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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 (welfare reform), 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 is currently working on a forthcoming edited manuscript—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 the first-year experience 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.
COURSE AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES 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).
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Lisa Gring-Pemble
Associate Professor
New Century College
Phone: 703-993-1337
E-mail: lgringpe@gmu.edu
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