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Robert Bohlken, Ph.D.

Bio
Robert Bohlken, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Communication , taught 42 years at both the secondary and university levels and is currently a communication consultant, author, and speaker. His professional areas of expertise and research are in listening, semantics, and interpersonal trust/relationship.

He has published more than twenty academic journal articles, presented papers at more than forty academic conferences, made more than sixty service and social club presentations, and authored three booklets: Grandpa Listens as Bobby Grows Up, How the Rabbit Became the Easter Bunny, and How to Talk Rural Northwest Missouri Talk .

Dr. Bohlken is a member of the International Listening Association, International Society of General Semantics, National Communication Association, and a life member of the Optimist International Service Club.

Degrees held by Dr. Bohlken include a B.S. in Language Arts Education with Distinction, Nebraska State College, Peru; Master of Arts Degree in Communication/Theatre Arts, University of Nebraska ; and Doctorate of Philosophy in Communication, University of Kansas , Lawrence .

Books Written
Listening to the Mukies and Their Character Building Adventures.
Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms/Folk Sayings