Bolanle Olaniran
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
Associate, ICASALS

TTU, Dept., of Communication Studies, P.O. Box 43080, Lubbock, TX 79409
806.742.3911  |   806.742.1025
b.olaniran@ttu.edu

Education

• Ph.D., University of Oklahoma (1991)
• M.B.A., Central State University (1987)
• B.B.A., Central State University (1985)

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran's area of specialization is organizational communication, small group, computer-mediate communication, and intercultural communication. His current research focuses on the impact of modern technology on organizations, socialization of multi-ethnic organizations, intercultural issues organization, and management styles. In addition to his focus on communication, he is a faculty associate of the International Center of Arid and Semiarid Land Studies; he has an interest in communication in arid environments. He is recently honored with awards in the discipline: Marquis Who is Who Award sciences and engineering and is twice given the Who is Who among Teachers in U.S. universities (These awards are special because they come from the students and they only go to about 5% of the teachers) and recently chosen as the American Communication Association Outstanding Scholar.

Courses Taught
Oceanography, GIS in Natural Science and Engineering, Spatial Data Analysis and Modeling in Geosciences

Selected Publications

• Williams, D., & Olaniran, B.A. (1998). Expanding the crisis planning function:  Introducing elements of risk communication.  Public Relations Review.
• Olaniran, B.A. (1997).  Computer-mediated communication (CMC) in global organizations:  A cultural view of social information processing theory.  Technology Studies.
• Olaniran, B.A. (1997).  International graduate teaching assistants (IGTA) workshop as seen from an eye witness perspective.  College Student Journal.
• Olaniran, B. A. (1997) Social Skills Acquistion: A closer look at foreign students and factors influencing their level of social difficulty.  Communication  Studies.
• Olaniran, B. A., & Stewart, R.A. (1996). Instructional Practices and classroom communication apprehension: A cultural explanation. Communication Reports, 9, 193-203.
• Metzger, J.G., Olaniran, B. A. (1996). Varied teaching  methods in intercultural communication effectiveness: Promoting student outcomes in affect, expectancy, and self reports of behavior. Intercultural Communication Studies, 2, 15-40.
• Olaniran, B. A., Williams, D.E. (1996). Burkian Counternature and the vigilant response: An anticipatory model of crisis management and technology. In D. Millar (Ed.) Crisis communication: Theory and applications.