Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life: A Practical Introduction

About Elaine D. ZelleyMarianne Dainton

Marianne Dainton (MA PhD The Ohio State University; BA Villanova University) is a professor of communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia. She teaches communication theory interpersonal communication group communication and organizational communication. Mariannes research focuses on communication that facilitates relationship maintenance. She has published in Communication Monographs the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Family Relations and Communication Quarterly among others. She has also published numerous book chapters and is the co-editor (with Daniel Canary) of Maintaining Relationships Through Communication. Elaine D. Zelley (MA PhD The Pennsylvania State University; BA Ursinus College) is an associate professor of communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia. She teaches communication theory; communication ethics; interpersonal communication; organizational communication; group communication; and sex gender and communication. Elaines interests focus broadly on womens roles and relationships including in the workplace and friendships. She was recently a contributing researcher for a collaborative census report on The Gender Gap in Nonprofit Boardrooms. She has also developed pedagogical expertise in curriculum assessment and in understanding by design (UbD). She has published in Communication Yearbook and has also coauthored several book chapters dealing with the topics of relationship maintenance friendship and competition.