Listening: Processes, Functions, and Competency

About Debra L. WorthingtonMargaret E. Fitch-Hauser

Debra L. Worthington Professor of Communication at Auburn University is a past president of the International Listening Association. Reflecting her interest in listening research she is the co-editor of The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology &Measures (2017). Other research has examined factors affecting listening processes including listening style and mobile technology. Margaret Fitch-Hauser Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication at Auburn University is a past editor of the International Journal of Listening (Taylor & Francis). Her research has explored listening fidelity information distortion and the effect of schemata on the listening process. She has authored a textbook on business writing multiple book chapters cases studies and numerous scholastic papers.