Fox, Roy F.

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FOX, Roy F.

FOX, Roy F. American, b. 1948. Genres: Communications/Media. Career: Boise State University, Boise, ID, associate professor of English, 1978-91, director of writing, 1980-91, director of Technology in English Language and Literature Center, 1987-91; University of Missouri-Columbia, Dept of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, professor and chair, and director of Missouri Writing Project, 1991-, Maxine Christopher Shutz Lecturer, 1996, William T. Kemper fellow, 1998. Also worked as high school English teacher; consultant to MPI Media Group, Idaho Supreme Court, and Idaho Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. Publications: (and ed. and contrib.) Images in Language, Media, and Mind, 1994; Technical Communication: Problems and Solutions, 1994; Harvesting Minds: How TV Commercials Control Kids, 1996. Contributor to books and professional journals. Address: 2612 Hillshire Dr, Columbia, MO 65203, U.S.A. Online address: foxr@missouri.edu

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