Clair Canfield

Clair Canfield is a senior lecturer at Utah State University with more than 17 years of experience teaching communication studies. His work focuses on interpersonal communication, conflict management, and conflict transformation, with an emphasis on practical strategies that improve relationships, organizations, and communities.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Weber State University and a master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Montana. While completing doctoral work at the University of Utah, he also earned a graduate certificate in conflict resolution and became a certified mediator. Drawing on extensive teaching and mediation experience, Clair is passionate about helping individuals and groups move beyond conflict avoidance and develop the skills to engage conflict constructively and create meaningful change.