Timothy_R._Levine
Timothy R. Levine is an American communication professor, prolific researcher, and theorist. He is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham.[1] Levine is credited as one of the most central and prolific researchers in the field of Communication Studies,[2] is known for his work as the creator of truth-default theory, his developmental work on the veracity effect, and editing of the encyclopedia of deception.[3] He is the author of Duped, published by The University of Alabama Press.