Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours
Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.-Noon
Thursday: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
And by appointment
Education
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Miami
Graduate Certificate, Enrollment Management, University of Miami
M.A., Applied Linguistics/TESL, Georgia State University
B.A., English, Secondary Education, Georgia State University
A.S., Education, DeKalb College
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Spring 2023)
COM 3155 Persuasion
COM 3548 Strategic Communication Writing
Research Specialties
Identity & Self-construal impact on persuasion
Persuasion
Intercultural Communication
Strategic Communication
Military culture and communication
Military students/Student Veterans
Communication in the Public Interest
Nonprofit Communication
Fund Raising
Event Planning
Communication Theory
Mass Media and Society
Study Abroad
Service Learning
Publications & Creative Work
- Gregory, L.D., Schroeder, K., & Wood, C. (2021). A Paradigm shift in international service-learning: The Imperative for reciprocal learning. Sustainability. Special Issue: Sustainability in Educational Travel and Environmental Protection.
- Gregory, L.D., (2014). Fundraising and the Elderly: A Content analysis. Journal of Consumer Policy
- Gregory, L.D. (2013). What do you Expect? Exploring expectations to improve communication. Communication Currents
- Gregory, L.D. (2013). Mapping Expectancy Violations: Self-reflection and planning for better communication. Communication Teacher
- Macias, T., & Gregory, L.D. (2013). Driven to Change: The Social context of reducing tailpipe emissions. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
- Gregory, L. D. (2010). The Role of Instructor Communication in Retention: Focus on immediacy. Enrollment Management Journal
- Gregory, L. D. (Winter 2008). International students on the US College Campus: Intercultural communication and enrollment management. Enrollment Management Journal
Grants
- 2021-22: NIFA supplemental award, Going Whole Hog - $199,941
- 2020-23: Going Whole Hog: Sustainable Livestock and Agroforestry - $599,684 Training for Military Veterans USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- 10/2015: Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant - $273,922
Recent Awards
- College of Fine and Applied Arts award for Teaching Excellence

Title: Professor, Communication Studies
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2218