Bessie L. Lawton

Bessie L. Lawton
  • Professor
  • Department: Communication and Media
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: BLawton@wcupa.edu

Research Interests

identity negotiationintercultural communicationinterracial communication

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Lawton is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication, and her BA (Journalism) and MA (Communication Research) from the University of the Philippines. Her research interests include intercultural and interracial communication, as well as identity negotiation.

List of Publications

  • Teaching the Chinese language to heritage versus non-heritage learners: Parents' perceptions of a community weekend school in the United States, Jul 2009