Tim Levine

Professor
Phone: (517) 432-1124
Fax: (517) 432-1192
Room: 482 CAS Building
Email: levinet@msu.edu

Bio

Tim Levine is a Professor in the Department of Communication where his wife (Dr. Hee Sun Park) is also on the faculty. Prior to MSU, Dr. Levine held appointments at University of Hawaii and Indiana University. Levine's research interests include deception, interpersonal communication, personal relationships, persuasion and social influence, intercultural communication, communication traits, and measurement validation. Levine has published more than 70 journal articles including approximately 30 articles in either Communication Monographs and Human Communication Research. He is currently an Associate Editor of the new Communication Methods and Measures journal where he heads the section on design and measurement.

Research Interests

interpersonal, intercultural comm, deception, persuasion, social influence, and research methods

Current Courseload

COM 325 - Interpersonal Influence and Conflict
COM 425 - Communication in Close Relationships
COM 801- Communication Research I
COM 860 - Persuasion

Credentials

BS, Northern Arizona University, Psychology,
1985
MA, West Virginia University, Communication Studies,
1986
Ph.D., Michigan State University, Communication,
1992