Greg Gifford, Assistant Professor

Dr. Gifford joined the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication in 2009 as an assistant professor of leadership education.  He is a native of Nebraska and spent his early years on the family farm and ranch on Nebraska’s western plains.  Dr. Gifford’s professional experience in government and public policy informs his approach to leadership development and education.  His research interests include diversity in leadership and organizations, social justice and social role theory, work motivation and the integration of social psychological perspectives with leadership theory and practice.

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D., Human Sciences, 2009
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S., Leadership Education, 2006
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A., Political Science & Communication Studies, 2003

Research Areas

• Diversity in leadership and organizations
• Work motivation
• Leadership development

Courses Taught

• AEE 3413 Interpersonal Leadership
• AEE 3414 Leadership Development
• AEE 4434 Communication and Leadership in Groups and Teams

Recent Publications

• Gifford, G.T.  (2009).  Blogs in the leadership classroom:  A pedagogical model for developing critical thinking capacity.  Paper presented at the 2009 Association of Leadership Educators Conference, Providence, R.I.
• Gifford, G.T. & Barbuto, J.E.  (2009).  A conceptual model for testing workplace stigma.  Paper presented to the Eastern Academy of Management Annual 2009 Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT.
• Barbuto, J.E., Gifford, G.T., Pennington Weeks, P., Weeks, W.G., Langone, C.A., and Blackwell, C. (2009).  A foundations of leadership curriculum. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 13(1), 77-83.
• Barbuto, J.E. & Gifford, G.T.  (2009).  Influence triggers and compliance:  A discussion of the affects of power, motivation, resistance and antecedents.  In D. Tjosvold & B. Wisse (Eds.).  Power and Interdependence in Organizations (pp. 262-280).   New York:  Cambridge University Press.
• Barbuto, J.E. & Gifford, G.T.  (2008).  Examining sex differences of the servant leadership dimensions:  An analysis of the agentic and communal properties of the servant leadership questionnaire.  In C. Sutton (Ed.), Midwest Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Awards

• 2008 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Student Contributions
• 2008, 2009 Eastern Academy of Management Outstanding Reviewer
• 2007 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student of the Year Finalist
• 2000 Gold Congressional Award recipient