An Overview to the Public Relations Function (Public Relations Collection)
Shannon A. Bowen is Associate Professor in the Public Relations Department of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. Bowen specializes in public relations ethics, strategic communication management, internal relations, and public relations pedagogy. Bowen s Ph.D. (2000) is from the University of Maryland, working with James and Larissa Grunig, of the excellence theory, as well as business management scholars. Bowen is considered an expert on issues management, Kantian ethics, and executive decision making. She is Contributing Editor of Media Ethics magazine and Joint Editor of peer-reviewed Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics.  Brad Rawlins is a tenured Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communications at Brigham Young University. He teaches courses in public relations, research methods, and ethics. He has spearheaded efforts to assess and measure the learning outcomes of the curriculum and has developed an undergraduate course on PR research and measurement. Thomas R. Martin serves as Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. He was named to the position, the first of its kind, in February, 2007 and joined the faculty in August, 2007. In this role, Martin works with the students, faculty and administration of the College to enhance the relationship between the Communication Department and the business community and to help its students successfully transition into the business world.