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I reside in Bloomington-Normal,IL. about 125 miles south of Chicago. I teach in the Communication department at  Bradley University. Bradley is a medium-sized private university located in Peoria, IL. I received my B.S. and M.S. in communication from Illinois State University and my Ph.D. in communication from the  University of Illinois.  I teach course in small group and organizational communication and online course which focus on understanding the and function of communication in computer-mediated environments e.g. "Advertising in Computer-mediated Environments," "Computer-mediated Communication", and "Virtual Teams, Communication and Collaboration." I have been teaching courses online since 1996. These course are offerED during J-term, M-term, and during Summer Sessions.

Tracy and I were married 17 years ago this month in St Petersburg Beach, Florida  I have a stepson  named is Jacob.

 My twin brother Bruce  (left) teaches middle school Math and Social Studies in Atlanta, GA. My younger brother John (right) teaches middle-school Language Arts in Bloomington-Normal. My mother taught 2nd grade for 17 years and my father was Business Manager at Illinois Wesleyan University for 33 years. My father tied in 1986, and my mother reside in St Petesburg Beach Florida.

I like the Bears, beating the spread on NFL football,  and watching University of Illinois and Duke basketball.  My current "beach reading list" includes Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, and The Social Life Of Information by Brown and Duguid, and When Pride Still Mattered by Maraniss, a biography of Vince Lombardi). If I could have lunch with anyone living or dead it would probably be Mark Twain, Henry Kissinger, or Robin Williams. If I could move anywhere in the world tomorrow to live out the rest of my days it would be between Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay  on St. Johns, in the American Virgin Islands (Even in St. John's, you could take a online course from Bradley University.

Cheers

Chris