Chad McBride, PhD is a Professor and Chair of the Communication Studies Department at Creighton University. He researches and teaches about communication in families and close relationships and has published two books and over 30 academic research articles and book chapters. He is also a Past President of both the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender and the Central States Communication Associations. He lives in Omaha, NE with his husband, Allen, and son, Jackson.