Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours (Fall 2026)
Mondays: 2-3:30pm
Wednesdays: 2-3:30pm
And by appointment.
Education
Ph.D., Media and Communication, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
M.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
B.S., Microbiology, University of Georgia - Athens
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Fall 2026)
COM 2325 Public Relations Principles
COM 3618 Public Relations Writing
Recent Publications
Whitmarsh, S. (2026). Shifting power in the shadow state: Philanthropic and nonprofit communication in the second Trump administration [Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]. ProQuest Dissertation & Theses Global.
Awards
2026 Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Media and Communication, UNC Chapel Hill
Title: Assistant Professor, Public Relations
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7760