Milton Bennett

Milton James Bennett, often cited as Milton J. Bennett, is an American sociologist.^[2] He is credited as the creator of Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS).^[3]

Milton Bennett
Born	Milton James Bennett
Nationality	American
Academic background
Alma mater	Stanford University San Francisco State University University of Minnesota
Thesis	Forming/Feeling Process[1] (1977)
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology
Sub-discipline	Cultural sociology
Institutions	Portland State University
Notable ideas	Bennett scale

Bennett was a tenured professor at Portland State University and is now an adjunct professor of intercultural studies in the Department of Sociology of the University of Milano Bicocca.^[4] He has received prizes from the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) and from NAFSA: Association of International Educators.^[5]

Books

• Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication: Paradigms, Principles, and Practices, Intercultural Press, 2013
• The Handbook of Intercultural Training (ed.), SAGE Publishing, 2004
• American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, co-author with Edward Stewart, Intercultural Press, 1991