Howard Giles | Communication | Researcher Award

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Prof. Howard Giles | Communication | Researcher Award

Distinguished Research Professor at University of California, United States.

Distinguished Research Professor of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), since July 2017. Previously held the position of Distinguished Professor at UCSB (1989-2017) and served as the Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professor (2020-2023). He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (2021-2027) and has significant experience in various administrative roles at UCSB, including Chair of the Department of Communication and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education.

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Scholar

🎓Education

B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology – Bangor University, UK (1968). Ph.D. in Social Psychology – University of Bristol, UK (1971). D.Sc. – Awarded in 1996 for “Accommodating and evaluating language varieties.”

🔍Research Interests

Intergenerational communication, aging and social identity, elder abuse, and health communication. Interpersonal and intergroup communication, including social prejudice and language use. Applied communication, focusing on bilingualism, community policing, and communication for the disabled. Intercultural communication and ethnolinguistic identity.

🛠️ Career History

  • Held various roles at UCSB, including Chair of the Communication Department and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education. Founding Director of the Center on Police Practices & Community (2002-2011). Previously a Reader and Professor at the University of Bristol.

🏆Awards & Honors

Giles has received numerous prestigious awards, including the British Psychological Society’s “Spearman Medalist” (1978), the National Communication Association’s Distinguished Scholar Award (2007), and the Outstanding Book Award for his contributions to the field of communication and aging. He has been recognized for his mentorship and influence on students and the discipline.

Publications Top Notes

  • Elder abuse and neglect: A communication framework
    • Language, Culture and the Dynamics of Age, 2011
    • Cited by: 17

 

  • Introduction: The ubiquity and social meaningfulness of nonverbal communication
    • The Sage Handbook of Nonverbal Communication, 2006
    • Cited by: 12

 

  • Speech style and social evaluation
    • Academic Press, 1975
    • Cited by: 11

 

  • Accommodation Theory
    • 1991
    • Cited by: 10

 

  • Contexts of Accommodation: Developments in Applied Sociolinguistics
    • Cambridge University Press, 1991
    • Cited by: 10

 

  • The dark side of family relationships: A communication model of elder abuse
    • International Psychogeriatrics, 2013
    • Cited by: 5