Laurel S. Gleason
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
3049 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
Home Address:
1631 Park Trail Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
(412) 999-8147
gleason.62@osu.edu
Education
PhD in Communication, expected August, 2010. School of Communication, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH
 Chair: R. Lance Holbert
 Committee: David Ewoldsen, Gerald Kosicki, Michael Neblo
 Candidacy exam defended June 8, 2009
 Dissertation proposal defense scheduled for fall 2009
 Dissertation topic: The discursive production of political legitimacy in news media
coverage of torture
Juris Doctorate, 1993. University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA
BA in Anthropology, 1989. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships and Fellowships
University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2006
W.H. Knoell Merit Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1990-1993
Chancellor’s Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh, 1986-1989
Research Activities
Journal Publications
Gleason, L. (in press). Revisiting “The Voice of the People”: An evaluation of the claims and
consequences of deliberative polling. Critical Review, 22, 1.
Holbert, R.L., Garrett, R. K., & Gleason, L. (accepted). A new era of minimal effects?: A
response to Bennett and Iyengar. Journal of Communication.
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Papers Under Review
Slater, M. & Gleason, L. Theory development strategies in communication science. Submitted
to Communication Theory¸ September 2009.
Conference Activities
Gleason, L. (November, 2009). Beyond argumentation and deliberation: A critique of the use of
‘discourse’ and ‘communication’ in IR theories of legitimacy. Presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
Gleason, L. (October, 2008). The root of ‘empowerment’ is power: An examination of political
empowerment and the web. Presented at the Convergence and Society: The Participatory
Web Conference, University of South Carolina.
Gleason, L. (August, 2008). “Spiral of cynicism” or “virtuous circle”: Political alienation and
television news use. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago.
Gleason, L. (May, 2008). Revisiting “The Voice of the People”: An evaluation of the claims and
consequences of deliberative polling. Presented at the annual meeting of the American
Association for Public Opinion Research, New Orleans.
Gleason, L. (November, 2007). Democratic mobilization?: The impact of party and television
news use. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion
Research, Chicago.
Research in Progress
Gleason, L. (in progress). Propagandizing the status quo: The differential impact of cultivated
worldviews on minorities. Unpublished manuscript.
Gleason, L. (in progress). Political legitimacy as aggregate belief: The metatheoretic correlates
of a variable-analytic construct. Unpublished manuscript.
Gleason, L. (in progress). Understanding blogging: A proposal for uniting psychological and
mass communication approaches to untie the knot of audience-as-source. Unpublished
manuscript.
Dervin, B., Shields, P., & Gleason, L. (in progress). Sense-Making Theory in the U.S. In J.
Fáníran (Ed.) Communication Theories and Socio-Political Identity. Unpublished book
chapter.
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Teaching
The Ohio State University (2007 – current)
Persuasive Communication (COMM 367) Independent Instructor, AU 2009, AU 2008
Media and Terrorism (COMM 597.01) Independent Instructor, SU 2009, SU 2008
Communication in Society (COMM 200) Teaching Assistant, SP 2009, WI 2008
Visual Communication Design (COMM 311) Independent Instructor, WI 2009
Risk Communication (COMM 632) Teaching Assistant, SP 2008
Principles of Effective Public Speaking (COMM 321) Independent Instructor, AU 2007
Professional Positions
4/04-6/06
Attorney (self-employed), Pittsburgh, PA.
1/00-4/04
Assistant General Counsel, Limbach Facility Services LLC (formerly known as
Enron Facility Services, Inc.), Pittsburgh, PA.
12/97-1/00
Associate Attorney specializing in business litigation, Tucker Arensberg, PC,
Pittsburgh, PA.
7/96-12/97
Associate Attorney specializing in business litigation, Katarincic & Salmon,
Pittsburgh, PA.
11/95-7/96
Human Resources Consultant specializing in pension plan administration, Ernst &
Young, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA.
9/93-10/95
Associate Attorney specializing in business litigation, Springer, Bush & Perry,
P.C., Pittsburgh, PA
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References
R. Lance Holbert, Ph.D. (advisor)
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
3016 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1339
(614) 247-7644
holbert.27@osu.edu
Brenda Dervin, Ph.D.
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
3016 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 286-2514
dervin.1@osu.edu
Michael Slater, Ph.D.
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
3022 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 247-8762
slater.59@osu.edu
David Ewoldsen, Ph.D.
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
3168 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 247-5446
ewoldsen.1@osu.edu
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