As a public relations major, you will take classes with many School of Journalism and Mass Communications faculty. But here are the extraordinary faculty in your area of study. Click on the links to learn more about each of them.
Shannon Bowen is an award-winning scholar and researcher. She teaches and researches ethics across corporations, pharmaceutical firms, governmental entities and the public relations industry. She is is an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Arthur W. Page Society, and sits on the Board of Directors of the International Public Relations Research Conference. She is passionate about teaching management, sostudents blossom into capable, real-world managers.
Shirley Staples Carter is the college's Associate Dean of Access and Engagement. Building on her academic and professional background, her teaching and research interests intersect leadership and diversity in the academy and industry. She was recipient of the Charles E. Scripps Award, 2006 Journalism Administrator of the Year, awarded by the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Amy Coward has more than 40 years of experience in agency, corporate and nonprofit organizations leading marketing and public relations campaigns. She enjoys sharing real-world scenarios with students and helping them connect their classroom education to actual situations. She helps students discover their true interests and abilities as well as the variety of opportunities within the public relations field.
Davis brings to the classroom more than twenty years of experience in the corporate, government, nonprofit and agency sectors of public relations. She shares her expertise in strategic communications, brand development, issues management and public policy through experiential learning and real-world application that assists students in making a connection between their studies and their future careers. Davis enjoys helping students identify their interests and introducing them to resources that will guide them on their career paths.
Candice L. Edrington identifies herself as a scholar-activist. Her teaching and research focuses on public relations, social movements, visual rhetoric, and social media. Before earning her Ph.D., she gained professional experience in communication and public relations via capacities such as: Independent Public Relations Consultant, Coordinator of Communications, and Director of Engagement. In the classroom, her goal is to facilitate the co-creation of knowledge through critical thinking, relationship building, and hands on experience.
Jungmi Jun is a health communication scientist, and her research focuses on the intersection of message/media, socio-psychology, and health perceptions/behaviors. She is an author of more than 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in the fields of Health Communication, Tobacco Regulatory Science, Health Disparities/Community Health, and Public Relations. Jun has taught Strategic Communication, Health Communication Campaigns, International PR, and Social Media Analytics.
Jacqueline Keisler has more than a decade of experience in the field of public relations. Prior to joining the university, she worked at a South Carolina government agency as the Public Information Director. Keisler has also consulted on various public relations projects for non-profits and provided communications counsel on local political campaigns.
Anli Xiao tries to bridge the gap between textbook knowledge and real-world application. Her role in a classroom extends beyond instructing. She assists students to internalize, synthesize and critically examine textbook knowledge by bringing up real cases and examples, introducing diverse opinions, raising challenging questions and stimulating discussions.