Dr. Theresa Russell-Loretz

Education

• B.A. Speech and Drama, Marymount College, Salina, Kansas
• M.S. Journalism and Mass Communication: Public Relations, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (Minor: Marketing)
• Ph.D. Communication: Public Affairs and Issue Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (Minor: Political Science)

 

Courses taught: 

Undergraduate:

• Public Relations: Intro, Writing, Issues and Cases, Campaigns
• Social Media Campaigns
• Crisis, Emergency and Risk Communication
• Communication in the Nonprofit Sector
• Health Communication

Graduate:

• Crisis, Emergency and Risk Communication
• Seminar in Organizational Communication
• Communication for Educational Leaders

 

Dr. Russell-Loretz is an associate professor and former chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre from 2014-2022. Her research interests include rhetorical approaches to Public Relations; Organizational Identity and Recruitment; Feminist Perspectives in/on Public Relations; Oral histories; Journalism History; Media Depictions of Educational Leaders; and Emergency Managers’ perspectives on the role of communication in their work.

A former chair of the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association, Dr. Russell-Loretz currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Relations Research.

Dr. Russell-Loretz has worked with a number of local nonprofits, offering workshops on the role of communication in advancing the mission of community benefit organizations.