Leonard J. ShedletskyLeonard J. Shedletsky , Ph.D., is Professor of Communication at The University of Southern Maine. He is the author of Meaning and Mind: An Intrapersonal Approach to Human Communication (1989), co-author of Human Communication on the Internet, co-editr of Intrapersonal Communication Processes (1995), co-editor in 2010 of Cases on Online Discussion and Interaction: Experiences and Outcomes . He wrote the entry, “Cognition,” for the International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008). He has been teaching since 1974. He teaches a range of courses in communication with cognition, discourse, and meaning as underlying themes. He was awarded recognition for Stellar Scholarship and Teaching, University of Southern Maine (USM) 2003, 2007, and 2011. He was named The Russell Chair, 2009 – 2011. He has recently taught a number of online courses that make heavy use of discussion and mapping. Read More Read Less