Dr. Ki's Research Lab
We intend to understand how organizations communicate with their publics about social issues using emerging media and what are the outcomes of communication between an organization and its publics. The perspectives or theories applied, but not limited to, are 1) organization-public relationships, 2) crisis management, 3) organization sustainability communications, 4) global public relations, and 5) nonprofit organizations.
Lab Director
Eyun-Jung Ki, Ph.D., Professor
Email
ki[at]apr.ua.edu
Ph.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Florida
B.A., Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
ki[at]apr.ua.edu
Ph.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Florida
B.A., Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
Current Members
Tugce Ertem Eray, Ph.D. (Post Doctoral Fellow)
Ph.D., Istanbul University, Turkey
M.A., Istanbul University, Turkey
B.A., Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Research Interests
Strategic Communication, Conflict Management
M.A., Istanbul University, Turkey
B.A., Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Research Interests
Strategic Communication, Conflict Management
Ziyuan (Jason) Zhou, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at Bentley University)
PhD. University of Alabama (2019)
M.S., Boston University
B.B.A., Shanghai International Studies University
Research Interests
Crisis Communication and Management, Corporate Social Responsibility Communication, Public Relations Measurement
M.S., Boston University
B.B.A., Shanghai International Studies University
Research Interests
Crisis Communication and Management, Corporate Social Responsibility Communication, Public Relations Measurement
Jeyoung Oh (Doctoral Candidate, Faculty Member at the University of Michigan-Flint)
M.A., The University of Alabama
B.A., The University of Alabama
Expected Graduation
December 2020
Research Interests
New Media in Public Relations, Organization Sustainability Communications, Nonprofit Public Relations
B.A., The University of Alabama
Expected Graduation
December 2020
Research Interests
New Media in Public Relations, Organization Sustainability Communications, Nonprofit Public Relations
Yuanwei Lyu (3rd Year Doctoral Student)
M.A., Ball State University
Expected Graduation
May 2021
Research Interests
Digital Media in Public Relations, Crisis Management
Expected Graduation
May 2021
Research Interests
Digital Media in Public Relations, Crisis Management
Former Members
Sumin Shin, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
Ph.D., University of Alabama (Dec. 2017)
M.A., University of Tennessee
B.A., Yonsei University, Korea
Research Interests
Organization Sustainability Communications, Online Communication, Cross-cultural Research
M.A., University of Tennessee
B.A., Yonsei University, Korea
Research Interests
Organization Sustainability Communications, Online Communication, Cross-cultural Research