Dr. Lawrence B. Rosenfeld is Professor of Communication Studies and Co-Chair of the Social-Behavioral Institutional Review Board, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of many articles that appear in journals in communication, social work, education, psychology, and sports psychology. His most recent ebook is When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disasters (2010). In 2000, Rosenfeld received the Donald H. Eckroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education from the National Communication Association, and in 2006 Rosenfeld received the Gerald M. Phillips Award for Applied Communication Research from the same organization.