Judee K. Burgoon is Professor of Communication, Family Studies and Human Resources and Director of Research at the Center for the Management of Information at the University of Arizona. She has authored or edited over 300 articles, chapters, and books on nonverbal and interpersonal communication and deception.

Valerie Manusov is Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. She is the editor of The Sourcebook of Nonverbal Measures: Going beyond Words and the co-editor of The SAGE Handbook of Nonverbal Communication.

Laura K. Guerrero is Professor of Communication at Arizona State University. Her book credits include Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, The Nonverbal Communication Reader, and Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships.

Part 1: Foundations 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Bio-evolutionary Influences on Nonverbal Communication 3. Sociocultural Influences on Nonverbal Communication 4. The Visual and Auditory Codes: Kinesics and Vocalics 5. The Contact Codes: Haptics and Proxemics 6. The Body as a Code: Appearance and Adornment 7. The Place and Time Codes: Environment, Artifacts, and Chronemics Part 2: Functions 8. Displaying Identities, Managing Images, and Forming Impressions 9. Expressing Emotions 10. Relational Messages: Developing and Expressing Closeness 11. Relational Messages: Power, Dominance, and Status 12. Coordinating Interaction 13. Influencing Others 14. Deceiving and Detecting Deception