Instructional Faculty


 

Deborah A. Cai

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Michigan State University

Dr. Cai is an international researcher with ties to China. Her scholarly expertise is in intercultural communication, persuasion, and negotiation and conflict management, with particular interest in international negotiation as a specific context of persuasive activity within organizations.

Representative Publications

Cai, D. A., & Fink, E. L. (2002). Conflict style differences among individualists and collectivists. Communication Monographs, 69, 67-87.

Cai, D. A., Wilson, S. R., & Drake, L. (2000). Culture in context: Individualism/collectivism, negotiator role, framing, and paths to integrative agreements. Human Communication Research, 26, 591-617.

Curriculum Vitae


Department of Communication
2130 Skinner Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-7635
Office: Skinner 2110
Phone: 301-405-6524
Fax: 301-314-9471
Email: debcai@umd.edu