Rosita Albert

Communication Studies

248 Ford Hall

224 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Dr. Albert conducts research on intercultural interactions in diverse organizational settings both within the U.S. and internationally. She also investigates the development and evaluation of effective intercultural and diversity programs.

Her research has been published in well-known books on intercultural communication and has appeared in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR), Communication Education, Management Communication Quarterly, and the International and Intercultural Communication Annual.

She is a member of the Editorial Board of IJIR and of the Governing Board of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. She has consulted for the former Vice President for Multicultural Affairs at the University of Minnesota as well as business and governmental organizations.

Dr. Albert teaches courses on the theory and practice of intercultural communication, cross-cultural research methods, and intercultural sensitization/training.

Specialties

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Specialties

Brazilian cultural patterns
communicating across cultures
communication between North Americans and Latin Americans, Anglos and Latinos
crosscultural negotiation
diversity in organizations
doing business in Brazil
ethnic communication
health communication
intecultural sensitization programs
intercultural and interethnic communication
international relations
Latin American/Latino cultural patterns
persuasion

Publications

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Publications

Conceptual framework for the development and evaluation of cross-cultural orientation programs: Albert, Rosita, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 10(2), 197-213, 1986.
Cross-cultural perspectives on organizational communication: H.C. Triandis, Albert, Rosita, Handbook of organizational communication, Sage Publications, pp. 264-295, 1987.
Cultural diversity and intercultural training in multinational organizations: Albert, Rosita, International and Intercultural Communication Annual: Communicating in multinational organizations, vol. XVIII, 1994.
A framework and model for understanding Latin American and Latino/Hispanic cultural patterns: Albert, Rosita, Handbook of Intercultural Training, 2nd edition, Sage Publications, pp. 327-348, 1996.
Latinos/Latinas in the United States: Diversity, cultural patterns, and misconceptions.: Albert, Rosita, Civic Discourse: Multiculturalism, Cultural diversity and global communication, vol. 1, Ablex Publishing Corporation, pp. 157-175, 1998.

Activities

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Activities

Professional

Consultant, The World Bank, Booz Allen Hamilton, the Hospital of University Medical School in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and other organizations none - none
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Intercultural Relations 1984 - present
Participant, Interdisciplinary Seminar on Health and Culture, Harvard University 1998 - 1999
Presenter, International Business Program, Doing Business with Brazil, 3M Company 2000 - 2001
Speaker on Diversity, Minnesota Public Radio 2000 - none
Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology none - none

Awards

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Awards

Nominated, Outstanding Scholarship Award, International and Intercultural Communication Division, National Communication Association, 1999 - none
Outstanding Teacher, Incomplete List of Teachers ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois, 1980 - none
Outstanding Teacher, Incomplete List of Teachers ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois, 1982 - none
President's Multicultural Research Award, University of Minnesota, none - none

Courses

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Courses

Spch 3451W - Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice
Spch 4452W - Intercultural Interaction: Theory and Application
Spch 5431 - Persuasion and Social Influence
Spch 5451W - Intercultural Communication Processes
Spch 8451 - Seminar: Intercultural and Diversity Research