Dr. Gordana Lazic

Department

Communication, Media, Journalism and Film

Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield

Postal mail

Missouri State University
Communication, Media, Journalism and Film
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

Biography

Dr. Gordana Lazic is an assistant professor of communication and director of the Public Speaking Course in the Department of Communication at Missouri State University. Her scholarship concerns the intersection of rhetoric, pedagogy, and politics. She has published in venues such as Communication Studies, Communication Teacher, Communication Quarterly, Quarterly Journal of Speech, and Southern Communication Journal, as well as in edited books focusing on political discourse and critical communication pedagogy.

 

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Education

  • PhD, Communication Studies, University of Denver
  • MA, Communication, University of Colorado Denver
  • BA, Serbian Literature and Language, University of Belgrade

Teaching

  • COM 710 Contemporary Communication Education
  • COM 617 Communication and Diversity in the Workplace
  • COM 660 Social Movement Communication
  • COM 350 The Rhetorical Tradition and Contemporary Applications
  • COM 260 Communicating with Cultural Competence
  • COM 315 Advanced Speaking in Professional Settings

Professional experience

Professional Affiliations

  • Central States Communication Association

Selected Publications

  • Lazic, G. (2024). From subjects to assemblages: Insights from Oldboy. Philosophies, 9(148), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies9050148
  • Lazic, G. (2024). Assessment and global citizenship. Communication Teacher, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2399164
  • Lazic, G. (2024). Rhetoric of heroism. In S. T. Allison, J. K. Beggan, & G. R. Goethals (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies (pp. 1764-1769). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48129-1_400
  • Lazic, G. (2023). I’ve got friends in low places: Exploring self-worth and non-traditional mentoring. In G. Pacheco (Ed.), First-Gen Stories for Success (pp. 153-169). Kendal Hunt Publishing Company.
  • LeFebvre, R., Cahill, M., & Lazic, G. (2023). Children’s librarians’ conceptualizations of school readiness. Public Library Quarterly, 42(5), 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2124069
  • LeFebvre, L., LeFebvre L., Carmack, H., & Lazic, G. (2022). Preparing the next generation of teachers inappropriately: When introductory course directors engage in misbehaviors. Communication Studies, 73(4), 476-496. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2022.2112248
  • Lazic, G., & LeFebvre, R. (2022). Defending the pride lands and marginalized subjects: The Lion Guard as progressive pedagogy. Southern Communication Journal, 87(4), 386-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2022.2085780
  • LeFebvre, L., LeFebvre L., & Lazic, G. (2020). You did what?!: Graduate teaching assistant misbehaviors in multi-section introductory communication courses. Communication Quarterly, 68(2), 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2020.1731697
  • Gearhart, S., Zhang, B., Perlmutter, D. D., & Lazic, G. (2020). Exploring political communication and visual intertextuality through meme wars. In S. Josephson, J. D. Kelly, & K. Smith (Eds.), Handbook of visual communication: Theory, methods, and media (2nd Edition) (pp. 367-379). Routledge.
  • Ott, B. L., & Lazic, G. (2013). The pedagogy and politics of art in postmodernity: Cognitive mapping and The Bothersome Man. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 99(3), 259-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00335630.2013.806816 [Lead Article]

Research and professional interests

  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Cultural Studies
  • Rhetorical Criticism
  • Communication and Popular Culture

Awards and honors

  • Top Paper Award, “From the Pride Lands to global citizens: Multiculturalism, immigration, and linguistic decolonization in The Lion Guard.” Central States Communication Association, 2024.
  • Top Panel Award, Melissa Beall Award, “With diverse vision and unified voice: Actionable advocacy for the foundational communication course and its constituents,” Central States Communication Association, 2024.
  • Top Two Paper Award, Inclusive Scholarship, “From the Pride Lands to global citizens: Multiculturalism, immigration, and linguistic decolonization in The Lion Guard.” Central States Communication Association, 2024.
  • Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Graduate College, Missouri State University, 2023.
  • Summer Research Award, College of Arts and Letters, Missouri State University, 2021.
  • Diversity Scholar Stipend, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Missouri State University, 2020.
  • Assessment Grant, Office of Assessment, Missouri State University, 2020.
  • Assessment Innovation Grant, Office of Planning and Assessment, Texas Tech University, 2018.
  • Course Development Grant Program, Worldwide eLearning, Texas Tech University, 2016/2917 & 2017/2018.
  • YUMPS (Young Upwardly Mobile Professors) Grant, Center for Faculty Development, University of Colorado Denver, 2014.