[1] At George Mason University, Kreps served as Chair of the Department of Communication from 2004 to 2013.

He, spearheaded introduction of the department's leading international doctoral program in Health, Risk, and Strategic Communication.

He held the Eileen and Steve Mandell Endowed Chair in Health Communication from 2004 to 2010,[2] and was appointed as University Distinguished Professor in 2010.

Kreps has received many distinguished awards and honors for his work.

He then studied at the University of Southern California, earning a PhD in Communication in 1979.