Katz, James Everett

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KATZ, James Everett

KATZ, James Everett. American, b. 1948. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: Sociology educator, researcher, and author. Clarkson College, Pottsdam, NY, associate professor, 1979-81; U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, professional staff member, 1981-83; LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin, assistant professor, 1983-86; Bell Communication Research, Morristown, NJ, researcher, 1986-; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, professor, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies. Publications: (with I.L. Horowitz) Social Science and Public Policy in the United States, 1975; Presidential Politics and Science Policy, 1978; Congress and National Energy Policy, 1984; Connections: Social and Cultural Studies of the Telephone in American Life, 1999. EDITOR: (with O.S. Marwah) Arms Production in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Decision-Making, 1984; People in Space: Perspectives for a Star Wars Century, 1985; The Implications of Third World Military Industrialization: Sowing the Serpents' Teeth, 1986; (with R.E. Rice), The Internet and Health Communication: Experiences and Expectations, 2001; (with M.A. Aakhus) Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance, 2002. Contributor to professional journals. Address: Rutgers University, Communication, 192 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, U.S.A. Online address: jimkatz@scils.rutgers.edu

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