Richard C. Vincent (Ph.D., 1983, University of Massachusetts-Amherst) is professor of Communication at Indiana State University. His previous position was at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He is author of five books and monographs and numerous articles and chapters. He is supervisory editor of the International Communication series at Hampton Press. His research has been an exploration of various aspects of communication equity or freedom, including the construction of meanings and alternate meaning in communication practices. Such work has centered on the eras of International Development and Post Development. He does political economic analyses, and the measure of applied communication practices.

Various work projects have involved various areas of communication technology and development. He has been active in development journalism, development tourism, gender equity matters, projects involving communication and indigenous people, media empowerment campaigns and training, and assistance in the development of local media resources and education. He also has experience with satellite technology and development and the establishment of Telecenters. His work on ICTs is preceded by work with the more traditional media of radio, television and journalism.

Dr. Vincent is past president of the MacBride Round Table, an international communication rights advocacy group, and currently a participant in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the CRIS campaign. He was Fulbright Scholar at Dublin City University, Ireland, during 1994-95. He has spoken in more than 20 different countries.