New Century College

 

Lisa Gring-Pemble

Lisa M. Gring-Pemble is a Phi-Beta Kappa graduate of St. Olaf College (1992) and she received her M.A. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) in communication from the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on public policy and congress (welfare reform, immigration), political communication, and social movements from a rhetorical-critical perspective. She is the author of Grim Fairy Tales: The Rhetorical Construction of American Welfare Policy and co-author of Political Communication: An Anthology of Essential Readings. Her work has appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Speech, Political Communication, and Communication Quarterly.

Since joining the faculty in 2000, Gring-Pemble has taught frequently in Mason Cornerstones learning communities. She also regularly teaches two upper-division learning communities—NCLC 202 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking and NCLC 304: Social Movements and Community Activism. In 2005, Gring-Pemble received the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award.

COURSES TAUGHT

• NCLC 110: Community of Learners
• NCLC 140: Self-As-Citizen
• NCLC 202: Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
• NCLC 304: Social Movements and Community Activism
• NCLC 310: Violence and Gender
• NCLC 361: Neighborhoods, Community, and Identity
• NCLC 375: On the Campaign Trail
• COMM 300: Foundations of Public Communication
  

DEGREES

• B.A. in Political Science and Hispanic Studies, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
• M.A., in Communication (Rhetoric), University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Ph.D. in Communication (Rhetoric), University of Maryland, College Park, MD

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

• National Communication Association
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Writing instruction in early childhood education
• Mediated constructions of immigrants in Prince William County
• Youth participation in presidential campaigns
  

AWARDS & HONORS

• NCC Faculty Chair (2006- present)
• Recipient of the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award (2005)
• Recognized by New Century College Diversity Committee for creating an inclusive educational environment in the classroom (2005).