Charles Roberts was Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at East Tennessee State University from 1990 until his retirement in 2010. He previously taught and was Chairperson at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana and at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He received his B.A. in English from Davidson College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Temple University.
He has served as a consultant to many colleges and universities in the East, South, and mid-West interested in creating more effective and efficient communication skills instructional programs. He also has served as a political consultant and pollster for area and regional politicians.
He is particularly active in the area of listening assessment and training in the private and corporate sectors. He has served as the editor of the International Journal of Listening, and has been the President and Executive Director of the International Listening Association. Recently he consulted with test designers at ETS and with members of AAMC to help redesign the MCAT to include the assessment of listening.
Roberts has held a number of regional and national offices and is a member of other professional organizations. He is a life member of the Eastern Communication Association and the International Listening Association, as well as a sustaining member of the Southern Speech Communication Association and the National Communication Association. He has co-produced four nationally distributed listening assessment instruments, including three video versions of the Watson-Barker Listening Test. He has published and/or presented more than eighty professional papers on a wide range of topics, written several book chapters with an emphasis on pedagogical issues, has authored four books, and has served as principle investigator on research and/or development grants that total in excess to $300,000.
He has served as a consultant to many colleges and universities in the East, South, and mid-West interested in creating more effective and efficient communication skills instructional programs. He also has served as a political consultant and pollster for area and regional politicians.
He is particularly active in the area of listening assessment and training in the private and corporate sectors. He has served as the editor of the International Journal of Listening, and has been the President and Executive Director of the International Listening Association. Recently he consulted with test designers at ETS and with members of AAMC to help redesign the MCAT to include the assessment of listening.
Roberts has held a number of regional and national offices and is a member of other professional organizations. He is a life member of the Eastern Communication Association and the International Listening Association, as well as a sustaining member of the Southern Speech Communication Association and the National Communication Association. He has co-produced four nationally distributed listening assessment instruments, including three video versions of the Watson-Barker Listening Test. He has published and/or presented more than eighty professional papers on a wide range of topics, written several book chapters with an emphasis on pedagogical issues, has authored four books, and has served as principle investigator on research and/or development grants that total in excess to $300,000.