Daniel J. O'Keefe is an American

United States

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 communication

Communication

Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...

 and argumentation theory

Argumentation theory

Argumentation theory, or argumentation, is the interdisciplinary study of how humans should, can, and do reach conclusions through logical reasoning, that is, claims based, soundly or not, on premises. It includes the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion...

 scholar. He is the Owen L. Coon Professor in the Department of Communication Studies

Northwestern University School of Communication

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 at Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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. His research concerns persuasion

Persuasion

Persuasion is a form of social influence. It is the process of guiding or bringing oneself or another toward the adoption of an idea, attitude, or action by rational and symbolic means.- Methods :...

 and argumentation, with a focus on meta-analytic synthesis of research concerning persuasive message effects.. This program of work often addresses the question of whether normatively good argumentation contributes to persuasive success.

O'Keefe is the author of Persuasion: Theory and Research (ISBN 0-761-92539-2), a review of empirical research on persuasion. His work has been published in the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Theory, Communication Yearbook, Argumentation, Quarterly Journal of Speech, Argumentation and Advocacy, and other journals.

Awards

From the National Communication Association

National Communication Association

The National Communication Association is the largest national organization to promote communication scholarship and education. A non-profit organization that has over 8,000 educators, practitioners, and students who work and reside in every state and more than 20 countries...

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• Charles Woolbert Research Award, 1986
• Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, 1982
• Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division Distinguished Scholar Award, 2005

From the American Forensic Association

American Forensic Association

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• Daniel Rohrer Memorial Research Award, 1977

From the International Communication Association

International Communication Association

The International Communication Association is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication , whose members are interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human communication." The Association maintains an...

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• Health Communication Division Article of the Year Award, 2008
• Best Article Award, 2004
• Division 1 John E. Hunter Meta-Analysis Award, 2000

From the International Society for the Study of Argumentation:

• Distinguished Scholar Award

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:

• Humanities Council Teaching Excellence Award, 1999

From Northwestern University:

• Galbut Outstanding Faculty Award, School of Communication, 201