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Stephen P. Depoe, PhD (Northwestern, 1986), is a Professor of Communication, and is currently serving as Department Head. He is the editor of ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE (www.tandfonline.com/renc), and is also the chair of the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) (http://environmentalcomm.org). His research areas include environmental and risk communication, particularly the role of the public in environmental decision-making; and public communication. His recent work includes the co-edited volumes NUCLEAR LEGACIES: COMMUNICATION, CONTROVERSY, AND THE U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX (Lexington Press, 2007) and COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING (SUNY Press, 2004). Dr. Depoe teaches courses in Environmental Communication, Rhetorical Theory, Rhetoric of Social Movements, Rhetorical Research Methods, and Seminar in Public Address.