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2023 News
Publications:
  • Ziyuan Zhou, Zhang, X., & Eyun-Jung Ki (accepted). Enhancing the Efficacy of Instructing and Adjusting Information: An Exploration of Interactivity and Vividness. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Tugce Ertem-Eray, & Hayden, G. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of relationship management as a scholarly field from 1997 to 2022. Public Relations Review, 49 (1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102286  ​​
Conferences:
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, September). Exploring Political Corporate Social Responsibility: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Multinational Corporations’ Diplomacy Efforts During the Russia-Ukraine War. Paper presented at EUPRERA. 
  • Dayoung Kang  & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, August). Organization-Public Relationship Cultivation Strategies in the Metaverse. Public Relations Division. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Miaohong Huang & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, August). Examining the effect of social cues on healthcare chatbots acceptance and OPR: Trust in a warm human vs. a competent machine. Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Miaohong Huang & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, August). Protecting Organizational Reputation during a Para-crisis: The Effectiveness of Conversational Human Voice on Social Media and the Roles of Construal Level, Social Presence, and Organizational Listening. Mass Communication and Society Division. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, August). Nonprofit-Induced CSR Crises: Examining Crisis Responsibility and Emotions. Public Relations Division. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Tugce Ertem-Eray & Gabriele Hayden (2023, June). Evolution of Digital Public Relations: A Bibliometric Analysis as A Scholarly Field from 1995-2022. International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA), Bordeaux, France
  • Miaohong Huang & Eyun-Jung Ki (2023, May). Linking community OPRs and communication infrastructure during a public health crisis: A study of community engagement in Shanghai, China. Paper presented at International Communication Association, Toronto, Canada.
2022 News
Publications:
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki (forthcoming). The Status of Diversity Research in Public Relations: An Analysis of Published Articles. PRism.
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray  & Eyun-Jung Ki (2022). Foreign-Born Public Relations Faculty Members’ Relationship with their Universities as a Soft Power Resource in U.S. Public Diplomacy. Journal of Public Diplomacy. 2(1), 6-27. 
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Dayoung Kang, & Miaohong Huang (2022). The state of health public relations: A content analysis of published articles in seven communication journals from 2001 to 2021. Public Relations Review, 48 (5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2022.102255
    70. 
  • Ziyuan Zhou, Zhang, X., & Eyun-Jung Ki (2022). Crisis response strategy manipulation: A systematic review and a test of nuances, Public Relations Review, 48 (3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2022.102208
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Sumin Shin, & Jeyoung Oh (2022). The State of Environmental Communication Research: An Analysis of Published Studies in the Communication Disciplines. Journal of Intelligent Communication, 2 (1).
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Ziyuan Zhou, & Jeyoung Oh (2022). Nation Branding Through Olympics: Evidence from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Journal of Sports Media, 17 (1), 143-166. 
​Conferences:
  • Yuanwei Lyu & Eyun-Jung Ki (2022, November). An Exploratory Analysis of Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Campaign. Paper presented at National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Da-young Kang & Eyun-Jung Ki. (2022, August). The Role of Diversity Climate in Higher Education in Attitude and Behavior Intention: The Mediation Effect of Organization-Public Relationship. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Detroit, Michigan.
  • Ah Ram Lee, Eyun-Jung Ki, & Jeyoung Oh. (2022, May). “Identifying AI Technology-based Functions and Features of Mental Health Monitoring Applications and Their Persuasive Effects During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France.  
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Da-yong Kang, & Miaohong Huang (2022, May). The Status of Health Public Relations: A Content Analysis of Published Articles in Seven Public Relations Journals from 2001 to 2021. Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Jeyoung Oh, & Eyun-Jung Ki (2022, May). Can We Build a Relationship with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? The Influence of AI on Organization-Public Relationships. Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France.
  • Jeyoung Oh & Eyun-Jung Ki (2022, May). Extending Norm Activation Theory to Understand Publics’ Support for Environmentally Responsible Organizations,” Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France.

​2021 News:
Publications:
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray  & Eyun-Jung Ki (2021). Relational Cultivation Strategies and Community Building on Fortune 500 Company Corporate Blogs. Corporate Communications: an International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCIJ-12-2020-0163
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki  (forthcoming). The Status of Diversity Research in Public Relations: An Analysis of Published Articles. PRism.
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Yorgo Pasadeos, & Tugce Ertem-Eray (2021). The Structure and Evolution of Global Public Relations: A Citation and Co-Citation Analysis 1983-2019. Public Relations Review. 47 (1) [SSCI] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2021.102012
Conferences:
  • Dayoung Kang, & Eyun-Jung Ki (2021, August). COVID-19 Vaccine Reviews on YouTube: What Do They Say? Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • Ziyuan Zhou, Zhang, X., & Eyun-Jung Ki (2021, May). Crisis Response Strategy Manipulation: A Systematic Review and A Test of Nuances,” Paper presented Annual ICA Conference.
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki (2021, March). Relational Cultivation Strategies and Community Building on Fortune 500 Company Corporate Blogs. Presented at the 24th annual International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC).

2020 News:
Publications:
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Jeyoung Oh, & Chanseok Kim (2020). Influence of the Olympic winter games PyeongChang 2018 on the Korean Wave: Comparison of perceptions between Koreans and Americans. International Journal of Population Studies, 6(2), 15-25. doi: 10.18063/ijps.v6i2.1211
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki (2020). Roles and Functions of Public Relations Practitioners in the Resolution of Conflicts in the US and Turkey. Public Relations Journal, 13(4), 1-30.
Conferences:​
  • Yuanwei Lyu & Eyun-Jung Ki (2020, March). Is It Time To Take a Stand? An investigation on Corporate Social Advocacy on Brand Loyalty. Paper to be presented at the 23rd Annual International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC), Orlando, FL.
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2019 News:​

Publications:
  • Jeyoung Oh & Eyun-Jung Ki (2019). Factors Affecting Social Presence and Word-of-mouth in Corporate Social Responsibility Communication: Tone of Voice, Message Framing, and Online Medium Type. Public Relations Review. 45 (2), 319-331. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2019.02.005
  • Jeyoung Oh & Eyun-Jung Ki (2019). What Makes Association Members Donate More? Factors Influencing Members' Donation Amount in Membership-Based Professional Associations. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-00059-3 [SSCI]
  • Ziyuan Zhou, Eyun-Jung Ki, & Kenon A. Brown (2019). A measure of perceived severity in organizational crises: A multidimensional scale development and validation. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research, 2(1), 39-60. https://doi.org/10.30658/jicrcr.2.1.3
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Yorgo Pasadeos, & Tugce Ertem-Eray (2019). Growth of Public Relations Research Networks: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Public Relations Research. 31 (1-2), 5-31. [SSCI journal] 
 
Conferences:​
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Yorgo Pasadeos, & Tugce Ertem-Eray (2019, August). A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Public Relations as A Scholarly Field. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, Canada.
  • Eyun-Jung Ki, Karen White, Yuanwei Lyu & Keqing Kuang (2019, March). Effectiveness of Crisis Response Strategies on Stock Performance. Paper to be presented at the annual convention at The International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Tugce Eray & Eyun-Jung Ki (2019, March). Foreign-Born Public Relations Faculty Members’ Relationship with their Universities as a Soft Power Resource in U.S. Public Diplomacy. Paper to be presented at the annual convention at the International Public Relations Research Conference, Orlando, FL. 

2018 News:

​Publications:
  • Jeyoung Oh & Eyun-Jung Ki (forthcoming). What Makes Association Members Donate More? Factors Influencing Members' Donation Amount in Membership-Based Professional Associations. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 10.1007/s11266-018-00059-3 [SSCI journal] 
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (forthcoming). Does Severity Matter?: An Investigation of Crisis Severity from Defensive Attribution Theory Perspective. Public Relations Review. [SSCI journal] ​​
  • Ziyuan Zhou, Eyun-Jung Ki & Kenon A. Brown (forthcoming). A Measure of Perceived Severity in Organizational Crises: A Multidimensional Scale Development and Validation. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research.
  • Eyun-Jung Ki & Jeyoung Oh (2018). The Determinants of the Donation Amount in Nonprofit Membership Association. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. 
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (2018). Exploring the Role of CSR Fit and the Length of CSR Involvement in Routine Business and Corporate Crises Settings. Public Relations Review. [SSCI journal] ​​

Conferences:
  • Sumin Shin & Eyun-Jung Ki (August, 2018). Attribution and attributional processes of organizations’ environmental messages. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington DC.
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (August, 2018). Were These Studies Properly Designed?: An Examination of 22 Years of SCCT Experimental Research. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington DC.
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (May, 2018). Does Severity Matter?: An Investigation of Crisis Severity from Defensive Attribution Theory Perspective. Paper presented at International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.  
  • Ziyuan Zhou & Eyun-Jung Ki (May, 2018). Shifting Objectives of Instructing and Adjusting Information: An Application of Uncertainty Reduction Theory to Crisis Communication. Paper to be presented at International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.  
  • Jeyoung Oh & Eyun-Jung Ki (March, 2018). What Influences Association Members to Donate More? : Exploring the Factors Influencing Members’ Donation Amount in Professional Associations. Paper to be presented at the 21st annual International Public Relations Research Conference, March 8-10, 2018, Orlando, Florida

Awards:
  • Sumin Shin, Winner of 2019 CIS Outstanding Dissertation Award by College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama 
  • Jeyoung Oh. Winner of Don Bartholomew Award for Excellence in Public Relations Research by Institute for Public Relations.
  • Ziyuan (Jason) Zhou. Winner of the CIS Outstanding Research Award by Doctoral Student.

​2017 News:

​Publications:
  • Wang, Y. & Ki, E.-J. (2017). Membership Matters: Why Members Engage with Professional Associations. International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. [SSCI journal] 
  • ​Wang, Y., Ki, E.-J., & Kim, Y. (2017). Exploring the Perceptual and Behavioral Outcomes of Public Engagement on Mobile Phones and Social Media. International Journal of Strategic Communication, 11(2), 133-147. DOI:10.1080/1553118X.2017.1280497​
  • ​Shin, S., Ki, E.-J., Griffin, G. (2017). The Effectiveness of Fear Appeals in “Green” Advertising: An Analysis of Creative, Consumer, and Source Variables. Journal of Marketing Communications, 23(3), 1-20. 
Conferences:
  • Zhou, Z., & Ki, E.-J. (2017, November). Measurement of Perceived Severity during Organizational Crises: A Multidimensional Scale Development and Validation. Paper to be presented at National Communication Association at Dallas, TX. 
  • Ki, E.-J., Khang, H., & Zhou, Z. (2017, August). Scale Development Research in Communication: Current Status and Recommendation for the Best Practices. Paper to be presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.
  • ​​Ki, E.-J., Pasadeos, Y., & Etem-Eray, T. (2017, August). Growth of Public Relations Research Networks: A Bibliometrics Analysis. Paper to be presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL. 
  • Shin, S., & Ki, E.-J. (2017, August). Sustainability tweets of for-profit and nonprofit organizations and their effects on publics’ social media reactions. Paper to be presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.
  • Etem-Eray, T. & Ki, E.-J. (2017, August). Status of the Diversity Research in Public Relations: Analysis of Published Articles between 1990 and 2016. Paper to be presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.
  • Shin, S., Ki, E.-J., & Griffin, G. (2017, May). The Effectiveness of Fear Appeals in “Green” Advertising: An Analysis of Creative, Consumer, and Source Variables. Paper presented at International Communication Association at San Diego, CA.
  • Zhou, Z., & Ki, E.-J. (2017, May). Exploring the Role of CSR Fit and CSR Involvement in Routine Business and Crises Settings. Paper to be presented at International Communication Association at San Diego, CA.
  • Shin, S., & Ki, E.-J. (2017, April).* Rational/Emotional Appeals in Online Videos and Users Reactions: The Case of YouTube.com. Paper to be presented at Broadcasting Education Association, Las Vegas, NV. [note: *1st place paper award] 
  • Shin, S., & Ki, E.-J. (2017, March). The Congruence Effect of Environmental Issue and Product Category and the Moderation Effect of Green Reputation of a Product Category on Green Advertising Effectiveness. Paper presented at American Academy of Advertising at Boston, MA. 
Awards:
  • Eyun-Jung Ki. Winner of Board of Visitors’ Research Excellence Award, College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama, April 2017
  • Sumin Shin & Eyun-Jung Ki. The First Place Paper Award, Management, Marketing & Programming Division, Broadcasting Education Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 2017​

​​2016 News:
Publications:
  • Ki, E.-J., & Wang, Y. (2016). Membership benefits matter: Exploring the factors influencing members’ behavioral intentions in professional associations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. doi:10.1002/nml.21230
Conferences:
  • Wang, Y., & Ki, E.-J. (2016, November). Membership Matters: Perceived Organizational Membership and Engagement with Professional Associations. Paper to be presented at National Communication Association at Philadelphia, PA.
  • Oh, J., & Ki, E.-J. (2016, August). Effects of Organization Sustainability Communication: The Influence of Interactivity, Message Framing, and Type of Medium. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at Minneapolis, MN.
  • Ki, E.-J., & Oh, J. (2016, June). The Determinants of the Amount of Donation: Membership Association Case. Paper presented at International Communication Association at Fukuoka, Japan.
Awards:
  • Jeyoung Oh, The Outstanding Research Awards Winner for Master's from College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama
  • Lan Ye, The 2016 College Dissertation Award Winner, College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama 
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