Dr. Marlene Neill

Lecturer

E-mail: Marlene_Neill@baylor.edu

Courses

Degrees

University of Kansas, Bachelor of Science (Journalism - Broadcast News)
University of Missouri, Master of Arts (Journalism- Strategic Communication)
University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. (Advertising);
Dissertation: Seat at the Table(s): An Examination of Senior Public Relations Practitioners' Power
and Influence Among Multiple Executive-Level Coalitions

Year Started at Baylor

Background

Accomplishments

Accredited by the Public Relations Society of America
Member of the Universal Accreditation Board (2008-2010)
Member of PRSA's Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (2013-2015)
Accreditation Marketing Committee for PRSA (2007-2008)
Chair for the Southwest District of PRSA (2011) - oversaw 14 PRSA chapters in 6 states
PRSA Nominating Committee in (2012) - participated in meeting in Chicago to select slate of national officers for 2012
Faculty adviser for Baylor PRSSA chapter (2012-2013)

Research Interests, Publications and Conference Presentations

Ethics in public relations, integrated communication, ethics in advertising, public relations in nonprofit organizations
Neill, M.S., & Drumwright, M.E. (2012). PR professionals as organizational conscience, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 27 (4), 220-234. - based on interviews with 30 senior public relations practitioners from 10 American states and Australia.
"Public relations professionals as organizational conscience in practice" - American Marketing Association Winter Educators Conference, Feb. 19, 2011, co-author Minette E. Drumwright

Favorite Thing about Teaching