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Grace A Giorgio

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Contact Information

3001 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
702 S Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801

Teaching Associate Professor

Biography

Grace A. Giorgio holds a B.A. in the Humanities from the University of California, Berkeley (1986), a Masters in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State University (1995) and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2001). Her research, writing and teaching examine communication  practices in interpersonal and public domains with the intention of bridging the personal and the political. She studies the experimental use of qualitative research methods to investigate the intersection of self, culture and the public sphere. Dr. Giorgio’s research interests branch into two directions: using writing as a method of inquiry to creatively and critically explore the cultural expectations and tensions in interpersonal and family communication contexts as well as writing, public speaking and debate as modes of civic engagement.

Research Interests

Gender and family communication, qualitative research methods, autoethnography, media studies, sustainability and public policy

Research Description

Dr. Giorgio studies the experimental use of qualitative research methods to investigate the intersection of self, culture and the public sphere. Her research interests branch into two directions: using writing as a method of inquiry to creatively and critically explore the cultural expectations and tensions in interpersonal and family communication contexts. Dr. Giorgio is particularly interested in the healing powers of writing in all of its creative and experimental formations. 

Education

Ph.D. UIUC 2001
M.A. SFSU 1995
B.A. UC Berkeley 1986

Grants

Area Research Seed Grant
Provost’s Faculty Retreat Grant
Provost’s Initiative on Teaching Advancement Grant
Strategic Instructional Innovations Program

Awards and Honors

Chancellor’s Undergraduate Teaching Award, Spring 2013

Courses Taught


CMN 375: Popular Media and Culture

CMN/GWS 432: Gender and Language

CMN CHP 395/396: Gender Communication

CMN CHP 220: Communicating Public Policy: Our Cities/ Ourselves

CMN 320: Communication and Controversies in Public Policy

CMN 111/112: Introduction to Oral and Written Communication

Additional Campus Affiliations

Teaching Associate Professor, Communication

Highlighted Publications

Giorgio, G. (2023). Russia Remembered An Autoethnographic Journey. Journal of Autoethnography, 4(2), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.2.224

Giorgio, G. (2022). Mother’s Eyes. Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, 22(3), 302-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086221079403

Giorgio, G. (2014). Ars Moriendi. Qualitative Inquiry, 20(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800413508541

Giorgio, G. (2018). A Love Letter to Our Past and Future. Qualitative Inquiry, 24(5), 355-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800417741974

Giorgio, G. A. (2017). Whitewashing the Past: A KKK Display in a Small Rural Midwestern Town. Qualitative Inquiry, 23(2), 134-136. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800416629697

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Recent Publications

Giorgio, G. (2024). Introduction: Reproductive Justice. Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, 24(1), 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086231217218

Giorgio, G. A. (Accepted/In press). Owning the Lies. Qualitative Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231198534

Giorgio, G. (2023). Russia Remembered An Autoethnographic Journey. Journal of Autoethnography, 4(2), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.2.224

Giorgio, G. (2022). Mother’s Eyes. Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, 22(3), 302-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086221079403

Giorgio, G. A. (2021). Celebration of Life. Qualitative Inquiry, 27(1), 94-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800420911687

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