Dr. Robert J. Trader, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, specializes in the design of messages to increase cognitive learning outcomes. Dr. Trader is particularly interested in how new technology can be used to enhance human communication through visual representations of data, information, and knowledge. Dr. Trader is the co-author of two books published in Japan: Making Progress with the TOEIC Test (2006) and Baby Talk (2008). Both are available through amazon.co.jp. Dr. Trader is the faculty adviser for Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication honor society.

Education

• BA (Miami University: Oxford, Ohio 1984) Industrial Sociology with a Minor in TESL
• MSLIS (University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY 2003) Information Design
• PHD (University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY 2007) Instructional Communication and Instructional Systems Design

Courses Taught

• COM-1102 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
• COM-2203 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
• COM-3365 COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
• COM-3365 INFORMATION DESIGN
• COM-4594 SENIOR SEMINAR

Website: http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/rtrader/