Office: Gaylord Hall 3120B
Email: tsetsura@ou.edu
Website: katerinatsetsura.com
Education:
PhD, Purdue University
MS, Fort Hays State University
Specialist with Diploma, Voronezh State University, Russia
Highlights:
Katerina Tsetsura, Ph.D., is Gaylord Family Professor of Public Relations and Strategic Communication at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in the USA. Dr. Tsetsura is internationally known for her work in global public relations and media transparency. She is a co-author of “Transparency, public relations, and the mass media: Combating hidden influences in news coverage worldwide” (2017, Taylor & Francis) and co-editor of “Strategic Communications in Russia: Public Relations and Advertising” (2021, Taylor & Francis). Tsetsura has over 80 peer-reviewed publications. Her research areas include studying knowledge societies in transition, global public relations development, global public relations ethics, media transparency, social construction of public relations, public diplomacy and government relations, and understanding and enhancing community resilience.
Dr. Katerina Tsetsura actively serves the profession of public relations in various roles. Currently, she serves as a Research Chair, an elected officer role with the Public Relations Division of NCA. Previously, Tsetsura served as Chair of PR Divisions of ICA and NCA, Chair of the Global Affairs Committee of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and a secretary of the PR Division of AEJMC.
Tsetsura is a long-standing member of the U.S. Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE) and former chair of the CPRE International Committee and is a member of the ACEJMC accreditation pool.
Over the years, Tsetsura served on multiple editorial boards, including Communication Theory, International Journal of Strategic Communication, Public Relations Review, Public Relations Education, and PR Journal.
