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Strategic Digital Communication 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

Dr. Ki
 Email
  ki[at]apr.ua.edu

 Ph.D., University of Florida
 M.A., University of Florida

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Current Members

 Tugce Ertem-Eray, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University) 

dr. eray

​PhD, University of Oregon (2022)
Ph.D., Istanbul University, Turkey
M.A., Istanbul University, Turkey
B.A., Yildiz Technical University, Turkey


Research Interests
Strategic Communication, Conflict Management, Diversity

Ziyuan (Jason) Zhou, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at Bentley University)

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 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

Jeyoung Oh, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint)

ms. oh
Ph.D., The University of Alabama (2020)
M.A., The University of Alabama
B.A., The University of Alabama

​Research Interests
New Media in Public Relations, Organization Sustainability Communications, Nonprofit Public Relations

Jooyoung J​ang, Ph.D. (Research Fellow)

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Ph.D., University of California, Davis (2018)
M.A., University of Alabama  
M.A., Yonsei University, Korea 
B.A., Seoul Women’s University, Korea 
 
Research Interests
Emotional Well-being and Digital Health, Online Supportive Communication, Intercultural Communication (Immigrant groups)
 
 

Yuanwei Lyu (5th Year Doctoral Student, Visiting Assistant Professor at Towson University)

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M.A., Ball State University

Expected Graduation
May 2023

​Research Interests

Digital Media in Public Relations, Crisis Management

Dayoung Kang (3rd Year Doctoral Student)

ms. oh
Ph.D., University of Alabama (expected 2024)
M.A., Ewha Womans University 
B.A., Ewha Womans University 
 Research Interests
-Factors affecting the organization-public relationship
  • -the roles of organizational diversity in relationship building
  • -the strategies to build an organization-public relationship in Web 3.0
  • -Developing public relations strategies for public health organizations and ways to boost mental health among young adults. 
 

Miaohong Huang (2nd Year Doctoral Student)

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​Ph.D., University of Alabama (expected 2025)
M.A., Xiamen University
B.A., Xiamen University

Research Interests
  • AI in strategic communication,  
  • Health communication
  • Crisis management

Former Members

Sumin Shin, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University)

mr. shin
 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

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