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!

Congrats to Dr. Brian Britt on his promotion to Full Professor and Dr. Courtney Boman on being awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

I was so impressed by our @BamaAPR students in the @uaccis CAR Show today! They shared some fantastic research and creative work they are doing in our classes and through student groups/extracurricular activities

Does AI change how you see ads? 🤔 Dr. Jack Lipei Tang, with doctoral students Feiyun Deng and Jiali Zhang, explores how Human-Centered AI shapes our responses to advocacy ads and how audiences interact with AI. Join the HCAI showcase: April 8, 12:30–2 p.m., DMC Studio A.

We had a great time at @AdScholar in Austin this year!

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Josh Bramlett on receiving the 2026 Judith S. Trent Award for Early Career Excellence in Political Communication! 🏆 Honoring his impactful research and rising influence. #CISScholars #ResearchExcellence #UniversityOfAlabama #ICIR

Check out this recap of our students’ strong showing at this year’s @aaftuscaloosa ADDYs! cis.ua.edu/2026/03/12/min…

Dr. Laura L. Lemon’s award-winning research redefines employee engagement by centering employee voice and lived experience. From org change to AI’s impact, her work helps build more meaningful, people-first workplaces. Learn more: icir.ua.edu/2026/03/20/dr-…

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Eyun-Jung Ki on the 2026 President’s Faculty Research Award in Social & Behavioral Sciences! 🏆 Recognizing her major impact on PR research and practice. We’re proud to celebrate our faculty’s continued excellence. #CISScholars #ICIR

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!