John C. Reinard (Ph.D., Southern California) is Chair of the Department of Human Communication Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of Communication Research Statistics as well as Foundations of Argument. His research has focused primarily in the areas of communication and the law, persuasion, and argumentation. He has published his research in journals including Communication Monographs, the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, and Argumentation and Advocacy. He has authored over 100 books, articles, chapters, and research reports presented at professional meetings and conventions. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Argumentation and Advocacy, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, Communication Education, and the Western Journal of Communication. In addition to serving on the faculties at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Arizona State University, he was a master instructor in statistical process control for Motorola. He has twice received his University's Author Award and three times has been honored with its Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Award.