FACULTY PROFILES

Rebecca Gill, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of Utah)

Email: rebeccagill@tamu.edu
Office Phone: (979) 862-6955

Office: Bolton 008
Department of Communication
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-4234

Rebecca Gill is assistant professor of communication at Texas A&M University. Her research questions the ways in which organizations are discursively constructed and how individuals negotiate and enact organizational identities and practices. Within this, Professor Gill asks questions of gender and difference, power, and resistance within and regarding organizations and organizing. Along these lines, her work has addressed social justice issues, rhetorical constructions of femininity and womanhood, community-based organizing, mediated representations of work and gender, and relationships among individuals, organizations, and society. Her work currently focuses on entrepreneur/ship and enterprise, addressing historical and contemporary, as well as local and global, shifts in entrepreneurial meaning, identity, and practice. Professor Gill’s research has been published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, the Electronic Journal of Communication, Organization, and Management Communication Quarterly, as well as in the edited books, The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Address and Moral Judgment: Critical Studies in Ethical Tensions.

She regularly teaches the following courses: COMM 446: Communication, Organizations, & Society

Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca Gill
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Department of Communication
Texas A&M University
College Station, 77840-4234
(+1) 979-862-6955 (office)
rebeccagill@tamu.edu

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Publications

Gill, R., & Hasian, Jr., Marouf. (In press). The Abu Ghraib Iconic Photographs as Constitutive Spectacles and the Gendering of public moralities. In S. Parry-Giles and T. Parry-Giles (Eds.), Constituting Ourselves: Identity and Morality in U.S. War and Rights Rhetoric.

Gill, R. (In press). Discourses of entrepreneurship and enterprise [text box]. In Cheney, G.,
Christensen, L., Zorn, T., & Ganesh, S., Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization (2nd ed.). Sage.

Gill, R., & Ganesh, S. (2007). Empowerment, Constraint, and the Entrepreneurial Self: A Study of White
Women Entrepreneurs. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 35, 268-293.

Kendall, B., Gill, R. & Cheney, G. (2007). Consumer Activism and Corporate Social Responsibility: How
Strong a Connection? In S. May, G. Cheney, & J. Roper (Eds.). The Debate Over Corporate Social Responsibility (241-264). New York: Oxford University Press.

Gill, R. (2006). The Work-Life Relationship for “People with Choices:” Entrepreneurs as Crystallized
Selves? Electronic Journal of Communication 16 (3 & 4). Retrieved from:
http://www.cios.org/www/ejcmain.htm.

Gill, R. (2006). Global Feminism: Trends in the Literature [Book Review Essay], Organization, 13, 589-
598.

Cheney, G., Lair, D., & Gill, R. (2002). Communication and Trends at Work at the Turn of the 21st
Century: A Book Review Essay, Management Communication Quarterly, 15, 632-641.

Conference Papers and Panel Discussions

Gill, R. (2008). Approaching work/life studies unconventionally: Ten ‘chores’ for the communication
discipline. Paper presented at the 2008 National Communication Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Gill, R. (2008). Telling the tale of incorporating unconventional changes into the gender and
communication classroom. Presentation on panel entitled, “Unconventional Theory and Practice in the Gender and Communication Course”, presented at the 2008 National Communication Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Gill, R. (2008). Exploring the End of Jobs, Social Justice, and Public Intellectuality. Paper presented at
Organizational Communication at Alta Revised: Reflection, Synthesis, and Engagement, Snowbird, UT.

Gill, R. (2007). The “Realness” of Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs Respond to the Colloquialism “A
Real Job.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Gill, R. (2007). Organizational Sustainability and the Ecopreneurial Potential. Paper presented at the bi-
annual meeting of the Conference on Communication and Environment, Chicago, IL. Published
in Conference Proceedings.

Gill, R., & Ganesh, S. (2007). Empowerment, Constraint, and the Entrepreneurial Self: A Study of White
Women Entrepreneurs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gill, R. (2007). Panelist on “The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility: Past and Future Trends.”
Roundtable discussion at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gill, R. (2007). Reality Television and the Cultural Construction of the Entrepreneur in an
Entrepreneurial Society. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Gill, R. (2007). Panelist on “Organizational Communication Scholarship as a Path to Social Change.”
Roundtable discussion at the annual conference of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Gill, R. (2006). Reconciling ‘Woman’ and ‘Soldier’: Public Perceptions of Women in the U.S. Military.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Western States Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA. ORWAC Top Three Paper.

Cheney, G., Gill, R., Kendall, B., & Stuhan, T. (2005). Consumerisms, Activism, and Global Corporate
Social Responsibility: Trends, Possibilities, Ironies, and Limits. Presentation on panel entitled, “Collective Resistance to Market Globalization: Communication Strategies, Possibilities for Social-Structural Change, and Material and Ideological Limits to Success” at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Gill, R. (2005). Women Entrepreneurs’ Balance of Work and Family: Negotiating the Continuum. Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Western States Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gill, R. (2005). Panelist on “Third Spaces of Life: Betwixt and Between Organizational Relationships.”
Roundtable discussion at the annual conference of the Western States Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gill, R., (2005). What We Talk About When We Talk About the Work/Family Balance. Paper workshop
at the 2nd annual Nuevo Dia Southwest Organizational Communication Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Ganesh, S., & Gill, R. (2004). “I Wanted to Have the Choices:” Women Entrepreneurs and the Free
Agent Metaphor. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Baker, S., Eckstein, J., Gill, R., Kjesbo, K., & Starkey, S. (2002). Understanding Voices in Post-
Terrorism America: Perceived Homophily and the Effect of Rhetoric on the National Climate. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Northwest Communication Association, Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Manuscripts Under Review / In Progress

Kendall, B., Gill, R., Cheney, G., & Ortiz, E. (2009). Economy, Community, and Responsibility:
Organizational Communication and Social Entrepreneurship in a Rural Economic Project. Paper accepted to the National Communication Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Gill, R. (In progress). Shadowing as an organizational communication research method. In preparation for submission to the Western States Communication Association annual conference. 2009, Anchorage.

Ganesh, S., & Gill, R. (In progress). Understanding Entrepreneurialism Through the Metaphor of Free
Agency: Signifying Terms, Sensemaking, and the Dark Side of Entrepreneurialism, in preparation for journal submission.

Gill, R. (In progress). The “Realness” of Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs Respond to the Colloquialism
“A Real Job,” in preparation for journal submission.

Research Honors/Awards

Steffenson-Cannon Fellowship, University of Utah Graduate School, AY 2008-2009.

Rosenblatt Scholars Cohort Seminar Program, University of Utah Graduate School, AY 2008-2009.

Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Utah Graduate School, AY 2007-2008.

Graduate Student Research Travel Award, University of Utah Graduate School, Fall 2008, Spring 2006.

Letters of Special Commendation from faculty, Department of Communication, University of Utah, April 2007, April 2006, April 2005.

Top Three Paper, Organization for Women and Communication (ORWAC), Western States Communication Association, February 2006.

Research Grant, University of Utah Department of Communication under the direction of Dr. Tarla
Peterson, Spring 2006.

Travel award, University of Montana Department of Communication Studies, Spring 2002, Fall 2003,
Spring 2003.

Distinguished Scholar Award, Fitchburg State College, 1998. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught

Texas A&M University (2009)           
COMM 446: Communication, Organizations, & Society

University of Utah (2004-2007)
Comm 3170: Introduction to Organizational Communication
Comm 3070: Introduction to Communication and Gender
Comm 3460: Communication Criticism
Comm 2210: Introduction to Performance
Comm 2120: Group Decision Making
Comm 1010: Elements of Speech Communication
Comm 1010: Elements of Speech Communication

University of Montana (2001-2003)
Comm 1100: Public Speaking

Teaching Honors and Awards

University of Utah Department of Communication Recipient, International Communication Association
Graduate Student Teaching Award, Spring 2007.

Invited Teaching Opportunities

Entrepreneurship & Women (invited lecture), Comm 3000: Communication and Work-Family Balance,
University of Utah. Instructor: Jennifer Cummings. Spring 2009.

Introduction to Organizational Communication, Freshman Interest Group, University of Utah. Instructor: Abagail Dohanos. Fall 2008, Spring 2008.

Case Studies in Organizational Communication, Comm 7160: Seminar in Organizational
Communication, University of Utah. Instructor: George Cheney. Fall, 2005.

Postmodern/Discursive approaches in communication criticism, Comm 3460: Communication Criticism, University of Utah. Instructor: Dan Lair. Fall, 2005.

Feminist Rhetorical Movements, Comm 3070: Gender and Communication, University of Utah.
Instructor: Lisa Flores. Spring, 2005.

SERVICE

Professional Service

Panel Chair, “Methodological Advances and Challenges in Organizational Communication Research.”
Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA. November, 2008.

Conference Volunteer, "Organizational Communication at Alta Revisited:  Reflection, Synthesis &
Engagement," Snowbird, UT, July 25-27, 2008.

Reviewer, Oxford University Press, Communication Text Book Proposal, Fall 2007.

Editorial Board Member, Rocky Mountain Communication Review, Department of Communication,
University of Utah, 2006-2008.

Editor, Rocky Mountain Communication Review, Department of Communication, University of Utah,
2005-2006.

Intern, Women’s Business Center, Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Salt Lake City, UT, January
2005-April 2005.

Consultant, Center for Environmental Communication and Problem Solving, University of Utah, January, 2005.

Departmental Service

Departmental Representative/Facilitator, Department of Communication First Annual Open House,
University of Utah, March 28, 2009.

Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Department of Communication, University of Utah, 2006-2007.

Department of Communication representative to the Business Department, Department of Communication, The University of Utah, February 2006.

Department of Communication representative for job interviewees, Department of Communication, The
University of Utah, 2005-2007.

Department of Communication representative for graduate candidates, Department of Communication,
The University of Utah, 2005-2008.

Commencement Speaker, University of Montana Department of Communication Studies Graduation
Ceremony, May 2003.

Student Evaluation Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Montana, Fall
2001.

Community and Volunteer

Volunteer/Walker, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, San Francisco, CA, July 2008.

Volunteer, Planned Parenthood, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2006.

Panelist, University of Utah GLBT speakers bureau program, Salt Lake City, UT, Fall 2005.

Futures Program, Women’s Opportunity Resource Development (WORD), Missoula, MT, 2002.

Volunteer, Provincetown Swim for Life AIDS Benefit, Provincetown, MA, Summers 1998 & 2000.

MEMBERSHIPS

National Communication Association.
Organization for Research on Women and Communication.
Western States Communication Association.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT/EXPERIENCE

Workshop Facilitator/Consultant, University of Montana Human Resources Department, 2003-2004.
Developed and facilitated professional development workshops in writing and correspondence, resume writing, and brochure design for employees of the University of Montana – Missoula.

Research Coordinator, University of Montana Human Resources Department, Spring-Summer
2003. Coordinated group of communication graduate student consultants working with HR to assess the employee achievement program for state-wide University of Montana and Montana State employees (8 campuses).

Research Consultant, University of Montana Human Resources Department, Spring 2003.
Worked with HR and two communication graduate students to assess quality of work/life and the employee achievement program for University of Montana – Missoula employees.

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