James L. Leighter, PhD

James L. Leighter, PhD

James L. Leighter, PhD

Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Academic Appointments

Department

  • Communication Studies

Position

  • Associate Professor

Publications and Presentations

Books

  • , 209-215
  • , 547-568
  • , 415-425
  • , 63-77

Articles

  • , 41, 209-215
  • , 41, 209-215
  • , 42-2, 209-215
  • , 74, 547-569
  • , 74, 547-569
  • , 3, 1-13
  • , 3, 57-75
  • , 63-77
  • , 3, 143-159
  • , 3, 57-75
  • , 3, 143-159
  • , 3, 1-13
  • , 34, 137-169
  • , 34, 137-169

Publications

Presentations

Research and Scholarship

Grant Funding Received

  • Deliberation in Everyday Talk Working Group, Kettering Foundation (Dayton, OH). $25,000 individual award to explore everyday talk about obesity, diet and health in Ho-Chunk Tribe/Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. (November 2012-February 2014)
  • Strategic Communication Design for Sustainable Development, Nebraska Environmental Trust in partnership with the Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities and the UNL Rural Futures Institute. $300,000 joint award to design, implement and evaluate strategic communication in community decision-making on sustainability problem-opportunities. (April 2013-March 2015).
  • Deliberation in Everyday Talk Working Group, Kettering Foundation (Dayton, OH). $25,000 individual award to explore everyday talk about obesity, diet and health in Ho-Chunk Tribe/Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. (November 2012-February 2014).
  • Conference design, local committee organization and Creighton conference facilitation. Conversations Conferences for Nebraska Environment and Sustainability. Primary funding provided by The Nebraska Environmental Trust. Project funded from July 2010-August 2011.

Awards and Honors

  • Associate Scholar. University of Washington Center for Local Strategies Research., 2010
  • Workshop design, workshop facilitation and workshop outcomes research, The Nebraska Environmental Trust, 2008