Contact info
- Michelle Honald, Assistant Professor
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Biography
EDUCATION: Ph.D (expected), School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon; M.S., communication, Colorado State University, 2003; M.A., international studies, University of Denver, 1997; B.A., international studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1991.
RESEARCH: Honald’s research centers on political consulting and its impact on campaigns and elections, ethics, and new media. She has an extensive professional background in public relations, including co-managing the public information team for a $2 billion highway construction project in Denver, Colorado, as well as working in non-profit, governmental and corporate settings. During her doctoral program she was an instructor at the University of Oregon and taught Public Relations Principles and Writing as well as lectured about public relations theory, public relations ethics, crisis communications, and political communications. Honald submitted her paper "Stakeholder Theory: Development and Justificaction of a Normative Foundation" to the Journal of Public Relations Research. Her work has been featured in the Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Currently, she has an article and a book review under review for the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. Honald presented a paper to the Media Ethics Division at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), where she was runner-up for the Burnett Award for Best Graduate Student Paper, Media Ethics Division, August 2006. She also presented at the poster session in the Communication Technology and Policy Division at AEJMC in San Antonio, Texas, August 2005. She is a member of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the International Communication Association, and the American Association of Political Consultants.
TEACHING: Honald teaches PR Principles and PR Writing and enjoys working with students and helping them to develop critical thinking skills, improve their writing and understand theoretical concepts in terms of real-life challenges.
