Steve Duck

Institution University of Iowa Current Position Daniel and Amy Starch Distinguished Research Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Sheffield, 1971 Research Interests Close Relationships Interpersonal Processes Courses Taught Advanced Relational Theory: Relational Rhetorics and Epistem Communication Theory Communication Theory in Everyday Life Relational Communication Theory and Research   Steve Duck Department of Communication Studies University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1498 U.S.A. Home Page Phone: (319) 335-0579 Fax: (319) 335-2930 Steve Duck is Professor of Communication Studies and the Daniel and Amy Starch Research Chair at the University of Iowa. His work centers on communication processes in relationship development and disintegration, with an emphasis on everyday communication in the context of personal relationships. Professor Duck is the founding editor of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships and the editor or author of more than 45 books on personal relationships. In addition, he founded the International Network on Personal Relationships (now merged into the International Association for Relationship Research) and two international conferences on relationships. Professor Duck has received several awards for his work, including the University of Iowa's first Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award. In 2004 he won the Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award from the National Communication Association in recognition for "dedication to excellence, commitment to the profession, concern for others, vision of what could be, acceptance of diversity, and forthrightness." Books: Baggaley, J. P., & Duck, S. W. (1976). Dynamics of television. London: Saxon House Press. Dragon, W., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2005). Understanding research in personal relationships: A text with readings. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Duck, S. (2007). Human relationships (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Duck, S. (1999). Relating to others (2nd ed.). Buckingham, PA: Open University Press. Duck, S. (1994). Meaningful relationships: Talking, sense, and relating. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Duck, S. (1991). Understanding relationships. New York: Guilford Press. Duck, S. (1977). The study of acquaintance. London: Saxon House. Duck, S. (1973). Personal relationships and personal constructs: A study of friendship formation. London: Wiley. Ickes, W., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2000). The social psychology of personal relationships. New York: Wiley. Milardo, R. M., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2000). Families as relationships. New York: Wiley. Mills, R. S. L., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2000). The developmental psychology of personal relationships. New York: Wiley. Sarason, B. R., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2001). Personal relationships: Implications for clinical and community psychology. New York: Wiley. Vanzetti, N., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (1996). A lifetime of relationships. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole. Wood, J. T., & Duck, S. W. (Eds.). (2006). Composing relationships: Communication in everyday life. Belmont, CA: Thomson Learning/Wadsworth.

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