Department of Communication, University of
Arizona
University of Arizona Grad College
Jake Harwood (Ph.D.,
University of California, Santa Barbara) is Professor of Communication and
former director of the Graduate Program in Gerontology at the University of
Arizona. His research focuses on communication and aging. He is interested in
the ways in which cognitive (e.g., stereotypes) and societal (e.g., mass media)
representations of age groups relate to communication processes. His research
draws on theories of social identity, intergroup behavior, and communication
accommodation. He is the author of Understanding Communication
and Aging (2007, Sage) and co-editor of “Intergroup
Communication: Multiple Perspectives” (Peter Lang, 2005) and has
published over 50 articles in professional journals. His recent publications
have appeared in Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, Journal of
Communication, Communication Monographs,
and Human Communication Research. He
currently serves as the editor of Human Communication
Research and is book review editor for the Journal
of Language and Social Psychology. In 2004 he was the recipient of the
National Communication Association’s Giles/Nussbaum Distinguished Scholar
Award for outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service to the field of
communication and aging. Dr. Harwood taught at the University of Kansas before
moving to the University of Arizona.
Ph.D. (1994),
Communication, University of California,
Santa Barbara, USA
M.A. (1991), Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
B.Sc. (1989), Psychology, University of Bristol, ENGLAND
International Baccalaureate (1986), United World
College of the Atlantic, Llantwit Major, WALES
My main teaching
interests are in the area of quantitative/experimental research methods and
statistics, intergroup communication, and life-span communication. I
teach undergraduate and graduate courses in these areas. I also teach
courses specifically concerned with communication and aging.
last updated, 5/18/07