Education
| Ph.D. | Speech Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| A.M. | Speech, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| A.B. | Speech (Psychology Minor), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (with High College Honors and Departmental Distinction) |
Selected Publications
O’Keefe, D. J. (2013). The relative persuasiveness of different message types does not vary as a function of the persuasive outcome assessed: Evidence from 29 meta-analyses of 2,062 effect sizes for 13 message variations. Annals of the International Communication Association, 37, 221-249. doi:10.1080/23808985.2013.11679151
O’Keefe, D. J. (2015). Message generalizations that support evidence-based persuasive message design: Specifying the evidentiary requirements. Health Communication, 30, 106-113. doi:10.1080/10410236.2014.974123
O’Keefe, D. J. (2016). Persuasion: Theory and research (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.
Recent Awards and Honors
| 2016 | Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence |
| 2010 | Galbut Outstanding Faculty Award |
| 2008 | Article of the Year Award, Health Communication Division, National Communication Association |
| 2005 | Distinguished Scholar Award, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association |
| 2004 | Best Article Award, International Communication Association |
| 2002 | Distinguished Research Award, International Society for the Study of Argumentation |
Courses
| CS 205-0 | Theories of Persuasion |
| CS 395-0 | Advanced Theories of Persuasion |
| CS 394-0 | Undergraduate Research Seminar: Persuasion in Health Contexts |
| CS 525-0 | Advanced Theories of Persuasion |
