Articles on empathy training

February 11, 2026

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

Erin Clabough, University of Virginia

New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.

December 13, 2021

Eleonora Leopardi, University of Newcastle and Conor Gilligan, University of Newcastle

It’s time to make caring doctors the norm, not the exception.

October 28, 2022

Scott Morrison and Michael McCormack have both called for empathy training for MPs. But it has all the hallmarks of a human resources fad.

Eleonora Leopardi
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, The University of Queensland
Sue Williamson
Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW
Conor Gilligan
University of Newcastle
Erin Clabough
Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia