Daniel J. O'Keefe (born 1950) is an American

communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

and

argumentation theory Argumentation theory is the interdisciplinary study of how conclusions can be supported or undermined by premises through logical reasoning. With historical origins in logic, dialectic, and rhetoric, argumentation theory includes the arts and scie ...

scholar. He is the Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Studies at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. His research concerns

persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours. Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuasi ...

and

argumentation An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's conclusion via justification, explanation, and/or persu ...

, with a focus on meta-analytic synthesis of research concerning persuasive message effects.Northwestern University School of Communication Faculty Page
/ref> This program of work often addresses the question of whether normatively good argumentation contributes to persuasive success. O'Keefe is the author of ''Persuasion: Theory and Research'' (), a review of empirical research on persuasion. His work has been published in the ''Journal of Communication'', ''Human Communication Research'', ''Communication Monographs'', ''Communication Theory'', ''Communication Yearbook'', ''Argumentation'', ''Quarterly Journal of Speech'', ''Argumentation and Advocacy'', and other journals.

Awards

From the

National Communication Association The National Communication Association (NCA) of the United States is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication. Organization NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Conventi ...

: *Charles Woolbert Research Award, 1986 *Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, 1982 *Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division Distinguished Scholar Award, 2005 From the

American Forensic Association The American Forensic Association is an American organisation which promotes and supports competitive debating and public speaking Public speaking, is the practice of delivering speeches to a live audience. Throughout history, public speaking ...

: *Daniel Rohrer Memorial Research Award, 1977 From the

International Communication Association The International Communication Association (ICA) is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication. ICA communicates within the association and with oth ...

: *Fellow (elected 2018) *Steven H. Chaffee Career Achievement Award, 2024 *Health Communication Division Article of the Year Award, 2008 *Best Article Award, 2004 *Division 1 John E. Hunter Meta-Analysis Award, 2000, 2022 From the International Society for the Study of Argumentation: *Distinguished Scholar Award, 2002 From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: *Humanities Council Teaching Excellence Award, 1999 From Northwestern University: *Galbut Outstanding Faculty Award, School of Communication, 2010 *Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, 2016NWU Provost's Office
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References

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