Figure/Ground Communication’s 78th scholarly interview is with Dr. Frank Dance, a leading scholar in the field of Communication studies. Dr. Dance was born in Brooklyn and studied Speech at Northwestern University , where he received his doctorate degree in 1959. He became a Professor of Language, Speech and Communication at various schools throughout the US, including the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Kansas and the University of Denver, Colorado. He also served as President of the International Communication Association (1967) and the National Communication Association (1982); was editor of *The Journal of Communication* (1962-64) and *The Speech Teacher *(1970-72), and associate editor of *Health Communication and Informatics* (1978-82) and *Review of Communication* (2000). He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including *The Citizen Speaks: Speech Communication for Adults*
(1962), *Business and Professional Speech Communication* (1965), *Human Communication Theory* (1967), *Perspectives on Communication* (1970), *Speech Communication: Concepts and Behaviors* (1972), *The Functions of Human Communication: A Theoretical Approach *(1976), *Human Communication Theory: Comparative Essays* (1982), *Public Speaking* (1986), *Speaking Your Mind: Private thinking and public speaking* (1994).
URL: http://www.figureground.ca/interviews/frank-e-x-dance/<http://figureground.ca/interviews/frank-e-x-dance/
Upcoming interviews: Anthony Wilden and Douglas Kellner
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