Advisor

Dr. Hongmei Shen

PRSSA Faculty Advisor

Hongmei completed her Ph.D. in Communication (specialized in public relations) at the University of Maryland (UMD) at College Park. She also holds a graduate certificate in measurement, statistics, and evaluation from the University of Maryland.

Prior to joining SDSU, Hongmei has taught at UMD. She received a teaching excellence research grant (2008) and top teaching paper award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2007) for her contributions to pedagogy.

Hongmei is a former journalist who has been involved in international relations, new technology, health campaigns, and media relations. She worked as a staff writer and reporter for the Beijing Review, an English-language news weekly under the State Council in Beijing. She also interned and freelanced for various organizations both in the U.S. and China, including the National Institutes of Health, International Women’s Media Foundation, and American Journalism Review.

Her research interests include strategic management of public relations, relationship management, international public relations, corporate social responsibilities, crisis communication, health communication, organizational psychology, and quantitative research methods. She has won top paper awards from top international and national communication conferences. Her research has been published in Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Public Relations Review, Health Communication, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.

Email: hshen[at]sdsu[dot]mail[dot]edu

Twitter: @daphne99ly