Michael T. Motley, Ph.D.
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Listed in Advertising, Linguistics, Products Liability, Safety and Liability, Social Sciences and Humanities, Warnings & Labels
- 3748 Repton Way, Santa Rosa, California
- 530-304-6462
- MotleyExpert.com
- mtmotley@ucdavis.edu
Company Name: Michael Motley, Expert Witness in Communication
Education and Credentials:
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (in Communication)
Professor Emeritus, University of California at Davis
Recognized as among "Top 1%" of communicatin scholars, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's
Author of 5 books, scores of research publications, over 100 research papers
Eighteen professional excellence awards for articles and papers
Professor Emeritus, University of California at Davis
Recognized as among "Top 1%" of communicatin scholars, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's
Author of 5 books, scores of research publications, over 100 research papers
Eighteen professional excellence awards for articles and papers
Specialties:
COMMUNICATION MESSAGES: Meaning; ambiguity; likely, unlikely, alternate interpretations; communicative intention; adequacy/inadequacy of messages (product warnings, instructions, consent forms, waivers, sexual resistance or consent, sexual harassment, packaging, advertising, etc.)
DECEPTION: Male/female misunderstandings, dating behavior, date rape, consent to intimacy, sexual harassment
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: If desired, opinion may include social-science research to test interpretations of case target messages versus hypothesized alternatives.
DECEPTION: Male/female misunderstandings, dating behavior, date rape, consent to intimacy, sexual harassment
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: If desired, opinion may include social-science research to test interpretations of case target messages versus hypothesized alternatives.
Experience:
Twenty-nine cases -- 20 for Plaintiff, 9 for Defense
Seven depositions
Two trials
Seven depositions
Two trials
Years in Practice: 20
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 2/1
I offer opinions on the relative clarity, ambiguity, and/or likely interpretation of communication messages such as those found in warnings, instructions, contracts, consent forms, and so forth.
I also offer opinions on the relative presence or absence of consent or resistance to sexual intimacy or intercourse.