Herb Thompson III

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

email:

hthompson@unomaha.edu

office:

ASH 107AA

department phone:

402.554.2600

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1mbQNGoAAAAJ&hl=en

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General Information

Biography

Herb L. Thompson III is an assistant professor in the School of Communication at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). He holds a Ph.D. in Human Sciences with a Leadership Studies specialization from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Herb’s research priorities are inclusive communication & leadership practices, mentorship, and intergroup dialogue.

Teaching Interests

Intergroup Dialogue, Public Speaking, Communication for Identity, Cultural Communication and Diversity, Communication Style, Leadership Studies

Research Interests

Inclusive Communication & Leadership, Intergroup Dialogue, Intercultural Communication, Mentorship Strategies

Service Summary

His service includes a faculty mentorship program at UNO and helping to establish a new Intergroup Dialogue curriculum for UNO’s School of Communication.

Awards and Honors

CPACS DEAI The Difference "Sixty" Makes Award, Service, University - 2024

John Christensen Student Service Award, Teaching - 2023

John Christensen Student Service Award, Teaching - 2019

Education

BA, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha NE, Speech Communication, Intercultural, 2007

MA, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, Communication, Communication for Identity, 2009

Ph D, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Human Sciences, Leadership Studies, 2021

Licensures and Certifications

IDI Qualified Administrator, Intercultural Development Inventory LLC, 11/07/2019

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Thompson, Herbert. 2024. Intergroup dialogue at the intersection of difference: Social interactions as a model for intergroup understanding, relationships, and action, Lexington.

Thompson, Herbert, Matkin, Gina. 2020. The evolution of inclusive leadership studies: A literature review, Journal of Leadership Education, 19, 3, 15-31.

Thompson, Herbert, Rodriguez-Arroyo, Sandra, Schaffer, Connie. 2023. Mentorship in TANDEM with Leadership in Higher Education, Journal of Leadership Studies, 17, 2, 1-6.

Thompson, Herbert. 2023. Congruence: Communicating with Others, University of Nebraska Lincoln (OER), 34-49.