Dr. Theresa Russell-Loretz
Associate Professor
Office Hours
T: 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. (virtual, email to schedule)
W: 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
F: 12:45p.m. to 2:15p.m.
Comments: Additional office hours are available by appointment.
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.