Professor
Ph.D. Columbia University

Phone: 312-996-3108
Fax: 312-413-0440
E-Mail: dgraber@uic.edu

follow the link to see Abbreviated Vita

Fields of Interest:
Political Communication, Information Processing and Management, Public Opinion

Selected Publications:
The impact of mass media on government
The Politics of News, The News of Politics, (2007, 2^nd ed).
Media Power in Politics, (March 2006, 5th ed).
Mass Media and America Politics, (2005, 7th ed).
Media Agenda Setting in a Presidential Election, (1981), (Japanese edition, 1988, 1993).
Crime News and the Public, (1980).

Information processing
Processing the News: How People Tame the Information Tide, (1988,1993).
Processing Politics: Learning From Television in the Internet Age, (2001).
  * Winner of Goldsmith Prize for Best Academic Political Communication Book of 2003.

Organizational communication
Public Sector Communication: How Organizations Manage Information, (1992).
The Power of Communication: Managing Information in Public Organizations (2003).

Political linguistics
Verbal Behavior and Politics, (1978). 

Foreign policy and the presidency
The President and the Public, (1982).
Public Opinion, the President and Foreign Policy, (1968). 

International Law
The Development of the Law of Belligerent Occupation, (1968).
Crisis Diplomacy: U.S. Intervention Policies and Practices, (1959).

Additional coverage of the topics above in 49 refereed articles and 47 book chapters.

Current Research Areas:
Multi-faceted investigation of the audio-visual content of television newscasts and entertainment programs and their impact on audiences.

Experimental research on mass media information processing.

Research on the effects of mass media information on public opinion, political learning, election politics, political institutions and public policy.

Analyses of organizational communication in the public sector, especially in administrative agencies.

Strategic communication.

Selected Activities and Honors:
Editor Emeritus of Political Communication, a quarterly professional journal sponsored by the American Political Science Association and the International Communication Association.

Book Review editor, Political Psychology,

President, Vice-President and/or Program Chair for the American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, International Communication Association, Midwest Public Opinion Association, International Society for Political Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa, Iota of Illinois.

1992 Edelman Distinguished Career Award of the American Political Science Association

1996 Visiting Professor, Harvard University, Lombard Chair.

1998 National Science Foundation, Board of Directors, nominee

1999 Frank J. Goodnow Award of the American Political Science Association

2001 Distinguished Alumna Award, Washington University, St. Louis

2003 Goldsmith Award for best academic book on media and public policy

2003-05 University Scholar Award (UIC)

2006 National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar Award