Cantrill, James G. (James Gerard), 1955-

James G. Cantrill received his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985. Cantrill currently serves as professor and head of the Department of Communications and Performance Studies (CAPS) at Northern Michigan University. He began his appointment at NMU in 1990. Cantrill's area of expertise and related scholarship is in environmental communication. He is a consultant for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Parks Canada, among other organizations. His research record has helped him earn external grants from such agencies as the U.S. Forest Service, the Great Lakes National Program Office and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Since coming to NMU in 1990, Cantrill has written or co-edited numerous books, journal articles and technical papers. He often involves NMU students in his publications and presentations.