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Phone Number: (706) 542-5035
Fax Number: (706) 542-2183
E-Mail Address: karenm@grady.uga.edu
Web site: http://teachingpr.blogspot.com/

	Education
	Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin M.A., Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin B.A., Mass Communication, University of West Georgia

	Teaching Specialty
	Dr. Russell teaches Public Relations core courses such as Administration, Communication, and Campaigns. She is also interested in social media, globalization, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. She also teaches media history and is a member of the UGA Graduate Faculty. Download a copy of Dr. Russell's Teaching Portfolio, online version.

Research Interests

Karen Miller Russell studies media history with an emphasis on public relations. She is also interested in qualitative research, such as ethnography and case studies, on PR. Dr. Russell is the editor of the Journal of Public Relations Research, produced by the Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. All correspondence regarding the Journal should be directed to JPRR@grady.uga.edu Dr. Russell is the author of The Voice of Business: Hill and Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. She has written articles for Communication Yearbook, Journal of PR Research, Public Relations Review, Business History Review, American Journalism and Journalism Monographs and delivered numerous conference papers.

	Experience
	Dr. Russell is a former PR writer for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, former PR specialist for the American Camping Association and former photography and publicity assistant for Common Wealth Development.

Awards

Dr. Russell advised Grady's PRSSA Bateman National Case Study Competition team to the national championship in 2007. Dr. Russell is the winner of the 2001 Pathfinder Award, the highest award from the Institute for Public Relations. This coveted award is given in recognition of originally scholarly research which has made a significant contribution to the body of knowledge and practice of public relations. In 1999, Dr. Russell received the PRide Award for Top Book of the Year from the National Communication Association, PR Division. In 1995, she received the Nafziger-White Award for best mass communication dissertation from AEJMC.

	Major Publications
	Miller, K. S. "U.S. Public Relations History: Knowledge and Limitations." In M.E. Roloff (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 23 (pp. 381-420). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE. Reproduced with Permission.

	Curriculum Vitae
	Download a copy of Dr. Russell's CV