UA Advertising and Public Relations

Thrilled to share that we were selected as a Top 5 PR program by PR Week!  Congratulations also to our peers at DePaul, Florida, Georgia, and Southern California!

Scholars from @bamapr at The University of Alabama are presenting research this week at the International Public Relations Research Conference (@IPRRC), covering disinformation, employee influencers, communication behavior, and public response to DEI. #ICIR #PRResearch #IPRRC

Go Dr. Tang!

Go Dr. Boman and Dr. Dong!

🚨 Publication Alert Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford co-edited Food and Sustainability: Communication, PR, and the Culture of Responsibility (Emerald), exploring how media and PR shape food responsibility. Features C&IS researchers, Drs. Boman & VanDyke. 🔗 bit.ly/4tQ93Wn

We’re excited to share that @icir_ua is now @uaccisscholars, your hub for all things scholarly, creative, and innovative within our college. This rebrand reflects our growing focus on showcasing the impactful scholarship happening across CCIS. #CCIScholars #UACCIS #TideResearch

It was a beautiful day to take my @BamaAPR class outside @UofAlabama

🚨 Applications for the EMERGE Leadership Academy close TOMORROW! Ready to lead with authenticity, grow your career and connect with top mentors in PR & comms? Don’t wait—apply now! #PlankCenterPR #PlankCenter #EMERGELeadershipAcademy #Leadership

🚗 Meet our Year 4 Communications Manager, Lisé Badeaux! 🚗 As Communications Manager, Lisé works behind the scenes to gather photos and videos of the team while connecting with the community to spread the message about opportunities in STEM education. We’re lucky to have her!

Atlanta‼️ The Plank Center and @PapaJohns are hosting a Pop-Up of the The Plank Center’s 2025 Koten Distinguished Lecture with @CyWakeman on Sept. 25, 6 to 8 p.m. EDT. Watch the keynote, connect and network. Register today: bit.ly/3VR6oMk!

As the 2025-26 academic year begins, don't forget that you can draw inspiration from our Great Ideas for Teaching winners! Presented at AEJMC and viewable on the conference submission system, these teaching ideas showcase how to engage PR students with real-world challenges!

👋 Meet Counts Shanks, our Fall 2025 Communications Intern! She’s a UA senior studying PR & Political Science, passionate about public service, policy, and strategic communication. We’re glad to have her on the GWSC team this semester! 🌎💧 #GWSC #TeamTuesday

For my 10th year in sports videography and 7th season in collegiate athletics, I’m excited to announce that I’m starting a new position as the Assistant Director of Creative Services with Georgia State University Athletics! I would like to thank @jettparker_ for bringing me on! I’m back in my hometown and excited to get started!

Mr. Mark Barry and our @uaminerva students are featured in the university’s new commercial!

Join me! I am hosting a "Method behind the Madness" workshop with @TheQualReport on Dec. 1. I will be covering best practices and techniques. To learn more and register visit: tinyurl.com/yrdr9aun

I’m so happy with how this report turned out and proud of the scholars featured and their great work. These research projects explore important topics. Thanks to @hkoverton @dbortree and others @ThePageCenter for the help and support!

Dr. Josh Bramlett shared a class activity from APR 490: Political APR on the @AEJMC_PRD’s Top Great Ideas in Teaching panel and then presented political advertising research on the @AEJMC_PolComm’s last panel of the conference! #AEJMC25

We had a great time at @AEJMC poster sessions! Dr. Ch’Ree Essary presented on humor from government organizations, Dr. Jay Lim on consumer responses to “woke-washing,” Dr. Jay Kim on humanizing ads, and Dr. Robert McKeever on advocacy and activism #AEJMC25

That's a wrap on #AEJMC25! The PR Division featured five days of panels, poster sessions, workshops, research presentations, and networking, tackling key challenges in PR scholarship, education, and practice!

Thank you to our AEJMC 2025 PRD Sponsors! aejmc.org/publicrelation…

Great moments from the PRD Graduate Student Luncheon! 🙌 Huge thanks to our amazing panelists @BrookeWMcKeever, Juan Meng, Glen Novak, and @neillpr for their insights and expertise.