Department of Communication

Contact and Overview

Email Address

gibbardlg@appstate.edu

Office Hours (Fall 2026)

Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Wednesday: 1 - 3:30 p.m.

And by appointment (office hours in-person and online)

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

CV

Teaching

Currently Teaching (Fall 2026)

COM 3155 Persuasion
COM 3300 Media & Society
COM 3620 Principles of Fund Raising

Courses Taught

COM 2124 Intercultural Communication
COM 2150 Intro to Strategic Communication
COM 3150 Strategic Communication Writing
COM 3155 Persuasion
COM 3300 Media & Society
COM 3500 Strategic Communication in Organizations
COM 3620 Principles of Fund Raising

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

• Fanatico, A.C., Gibbard, L.G., & Bramall, S.B. (2025). Frontline to farm: Sustainable farming training for military veterans and beginning farmers. Poultry Science, 104(1).
• 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

• 2025 Fulbright Scholar to Austria
• 2023 Military Affairs Committee Award for Service
• College of Fine and Applied Arts award for Teaching Excellence