dsilva@louisville.edu

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  

Research Interests:

• Intercultural communication
• Effects of mass media
  

Book Chapters and Journal Articles:

• “Communicating HIV/AIDS Awareness through Folk Theater: Case Studies from
  India.” (with Alladi, J., & Gohain, Z.). HIV/AIDS prevention and health
  communication. Book contract with Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• “Individual differences and context: Factors mediating recall of anti-drug public
  service announcements.” (with Palmgreen, P.). Health Communication. (2007)
• “Children’s consumer behavior in the age of globalization: Examples from India
  and Mexico.” (with Futrell, A., & Victorica, G.). Intercultural Communication
  Studies. (2007).
• “Sinister forces, goons, and fanatics: Metaphors of blame in news coverage of
  church bombings in India.” (with Berman, J. E., Esrock, S. L., Hart, J. L., &
  Leichty, G. B.). Intercultural Communication Studies. (2006).
• “Globalization, religious strife, and the media in India.” Intercultural
  Communication Studies. (2005).
• “Fear and religious strife: Some thoughts on the church bombings in India.”
  Intercultural Communication Studies. (2004).
• “Global media and cultural identity: Experiences from an Indian town.”
  Intercultural Communications Studies. (2000).
• “Cultural differences in conflict styles: Vietnamese refugees and established
  residents.” The Howard Journal of Communications. (1998).

Books:

• HIV/AIDS prevention and health communication. (with Hart, J. L., & Walker, K.
  L). Under contract with Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Awards:

• General Editor, Intercultural Communication Studies
• Co-Director, International Conference on Intercultural Communication,
  University of Louisville (2008)
• International Board of Directors, International Association for Intercultural
  Studies (2003 to date)
• Presidential Exemplary Multicultural Teaching Award, University of Louisville
  (2006)
• Chair, Asian/Pacific American Communication Caucus, National Communication
  Association (2006-2007)
• Chair, Asian/Pacific American Communication Division, National
  Communication Association (2006-2007)
• Top faculty paper award, Intercultural Division, Southern States Communication
  Association (2001)