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Dr. Geoff B. Leatham,
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Ph.D. University of Iowa 1994
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Research Interests: Dr. Leatham's research interests have ranged widely in the fields of interpersonal, small group and organizational communication. Research topics have included how cognitive processes affect small group decision-making communication, what makes conversations boring, and how to effectively warn people about the dangers of natural disasters. In addition to publication in journals like Human Communication Research and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, accounts of Dr. Leatham's research have appeared in Glamour and Redbook. Dr. Leatham joined the University of Rhode Island in 1997 after teaching at the University of Hawaii, Arizona State University and Southern Oregon University. He is most frequently found teaching research methods classes and organizational communication classes, but considers himself a utility infielder as a teacher, filling in wherever there is a hole that needs to be plugged. |