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

Details

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.