Charles R. Berger (1939 – September 25, 2018) was an American professor emeritus of communication at the University of California, Davis.
After completing his undergraduate studies, he attended Michigan State University where he received his M.A.
[6] Charles Berger was an integral part in formulating the uncertainty reduction theory.
[7] This theory begins to understand the differences in strategies that people use in order to make conversations as well as communication go as smooth as possible.
He Co-edited the second edition of the Handbook of Communication Science with Michael Roloff and David R. Ewoldsen.