Linda Talley
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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Psychology
Degree Program
Ph.D. Psychology
Dr. Linda Talley is a behavioral strategist, international speaker, scientist and an expert on leaders’ nonverbal behaviors that influence and persuade.
Dr. Talley’s diverse background includes private practice, university professor, organizational development consultant, and journal submission reviewer. After 20 years of developing leaders for Fortune 500 giants like Conoco Phillips and EMCOR as well as numerous health care organizations, she combined her expertise of leader development with nonverbal behavior research to create a unique leader development system based on empirical data.
Dr. Talley holds in Ph.D.in psychology, is an ongoing researcher in the area of leadership development and nonverbal communication, is published in scientific journals, and is the author of six books.
Courses Taught
Psyc 6002 - Foundations of Graduate Study in Psychology
Education
PhD, Walden University - Minnepolis, United States
MA, Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant, United States
BA, The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, United States
Awards / Honors
Certified Speaking Professional, National Speakers Association, 2006
Publications
Talley, L. L. (2015). How Leaders Influence Followers Through the Use of Nonverbal Communication. Leadership & Organizational Development Journal.
Talley, L. L., Temple, S. (2018). Silent Hands: A Leader’s Ability to Create Nonverbal Immediacy . Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences.
Presentations
Talley, L. (2013). Influence of Leader Hand Gestures on Nonverbal Immediacy.