Dr. Russell F. Proctor II was Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Kentucky University for over 25 years. He primarily taught courses in interviewing and interpersonal communication, and he won NKU’s Outstanding Professor Award in 1997. In addition to his work on Interplay 14th edition, he is also the coauthor of Looking Out, Looking In (2011). Professor Proctor has written and presented extensively on the use of feature films as instructional tools in communication courses (including Now Playing for OUP).