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Rick Buerkel

B.B.A. Saginaw Valley State University; M.S.A. Central Michigan University; M.A. Central Michigan University; Ph.D. Kent State University

Father-Son Intimacy, Parent-Child Communication, Media Effects

Dept. of Communication and Dramatic Arts