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Graham Bodie, PhD is at the School of Journalism and New Media at University of Mississippi. He is a researcher and professor with a focus on Listening.
Dr. Bodie is an internationally recognized expert on listening and has published over 80 monographs, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. His most recent project, The Sourcebook of Listening Research (Wiley-Blackwell), is a comprehensive resource that reviews and critiques current and potential approaches to measuring listening. Dr. Bodie serves as an executive advisor for the Listen First Project and vice chairperson for the Global Listening Centre. Dr. Bodie received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Communication from Auburn University and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
We discuss listening, empathy what the idea of being a ‘good listener’ even means and Listen First as a tool to help people develop listening skills and reduce societal polarization.
Dr. Bodie is an internationally recognized expert on listening and has published over 80 monographs, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. His most recent project, The Sourcebook of Listening Research (Wiley-Blackwell), is a comprehensive resource that reviews and critiques current and potential approaches to measuring listening. Dr. Bodie serves as an executive advisor for the Listen First Project and vice chairperson for the Global Listening Centre. Dr. Bodie received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Communication from Auburn University and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
We discuss listening, empathy what the idea of being a ‘good listener’ even means and Listen First as a tool to help people develop listening skills and reduce societal polarization.