Prof. Dr. Scott Stroud

Prof. Dr. Scott R. Stroud is an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also the Program Director of Media Ethics for the Center for Media Engagement, where he directs the Media Ethics Initiative. Dr. Stroud specializes in the intersection between philosophy and rhetoric, as well as communication and media ethics. He is the author of the academic books, John Dewey and the Artful Life and Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric, and co-author of the textbook, A Practical Guide to Ethics: Living and Leading with Integrity.  

Dr. Katerina Tsetsura

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 the author of over 80 peer-reviewed publications and more than 100 conference papers in global public relations, ethics, media transparency, social construction of public relations, women in the field of strategic communication, and public diplomacy. Tsetsura is a co-author (with Dr. Dean Kruckeberg) of a book, Transparency, Public Relations, and the mass Media: Combating the Hidden Influences in News Coverage Worldwide (published by Taylor & Francis in 2017)   and co-editor of Russian Strategic Communications: Public Relations and Advertising (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Link to Dr. Tsetsura’s bio on the OU page: https://www.ou.edu/gaylord/about/faculty-and-staff/katerina-tsetsura

Ph.D. Ashley Muddiman

Ashley Muddiman, Ph.D., is an associate professor and associate chair at the University of Kansas's Department of Communication Studies. Her research, affiliated with the Center for Democratic Governance and the Center for Media Engagement, focuses on democracy and political communication, with an emphasis on political incivility, democratic norms, and the impact of media on public perception. Her recent work includes studies on political incivility toward women candidates on social media, the potential of solutions-focused news to reduce polarization, and public views on political hostility in local news during the 2024 election. Muddiman’s research appears in top communication journals, and she has held leadership roles in several major academic associations. In 2024, she won KU's Parson Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award.