Dr. Gordana Lazic

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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 760 Social Movement Communication
• COM 710 Contemporary Communication Education
• COM 617 Communication and Diversity in the Workplace
• COM 350 The Rhetorical Tradition and Contemporary Applications
• COM 315 Advanced Speaking in Professional Settings
• COM 260 Communicating with Cultural Competence
• COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• GEP 101 First-Year Foundations

Professional experience

• Director, Graduate Program – MA in Communication, August 2025 – present, Missouri State University.
• Director, Basic Course, May 2022 – present, Missouri State University.
• Graduate Program Assessment Coordinator, August 2018 – August 2020, Texas Tech University. 
• Director, Internships, August 2013 – August 2016, University of Colorado Denver.

Professional Affiliations

• National Communication Association
• Central States Communication Association

Selected Publications

• Lazic, G. (forthcoming). Theory of (non)movement: The pedagogy of deniable dissent, reconciliation, and civil society. In A. Aldridge, K. B. Golsan, K. M. Scharp, & S. A. Spates (Eds.), Reconciliation: The Final Step in Achieving Nonviolent Social Change. Cognella Academic Publishing.
• Lazic, G. (2025). Rhetoric of social conflict. In S. Simmons & S. A. Samoilenko (Eds.), The Handbook of Social and Political Conflict Communication (pp. 107-118). Wiley.
• Lazic, G. (2025). Assessment and global citizenship. Communication Teacher, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2399164
• Lazic, G. (2024). From subjects to assemblages: Insights from Oldboy. Philosophies, 9(148), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies9050148
• 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

Research and professional interests

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

Awards and honors

• Board of Governors’ Excellence in Public Affairs Award, Missouri State University, 2025. 
• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member Award, Department of Communication, Media, Journalism, and Film, Missouri State University, 2025.
• 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.