Leadership_Theory_and_Practice_6th_editi

About the Author

Peter G. Northouse, PhD, is a professor
of communication (emeritus) in the
School of Communication at Western
Michigan University. For more than 25
years, he has taught leadership and inter-
personal and organizational communica-
tion at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. In addition to publica-
tions in professional journals, he is the
author of Introduction to Leadership:
Concepts and Practice and coauthor of
Health Communication: Strategies for
Health Professionals (3rd ed.). His schol-
arly and curricular interests include mod-
els of leadership, leadership assessment,
ethical leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a
consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development, leader-
ship education, conflict management, and health communication. He
holds a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Denver
and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication education from
Michigan State University.

483



About the
Contributors

Susan E. Kogler Hill (PhD, University of Denver, 1974) is professor
emeritus and former chair of the School of Communication at Cleveland
State University. Her research and consulting have been in the areas of
interpersonal and organizational communication. She specializes in group
leadership, teamwork, empowerment, and mentoring. She is author of a
text titled Improving Interpersonal Competence. In addition, she has written
book chapters and published articles in many professional journals.
Crystal L. Hoyt (PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003) is
an associate professor of leadership studies and psychology at the
University of Richmond. As a social psychologist, she brings a psycho-
logical perspective to the field of leadership studies. Her primary area of
research focuses on understanding the experiences and perceptions of
nontraditional leaders, and her secondary area focuses on leader cogni-
tions and ethics. She has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and
book chapters and is the coeditor of two books: Leadership and Psychology
in the Leadership at the Crossroads series and For the Greater Good of All:
Perspectives on Individualism, Society, and Leadership.
Ernest L. Stech (PhD, University of Denver, 1969) is an associate member
of the Emeritus College at Arizona State University. He is former president
and CEO of Frost Engineering Development Corporation and former
executive director of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments Foundation.
Stech has written numerous articles in professional journals and several
textbook chapters. He is author of The Transformed Leader and Leadership
Communication. He is active in lifelong learning programs in the Phoenix,
Arizona, area, and his academic interests are in ethics and epistemology.

485

Discover The essential . . . from the
SRMO Lists— tool for world’s leading
methods readings research methods
suggested by other researchers . . .
SRMO users publisher

“I have never really Find exactly Explore the
seen anything like this what you are looking Methods Map
product before, and I think
it is really valuable.” for, from basic to discover
explanations links between
John Creswell, University to advanced
of Nebraska–Lincoln discussion methods

Watch video
interviews
with leading

methodologists

Search on a Uncover more
newly designed than 100,000
taxonomy with more than pages of book,
1,400 qualitative, journal, and reference
quantitative, and mixed content to support
methods terms your learning

find out more at
www.srmo.sagepub.com