David Schuelke is an Adjunct Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of St. Thomas. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Illinois. His Ph.D. is in Organizational Communication from Purdue University. He has taught graduate courses in the management of conflict, organizational analysis, and quantitative and qualitative research methods in communication. A professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Schuelke has served as a consultant and mediator to private and public organizations. He has authored or co-authored textbooks and articles in the fields of communication and organizational behavior. He is a member of the National Communication Association, the Central States Communication Association, the Victim Offender Mediation Association and the Better Angels. He and his wife belong to the Catholic Community of St. Odilia in Shoreview.  He is married and the father of four adult children and ten grandchildren. Besides teaching at St. Thomas, he also has taught at Indiana University-Northwest, Central Michigan University, and Governors State University in Illinois. His areas of research include organizational behavior, specifically communication strategies and techniques used by leaders when dealing with controversy.