Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours
Monday: 11:00 a.m.-Noon • 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.-Noon • 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.-Noon
And by appointment
Education
Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. December 1995
M.A., Journalism, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. May 1990
B.A., Public Relations, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. August 1979. Minor: Sociology
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Spring 2025)
COM 3117 Environmental Communication
COM 3300 Media and Society
Courses Taught
COM 2325 PR Principles
COM 3117 Environmental Communication
COM 3300 Media and Society
COM 3312 Crisis COM
COM 3618 PR Writing
COM 3928 Research Methods
COM 4318 PR Campaigns
Honors course: MyMedia, MySelf
Teaching and Research Specialties
Media & Society
Public Relations
Crisis Communication
Media framing of "the environment" and Climate Change. Also, how mediated communication affects our perceptions of the importance of these issues.
Title: Professor, Public Relations
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-6147