Lee, Judith Yaross

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LEE, Judith Yaross

LEE, Judith Yaross. American, b. 1949. Genres: Area studies, Cultural/Ethnic topics, Humanities, Literary criticism and history, Speech/Rhetoric. Career: Field Enterprises Educational Corp., Chicago, IL, traffic analyst for business research, 1971-73; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, instructor in humanities, 1977; Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, instructor to assistant professor of English and media arts, 1978-85, faculty admissions coordinator, 1980-81; University of Helsinki, Finland, visiting lecturer in American studies, 1986-87; Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York, Long Island City, NY, assistant professor of English, 1988-90; Ohio University, Athens, assistant professor of journalism and interpersonal communication, 1990-95, associate professor, 1995-2000, professor of interpersonal communication, 2000-, Central Region Humanities Center, co-director, 2001-; Bangkok University, Thailand, visiting professor, Doctoral Program in Interpersonal Communication, 1994.Publications: (Ed. With J.W. Slade) Beyond The Two Cultures: Essays On Science, Technology, and Literature, 1990; Garrison Keillor: A Voice of America, 1991; Defining New Yorker Humor, 2000. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Lasher Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, U.S.A.