William Seiler, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication Studies
Department Chair

433 Oldfather Hall
(402) 472-2070
wseiler1@unl.edu

Education

Ph. D. @ Purdue University
M. A. @ Kansas State University
B. Ed. @ University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Research Specialties

• Instructional Communication
• Basic Communication Course

Current Projects

• Seventh edition of introductory textbook entitled: Communication Making Connections with co-author Melissa Beall.

Recent Activities

• Communication Making Connections, 6^th ed. (2005) Boston: Allyn & Bacon. With Melissa Beall
• Instructional Strategies: The Individual, in Teaching Communicaiton (2^nd Edition) edited by J. Daley, G. Friedrich, and A. Vangelistie (1999) N. J..: Erlbaum Publishing. With Scott Titsworth.
• Protecting Communication Departments: Reflections on the Nebraska Experience, ACA Bulletin (1999). With Ron Lee.
• Learning Style Preferences and Academic Achievement within the Basic Communication Course, Basic Course Annual (1998). With Chuck Lubbers.

Service/Administrative Activities

• Chair of Department

Editorial Boards

• Basic Course Annual
• ACA Journal

Classes Taught at UNL

• Comm 109- Fundamentals of Human Communication
• Comm 311- Business and Professional Communication
• Comm 210- Small Group Problem-Solving
• Comm 325- Interviewing
• Comm 375- Persuasion
• Comm 427/827- Instructional Communication
• Comm 488- Senior Seminar & Workshop
• Comm 927A- Seminar Instructional Communication (click for syllabus)
• Comm 927B- Seminar in Instructional Communication Research (click for syllabus)
• Comm 927D- Current Issues in Instructional Communication