I am committed to giving back to the academic community, the public relations profession, and the communities where I live and work. Below is a summary of my current and recent service activities.
Academic & Professional Service
Journal of Media Ethics
Editorial Board Member
2025–Present
AEJMC — Public Relations Division
Co-Chair, Professional Freedom & Responsibility
2025–2026
Public Interest Communications Summer Institute
Steering Committee
2025–2026
Previously served on the Institute's Programming Committee (2024–2025).
AEJMC — Public Relations Division
Committee Member, Inez Kaiser Graduate Student of Color Award
2024–2025
Additional Association Service
- Graduate Student Committee Faculty Advisor, 2023–2024
- Graduate Student Committee Co-Chair, 2022–2023
- Social Media Committee Member, 2020–2021
- Annual Giveback Event, PF&R Committee, 2022 and 2023
Journal Reviewing
Ad hoc peer reviewer for the following journals:
- Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing (2026–present)
- Public Relations Review (2026–present)
- JMIR Infodemiology (2026–present)
- Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (2026–present)
- Journal of Public Relations Research (2025–present)
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (2025–present)
- The Electronic Journal of Communication (2025–present)
- Journal of Applied Communication Research (2025–present)
- International Journal of Strategic Communication (2024–present)
- Journal of Communication Management (2023–present)
- Journal of Media Ethics (2023–present)
- Journal of Product & Brand Management (2020–present)
Peer review is a core commitment to the scholarly community. Timely, constructive feedback helps maintain the integrity of academic publishing and supports fellow researchers.
Grant Reviewing
- Arthur W. Page Center Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar grant competition on Social Responsibility, Advocacy, and Activism in an Age of Political and Cultural Polarization, 2026
- National Science Foundation, ad hoc reviewer, Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program (SL/AI), 2025
Conference Activities
I actively participate in the following conferences through paper reviewing, attendance, submissions, and division membership:
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- National Communication Association (NCA)
Conference Service
- Co-Moderator, “From Zoom to in the Room: Demystifying the Academic Interview Process,” Public Relations Division Virtual Conference, AEJMC 2024
- Co-Moderator, “Emerging Ethical Issues in PR,” PRD & PRSA Educators Academy PREthics panel, AEJMC 2020
- Discussant, Competitive Poster Session: Communication Technology, Crises, and Activism, Communication Technology Division (CTEC), AEJMC 2023
- Reviewer, AEJMC Public Relations Division (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026), including the Good Ideas for Teaching (GIFT) competition (2023, 2026)
- Reviewer, International Public Relations Research Conference (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Reviewer, International Communication Association, Public Relations Division (2018, 2022, 2024) and Activism, Communication and Social Justice Division (2022)
University Service
- Media and Communication Doctoral Program Faculty, Temple University, 2025–2026
- Advertising and Public Relations Department Bylaws Committee, Temple University, 2025–2026
- KleinGo Committee, Temple University, Spring 2026
- Technology Committee, University of Florida, 2024–2025
- Spring Graduation Marshal, University of Florida, 2024 and 2025
- Moderator, A Think-In on Graduate Education with Bellisario Graduate Faculty, Penn State, September 2022
- Graduate Student Liaison, Carnegie Building Renovation Project, Penn State, 2019
- Vice President, Graduate Students in Communications (GSIC), Penn State, 2018–2019
- Panelist, Graduate Student Orientation, Penn State, 2018, 2020, and 2021
- Panelist, Graduate Program Open House, Penn State, February 2020
- Guide, Graduate Program Open House, Penn State, February 2018 and 2019
- Student Volunteer, Arthur W. Page Center Awards Ceremony, February 2019 and 2020
Community Engagement
State College Area School District Education Foundation
Board Member and Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee
2020–2025
Consulted on communication strategies for social media, cultivation materials, and fundraising appeals; reviewed and approved educators' grant proposals; contributed to the development of the foundation's mission; and helped select leaders in the public education community for awards.
Peabody Awards
Screening Committee Member
2019
AEJMC — Public Relations Division
Community Giveback Day Volunteer Consultant
2021
The Met Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Volunteer
November 2015–June 2017
Assisted with production of the MetCloisters Concert Series and advised on local outreach for events.
Fundraising Day New York
Volunteer, Social Media Team
2014–2016
Certifications
- Google Analytics, Google Ads Search, and Google Ads Display Certifications
Professional Memberships
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), 2018–present — Public Relations Division
- International Communication Association (ICA), 2018–present — Activism, Communication and Social Justice Division; Public Relations Division
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2017–2018
- Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2014–2017
- Direct Marketing Fundraising Association, 2014–2017
- NonProfit Technology Network, 2014–2017
Awards & Recognition
2022 Kopenhaver Center Fellow, Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication
2021 Literati Award — Outstanding Paper, Journal of Product & Brand Management