Trust is a concept at the core of all relationships, says Curtis Hyra.

A doctoral student of argumentation studies, he will explore the benefits of a high-trust work environment — and the consequences of a low-trust work environment — in a free public presentation Friday, September 28.

Hyra’s lecture, entitled “To Trust or Not: An Interdisciplinary View on Trust,” is a dry run for an address he is preparing for a conference of the Saskatchewan Association of Medical Imaging Managers.

His talk Friday — sponsored by the Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation, and Rhetoric along with the PhD program in argumentation studies — will begin at 3 p.m. in room 1163, Chrysler Hall North.