Executive Board
Kristen Wiley |
President |
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Hi! I'm Kristen and I am a senior public relations student at the University of Texas at Austin. I'm graduating in December 2010 and I'm very excited to begin my career in public relations. I learned about public relations in the 7th grade and knew that I wanted to study PR and move on to a career in the field. I love writing and coming up with creative ways to help organizations reach their goals. I would like to work in consumer PR, but I am also very interested in technology and digital practices.
My first internships were in the non-profit realm where I served as the public relations intern for both the Houston Ballet and the Texas Wesley United Methodist Foundation. This summer I had the opportunity to intern for the public relations firm, Griffin Integrated Marketing in Houston. I am currently interning at Cohn & Wolfe on the consumer and digital teams. As Vice President of PRSSA I handle budgeting and logistics and making sure there is delicious pizza at every meeting! In addition to interning and studying, I love running and playing with my Australian Shepherd. |
Dave Junker |
Faculty Adviser |
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Dr. Junker teaches Writing for Public Relations, Public Relations Techniques, and special topics courses in communication and culture, including Black Music and the Media. He also serves as the faculty adviser for the Public Relations Student Society of America. In his public relations classes, Dr. Junker teaches strategic communication as a dynamic social process that requires a combination of advanced writing and critical thinking skills. His communication and culture classes shed light on current events and controversies through the perspectives of history, theory and culture.
Dr. Junker's approach to teaching is a product of his wide-ranging professional experience and interdisciplinary academic background. He has worked as a musician and music publicist as well as a community affairs and arts and entertainment journalist. He has also been a regular contributor to the national satirical newspaper The Onion, including the best-selling books Our Dumb Century and The Onion's Finest News Reporting. With a master's degree in Afro-American studies and doctorate in English, Dr. Junker has published essays on African American literature and music, and his current research interests include race relations and popular music, writing pedagogy and humor as a discourse of persuasion and critical inquiry. |
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