Across her publications, Dr. Gedde’s writing reflects a deeply interdisciplinary and evolving voice grounded in rhetoric, identity, and human experience.
Her early scholarly work in Communication Studies tackles gender, power, and the stories we tell about ourselves from topics surrounding the tourist gaze to tattoo culture, revealing a culturally attuned, feminist-informed lens. This foundation carries forward into her education-focused work, where she bridges theory and practice to examine leadership, disciplinary literacy, restorative systems, and feminist pedagogy: deeply committed to centering the human and relational.
Across journals, book chapters, academic articles, and even fitness and lifestyle writing, her work is consistently voice-driven, conceptually bold, and concerned with how people claim agency and meaning. Taken together, this writing positions her not just as an education scholar, but as a humanistic thinker probing how people construct, experience, and reclaim themselves within, and sometimes against, the systems they inhabit.
Dr. Gedde: A humanistic leadership theorist turning lived experience into usable philosophy for educators and humans who want to leave an imprint.
Gedde, S. (May, 2025, Vol. 82, No. 5). “Apathy’s Antidote: Is it Fun or Joyful Learning?” School Administrator Magazine.
Gedde, S. (December, 2024). “RAD Tasks to Improve Disciplinary Literacy Instruction.” Teacher Magazine. ‘RAD’ tasks to improve disciplinary literacy instruction – Teacher…
Gedde, S. (April, 2024). “Invigorating Principal/Assistant Principal Relationships.” Kappan. Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships – Kappan Online
Gedde, S. (February, 2024). “Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom: Leaders Should Use Them, Too.” Education Week. Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom. Leaders Should Use Them, Too (Opinion) (edweek.org)
Gedde, S. (2019).Multi-tiered System of Supports as Collective Work: a (Re)structuring Option for Middle Schools.Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 24(2), 33-42.
Gedde, S. (2013) The rhetorical art of silence: Cultivating civil dialogue through the integration of contemplative pedagogies in middle level classrooms. In Chory, R. M., &; Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2013) Teaching Civility to Youth through Holocaust and Human Rights Education: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation of a Living Pedagogy. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2012). Invitation accepted: Integrating invitational rhetoric in educational contexts. Current Issues in Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/904. Lead article.
Meyers-Bass., E., Modesti, S., Sink, E., &; Slattery, K. (2008). Civic engagement in public speaking. Supplementary chapter in C. Griffin’s Invitation to Public Speaking, 3rd edition.
Dr. Gedde is not just an author who writes feminist pieces; she is a feminist-informed thinker whose work spans the study of voice and identity, refusing to let either stay hidden in systems.
Gedde, S. (July, 2026). Two Women, One Story: The Case for Feminine Collectivity. Women in Higher Education 35(7), 1-14. Two Women, One Story: The Case for Feminine Collectivity – Gedde – 2026 – Women in Higher Education – Wiley Online Library. Lead article.
Gedde, S. (May, 2026). Squad Goals: A Collective Feminine Framework for Educational Leadership. Women in Higher Education, 35(5), 7-14. Squad Goals: A Collective, Feminine Framework for Educational Leadership
Gedde, S. (2025). Don’t fear the “V”: Feminist pedagogy a framework for educational leadership. Women in Higher Education, 34(12), 1-3. Don’t Fear the “V”: Feminist Pedagogy as a Framework for Educational Leadership. Lead article.
These pieces pry open the interplay of identity and culture, shining a light on the unexpected, the overlooked, and the ways we claim ourselves in the world.
Gedde, S. (October/November issue, 2015). “In Praise of Mobility.” Max Sports and Fitness.
Gedde, S. (July 29, 2015). “A Head Above the Rest: Tall Women as Fitness Competitors.” Max Sports and Fitness.
Gedde, S. (2011). Contextually reconstructing Miss America: Utilizing mixed methods to critique the oratory of pageant titleholders. Communication Studies, 62(2), 224-238.
Gedde, S. (2011) Looking at you looking at me: (Re)defining the tourist gaze. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 26. Retrieved from http://www.immi.se/intercultural/
Gedde, S. (2008). Home Sweet Home: Tattoo Parlors as Postmodern Spaces of Agency. Western Journal of Communication, 72(3), 197-212. Lead article.
Identity, Rhetoric, and Cultural Inquiry
Pedagogy and Narrative
Education Systems and Leadership
Gedde, S. (May, 2025, Vol. 82, No. 5). “Apathy’s Antidote: Is it Fun or Joyful Learning?” School Administrator Magazine.
Gedde, S. (December, 2024). “RAD Tasks to Improve Disciplinary Literacy Instruction.” Teacher Magazine. ‘RAD’ tasks to improve disciplinary literacy instruction – Teacher…
Gedde, S. (April, 2024). “Invigorating Principal/Assistant Principal Relationships.” Kappan. Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships – Kappan Online
Gedde, S. (February, 2024). “Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom: Leaders Should Use Them, Too.” Education Week. Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom. Leaders Should Use Them, Too (Opinion) (edweek.org)
Gedde, S. (2019).Multi-tiered System of Supports as Collective Work: a (Re)structuring Option for Middle Schools.Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 24(2), 33-42.
Gedde, S. (2013) The rhetorical art of silence: Cultivating civil dialogue through the integration of contemplative pedagogies in middle level classrooms. In Chory, R. M., &; Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2013) Teaching Civility to Youth through Holocaust and Human Rights Education: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation of a Living Pedagogy. In Chory, R. M., &; Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2012). Invitation accepted: Integrating invitational rhetoric in educational contexts. Current Issues in Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/904. Lead article.
Meyers-Bass., E., Modesti, S., Sink, E., &; Slattery, K. (2008). Civic engagement in public speaking. Supplementary chapter in C. Griffin’s Invitation to Public Speaking, 3rd edition
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Gedde, S. (May, 2025, Vol. 82, No. 5). “Apathy’s Antidote: Is it Fun or Joyful Learning?” School Administrator Magazine.
Gedde, S. (December, 2024). “RAD Tasks to Improve Disciplinary Literacy Instruction.” Teacher Magazine. ‘RAD’ tasks to improve disciplinary literacy instruction – Teacher…
Gedde, S. (April, 2024). “Invigorating Principal/Assistant Principal Relationships.” Kappan. Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships – Kappan Online
Gedde, S. (February, 2024). “Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom: Leaders Should Use Them, Too.” Education Week. Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom. Leaders Should Use Them, Too (Opinion) (edweek.org)
Gedde, S. (2019).Multi-tiered System of Supports as Collective Work: a (Re)structuring Option for Middle Schools.Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 24(2), 33-42.
Gedde, S. (2013) The rhetorical art of silence: Cultivating civil dialogue through the integration of contemplative pedagogies in middle level classrooms. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2013) Teaching Civility to Youth through Holocaust and Human Rights Education: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation of a Living Pedagogy. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner ConfereGnce on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2012). Invitation accepted: Integrating invitational rhetoric in educational contexts. Current Issues in Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/904. Lead article.
Meyers-Bass., E., Modesti, S., Sink, E., & Slattery, K. (2008). Civic engagement in public speaking. Supplementary chapter in C. Griffin’s Invitation to Public Speaking, 3rd edition.
Gedde, S. (May, 2025, Vol. 82, No. 5). “Apathy’s Antidote: Is it Fun or Joyful Learning?” School Administrator Magazine.
Gedde, S. (December, 2024). “RAD Tasks to Improve Disciplinary Literacy Instruction.” Teacher Magazine. ‘RAD’ tasks to improve disciplinary literacy instruction – Teacher…
Gedde, S. (April, 2024). “Invigorating Principal/Assistant Principal Relationships.” Kappan. Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships – Kappan Online
Gedde, S. (February, 2024). “Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom: Leaders Should Use Them, Too.” Education Week. Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom. Leaders Should Use Them, Too (Opinion) (edweek.org)
Gedde, S. (2019).Multi-tiered System of Supports as Collective Work: a (Re)structuring Option for Middle Schools.Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 24(2), 33-42.
Gedde, S. (2013) The rhetorical art of silence: Cultivating civil dialogue through the integration of contemplative pedagogies in middle level classrooms. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2013) Teaching Civility to Youth through Holocaust and Human Rights Education: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation of a Living Pedagogy. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner ConfereGnce on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2012). Invitation accepted: Integrating invitational rhetoric in educational contexts. Current Issues in Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/904. Lead article.
Meyers-Bass., E., Modesti, S., Sink, E., & Slattery, K. (2008). Civic engagement in public speaking. Supplementary chapter in C. Griffin’s Invitation to Public Speaking, 3rd edition.
Gedde, S. (May, 2025, Vol. 82, No. 5). “Apathy’s Antidote: Is it Fun or Joyful Learning?” School Administrator Magazine.
Gedde, S. (December, 2024). “RAD Tasks to Improve Disciplinary Literacy Instruction.” Teacher Magazine. ‘RAD’ tasks to improve disciplinary literacy instruction – Teacher…
Gedde, S. (April, 2024). “Invigorating Principal/Assistant Principal Relationships.” Kappan. Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships – Kappan Online
Gedde, S. (February, 2024). “Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom: Leaders Should Use Them, Too.” Education Week. Restorative Practices Don’t Just Belong in the Classroom. Leaders Should Use Them, Too (Opinion) (edweek.org)
Gedde, S. (2019).Multi-tiered System of Supports as Collective Work: a (Re)structuring Option for Middle Schools.Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 24(2), 33-42.
Gedde, S. (2013) The rhetorical art of silence: Cultivating civil dialogue through the integration of contemplative pedagogies in middle level classrooms. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2013) Teaching Civility to Youth through Holocaust and Human Rights Education: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation of a Living Pedagogy. In Chory, R. M., & Róka, J. (Eds.) Kommunikaidos: Selections from the 2010 and 2012 George Gerbner ConfereGnce on Communication, Conflict and Aggression. Budapest, Hungary: Századvég Kiadó.
Gedde, S. (2012). Invitation accepted: Integrating invitational rhetoric in educational contexts. Current Issues in Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/904. Lead article.
Meyers-Bass., E., Modesti, S., Sink, E., & Slattery, K. (2008). Civic engagement in public speaking. Supplementary chapter in C. Griffin’s Invitation to Public Speaking, 3rd edition.
Dr. Gedde accepts select commissions for pieces which carry meaning and voice. Past commissions include keynote speeches, professional learning content, wedding toasts, officiant scripts, personal essays, and poetry. She will capture your story and enhance your special moments. Reach out to share your ideas and requests.