| Richard M. Perloff | |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | University professor |
| Children: | 2 |
| Era: | Modern |
| Discipline: | Communication |
| Sub Discipline: | Political Science |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin at Madison PhD., 1978, University of Pittsburgh, M.A., 1975,University of Michigan, B.A., 1972 |
| Thesis Year: | 1978 |
| Main Interests: | Communication, psychology, persuasion, behavoiral sciences |
| Workplaces: | Cleveland State University at School of Communication |
| Awards: | (1998) |
Richard M. Perloff is an American academic. He is professor of communication at Cleveland State University, where he has taught since 1979. He has written on persuasion, on political communication, on the psychology of perception of the effects of mass media, and on the third-person effect.
Perloff's published work includes:
In 2006 he was editor of a special issue of American Behavioral Scientist on racial health-care disparities and communication.
Perloff was the recipient of the 2014 University of Amsterdam School of Communication Research McQuail Award for his article[1] on media effects research.[2]
Perloff was awarded "Best in Ohio Essay Writing" honors in 2022 from the Ohio Press Club for his article memorializing Alan Canfora—a victim of the Kent State University shootings in 1970.[3]