Richard EmanuelRichard Emanuel is Professor of Communication at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. He earned his doctorate degree in Communication Research from the Florida State University, a master’s degree in speech communication from Auburn Univerity, and a bachelor’s degree in speech and theater from the University of Montevallo. Dr. Emanuel has taught at two-year and four-year, private and public colleges in the southeast. His research interests include communication styles, campus sustainability, student cell phone use, communication education, and visual literacy. He has had dozens of research articles published in national and international journals and he has made numerous presentations at professional conferences. He has traveled to every state in the US (except Alaska) and more than 20 countries on 5 continents. In addition to travel he enjoys culture, movies, racquetball, scuba diving, and watching TED talks (TED.com). Read More Read Less