Professor and Department Head 

• Communication

BRNG 2174 

(765) 494-8603 

hsypher@purdue.edu 

http://www.cla.purdue.edu/communication/directory/?personid=1851 

B.A. from the University of South Florida, M.A. from Western Kentucky University, Ph.D. from the University of Michigan 

Software Diffusion, Communication, Time and Technology, E-Health Web Site Usability, Digital Identity 

Trusted Social and Human Interaction Incident Detection, Response, Investigation 

Keynote address (Communication,Technology and Change) at the Finland Virtual University Seminar at the University of Jyväskylä in Jyväskylä, Finland (2001). Taught a class on Communication and Change: International Perspectives in Italy (Spring 2001). 

National Communication Association's Golden Anniversary Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

Active supporter of the CIMBA program in Northern Italy. 

Research has appeared in Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and the British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, among others.