Office: 3505 Gaylord Hall

Phone: (405) 325-4184

E-mail: tsetsura@ou.edu

Education

• Purdue University (PhD)
• Fort Hays State University (MS)
  
• Voronezh State University, Russia (Specialist with Diploma)

Full vitae available here.

Background

Dr. Katerina Tsetsura (Ph.D. in Communication, Purdue University, 2004) is a senior assistant professor of strategic communication/public relations in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma (USA). Her interests include international and global strategic communication, global media and public relations ethics, and public affairs, and issues management in countries with transitional economies. Her research appeared in internationally recognized books (such as the Handbook of Global Public Relations and Merrill’s Global Journalism), annuals (e.g., The Global Corruption Report 2005: Transparency International and Public Relations across Borders: Research Annual), journals (e.g., Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Journal, Public Relations Review, Asian Communication Research, and Russian Journal of Communication), and online research centers (e.g., Institute for Public Relations) published on three continents. Dr. Tsetsura also presented papers at the numerous research and professional communication conferences around the world, including Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, U.A.E., the U.K., Ukraine, and the U.S.A..

As one of the two leading researchers of the landmark Global Media Transparency project, supported by the Institute for Public Relations (USA), the International Public Relations Association, the International Federation of Journalists, and the International Press Institute, Dr. Tsetsura is currently collecting the data on media practices in the USA and around the world for a forthcoming book, Truth and Global Media Transparency (together with Dr. Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina-Charlotte). 

An active public relations professional, Dr. Tsetsura continues to provide strategic counseling to agencies, companies, and organizations in North American and Eastern European countries in the areas of strategic planning, environmental and public scanning, issue monitoring, and crisis management.