About me
Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble, an associate professor at George Mason University, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of St. Olaf College. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication (Rhetoric) from the University of Maryland. Since joining George Mason University in 2000, she has pursued teaching and research in three main areas: 1) rhetorical criticism, argumentation, and persuasion 2) political communication and public policy, and 3) social impact and community-driven development. She is author of Grim Fairy Tales: The Rhetorical Construction of American Welfare Policy and co-editor of Readings on Political Communication. Her work has appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Speech, Political Communication, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, and Communication Quarterly, among others. Gring-Pemble is passionate about teaching and is the recipient of the 2005 George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award, 2017 OSCAR Mentoring Excellence Award, 2019 George Mason University Alumni Association Faculty of the Year Award, and 2024 John Toups Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Teaching. She is committed to sustainability initiatives in her capacity as co-founder of the George Mason University Honey Bee Initiative and advisory board member of the Virginia Climate Center. She also serves on the advisory board of UndocuMason and is an ardent supporter of DACA, undocumented, and TPS students. Gring-Pemble has collaborated with faculty and staff at the College of Public Health in a variety of capacities including serving as a lead mentor for the Learning Laboratory for Community Health.