Professors

Gabriella Hurtado

Director

Gabriella Hurtado is a Quad Cities native Gabriella completed her Master’s Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in March 2018 and graduated from Moline High School and attended Augustana College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2009.  After interning with the Rock Island-Milan School […]

Gayle Pohl

PRESIDENT ( ACADEMIA)

Gayle Pohl, APR is a internationally important name in the field of Listening . Dr Gayle  is an Associate Professor at the University of Northern Iowa, teaching public relations on the graduate and undergraduate level. She is a member of PRSA and was a faculty advisor for PRSSA and the student-run agency  for 26 years. […]

George Rodman

Director(Academic)

George Rodman is Professor and Emeritus Chair of the Department of Television and Radio at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, where he has taught since 1978. Rodman’s research focuses on listening as an essential component of interpersonal, public and mass communication, most notably in his books, including 14 editions of Understanding […]

Geri Lynn Baumblatt

Director (Strategy)

GLOBAL LISTENING BOARD

Gholam Reza Azari

Director (Media Communication)

GLOBAL LISTENING BOARD

Gina Marcello

Gina Marcello, Ph.D. is highly sought after speaker, college professor, author, filmmaker, and corporate training strategist. She has designed and facilitated over 500 workshops in 175 different organizations across the United States including many Fortune 100 companies. The ever changing landscape of social media marketing requires a bit of technology savvy, coupled with an understanding […]

Glenda Balas

Director (Academic & Strategy)

Dr. Glenda Balas is Professor and former Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining UNT Dallas, Dr. Balas was Professor and Department Chair of the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of New Mexico. She also served as Associate Professor and Department Chair of […]

Grace McCarthy

Director

GLOBAL LISTENING CENTE

Graham Bodie

Past Vice Chair

Graham Bodie (Ph.D., Purdue University, 2008) is Professor at School of Journalism and New Media The University of Mississippi since August 2017. Earlier Dr. Bodie was Professor of Communication Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. He is recognized as an international expert on listening and the social cognitive underpinnings of human […]

Greg Jensen

Director (Health Care)

GLOBAL LISTENING CENTRE