David Henningsen

David Henningsen serves as Professor of Organizational/Corporate Communication and IRB Chair at Northern Illinois University's Department of Communication, where he maintains an active research agenda in group dynamics and interpersonal processes.

His academic credentials include a Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to communication science.

Henningsen's research program employs rigorous empirical methods to investigate human behavior across organizational and personal contexts. Primary focus areas include group decision-making mechanisms, social influence tactics, and interpersonal communication patterns, with notable contributions to understanding deception, flirting dynamics, and workplace relationship formation. His work consistently bridges communication theory with organizational psychology.

Publication trends from 2009-2025 reveal sustained investigation into group processes (brainstorming efficacy, task group attraction), relationship communication (dating perceptions, romantic comforting), and theoretical frameworks (Error Management Theory). The corpus demonstrates methodological diversity while maintaining core focus on communication behavior in social systems.

As Institutional Review Board Chair, Henningsen oversees ethical compliance for university research, leveraging his legal background to strengthen scholarly integrity across campus.