition and Communication, 1982; (ed. with S.H. Chaffee, and contrib.) Handbook of Communication Science, 1983; (ed. with M. Burgoon, and contrib.) Communication and Social Influence Processes, 1995; Planning Strategic Interaction: Attaining Goals through Communicative Action, 1997. Address: 5237 Cowell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.