Guo-Ming Chen University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA

Guo-Ming Chen (Ph.D., Kent State University; M.A., University of New Mexico; B.A., Chinese Culture University) was the recipient of the 1987 Outstanding Dissertation Award presented by the SCA International and Intercultural Communication Division. His primary research interests are in intercultural/organizational communication, including the areas of global communication, communication competence, conflict management, and cultural values and language. In addition to serving as an editorial board member of different professional journals, Dr. Chen has published numerous articles and edited and co-authored several books and special issues, including Foundations of Intercultural Communication, Communication and Global Society, Chinese Conflict Management and Resolution, and three special issues of Intercultural Communication Studies on Chinese and East Asian conflict management and communication.