Laura K . Gill, EdD

Assistant Professor

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Contact

lauragill@creighton.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Communication Studies
HCCA - Hitchcock Center for Communication Art - 306C

Laura K . Gill, EdD

Assistant Professor

Laura Gill (Ed.D. Creighton University; M.S. South Dakota State University) joined Creighton in the Fall of 2008. She has taught Digital Communication Lab; Theories of Leadership and Organizational Change; Relationships, Work, and Culture; and Managerial Communication. Laura has experience developing and teaching online classes, including the Digital Communication Lab course; Talk to me, TED: Leadership, Social Media, and Communication; Managerial Communication; and Theories of Leadership. She has also previously served as an advisor in the Ratio Studiorum Program and worked with the Freshman Leadership Program. 
 
Laura is the Director of the Communication Center and enjoys working with students of various experience levels gain confidence speaking in front of others. She often works with students who exhibit high speech anxiety overcome their fear of public speaking.

Laura coached Speech and Debate students from 2004 to 2014. Numerous students successfully earned spots in a variety of Individual Events outrounds at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament and the National Forensics Association Tournament. She coached the National Champion of Program Oral Interpretation, Whitney Rice, in 2008 and Creighton's first National Champion of Prose Interpretation, Chris Fowler, in 2010.

Department

Communication Studies

Position

Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
    Gill, L. K. (2012). Tell me what you see: Teaching persuasion unconventionally. In F. Mullen & W. Mullen (Eds.), Teaching communication creatively: Practical ideas to enhance student learning (pp. 17). Liberty University Press; Lynchburg, VA. 2012

Presentations

  • Gill, L. K. (2014, August). Public speaking strategies. Workshop at University of Nebraska, Omaha: United Way Loaned Executives, Omaha, NE. 2014
  • Gill, L. K. (2014, August). Interpersonal communication and patient interactions. Presentation at Creighton University: Dental Program Students, Omaha, NE. 2014
  • Gill, L. K. (2014, October). Effective communication for leadership. Presentation at Creighton University: Creighton Student Union Presidential Fellowship, Omaha, NE. 2014
  • Gill, L. K. (2013, November). This is it: Connecting practice with perfection. Presentation at National Communication Association Convention, Washington D.C. 2013
  • Gill, L. K. (2013, November). Speak your mind: Why presentations are about much more than speaking. Presentation at Creighton University: University College/Graduate School Nontraditional Students Week, Omaha, NE. 2013
  • Communication Studies Colloquium, September 2012. Online Course Development of COM 111: Introduction to Communication Studies. 2012
  • Keimig, L. K. (2009, November). When climates collide: Combing through the forensics culture shock. Presentation at National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL. 2009