Dr. Ronald B. Adler is professor emeritus at Santa Barbara City College. Throughout his career, he has specialized in the study of organizational and interpersonal communication. Dr. Adler is the coauthor of Understanding Human Communication, Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication 14th edition as well as the widely used textbook Looking Out/Looking In and the author of Confidence in Communication: A Guide to Assertive and Social Skills. Ronald Adler is also a consultant for a number of professional, corporate, and government clients and leads workshops in such areas as conflict resolution, team building, presentational speaking, and interviewing.