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Jordan MorehouseAssistant ProfessorOffice: 406 Strode Tower Phone: 864.656.1567 Email: jlmoreh@clemson.edu Personal Website: https://jordanmorehouse.com | |
Educational BackgroundPh.D. Mass Communication M.A. Mass Communication B.A. Mass Communication | Courses TaughtCOMM 3550 Principles of Public Relations
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ProfileDr. Jordan Morehouse is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication within the Department of Communication at Clemson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and M.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Houston. Dr. Morehouse's research interests include public relations, non-profit organizations, engagement, religious communication, and relationship management. Specifically, she examines how religious organizations utilize strategic communication and the outcomes of their efforts. Dr. Morehouse has recently published research in the Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Review, Journal of Advertising, and Journal of Media and Religion. She is a 2021-2022 Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar of the Arthur W. Page Society, and a multi-method social scientist who utilizes semi-structured interviews, participant observation, content analyses, surveys, and social network analysis in her research.
Before completing her Ph.D., Dr. Morehouse was employed as a social media strategist at The Company of Others (formerly Fogarty Klein Monroe, now 9thWonder Agency), an advertising agency in Houston, Texas. Prior to her work at The Company of Others, Dr. Morehouse worked as a social media director at Local Houston Magazine (formerly 002houston Magazine), a monthly print and digital publication that focused on entertainment in Houston. While earning her M.A., she started a digital agency that specializes in social media content creation, advertising, graphic design, and copy writing for for-profit and non-profit clients. The digital agency is still thriving with clients in Texas, Tennessee, and Florida. Lastly, over the past several years Dr. Morehouse has volunteered with various non-profit organizations as a communication consultant to plan, implement, and evaluate strategic communication programs and campaigns. | |
Research PublicationsDong, C. & Morehouse, J. [equal authors] (forthcoming). Toward a caring government: Advancing ethical government public relations with a care-based relationship cultivation model. Journal of Public Relations Research.
Honors and Awards2021 Top Faculty Paper—National Communication Association, Public Relations Division.
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