The ICA Board of Directors has approved the Publication Committee’s selection of John Courtright to be the new editor of ICA's journal Human Communication Research. The appointment was approved at the ICA Board Meeting in Phoenix on 22 May. His 3-year term as editor of HCR will begin in 2013, with the first issue of the journal’s Volume 39.
Courtright is currently Professor of Communication at the University of Delaware, where he has taught for over 25 years. He spent several years as chair of the university’s Department of Communication and as Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies. He is also a past president (2005-06) of the Eastern Communication Association (ECA). Courtright spent his entire student career at the University of Iowa, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in 1971, a Master’s degree in 1973, and his PhD in 1976.
For three years (1998-2001), Courtright served as the editor of Communication Quarterly, and has remained a member of its editorial board ever since. He is also on the editorial board of Communication Research Reports, and has previously served as a board member or editorial referee for Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Reports, Communication Monographs, and Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, among many others.
Courtright's research interests have covered a very broad spectrum, including language and verbal communication, message control intensity, and new media. Currently, he is focused on observing and analyzing communication behavior—in fact, Observing and Analyzing Communication Behavior is the title of his forthcoming book (Sage). In addition, he has written or cowritten three other books; has authored nearly 90 other book chapters, journal articles, published reviews, conference presentations, and invited lectures.
Courtright will begin accepting manuscripts for Human Communication Research in August. His official editorship begins 1 January 2013 and ends 31 December 2015, with the completion of HCR’s Volume 41.
