2010 - Public Relations Society of America

Introduction
On Saturday, October 15, 2010, academics and practitioners attended the pedagogical poster
sessions and research roundtable presentations at the Public Relations Society of America
Educators Academy Research Session. During the two-hour event, 20 scholars displayed and
discussed their tips for successful public relations teaching in a poster session while 13 educators
presented competitive research presentations in a roundtable format. Marcia Watson DiStaso of
The Pennsylvania State University and Tina McCorkindale of Appalachian State University
served as moderators for the session.
The top faculty paper was “Intersections and Overlaps: Building Leader-Employee Relationships
through Internal Public Relations, Leadership Style, and Workplace Spirituality” by Nance
McCown of Messiah College. The Betsy Plank Research Competition Student Award Winner
was Rowena Briones of the University of Maryland, who presented “Mentoring 2.0: How PR
Educators Use Social Media to Create and Maintain Relationships with Students.”
In all, 21 peer-reviewed papers were submitted, and 13 were accepted for a 62% acceptance rate.
All poster abstracts submitted were accepted.
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