Dr. Juan (pronounced as “Dren”) Meng is associate professor of public relations in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She is the founder and director of UGA‘s Go Global Choose China program. She also founded Grady College’s Cooperative Education 3+1+1 programs with Shanghai Normal University and Shanghai International Studies University. Dr. Meng’s research specialization includes public relations leadership, leadership development, diversity and leadership in PR, and global communication. Meng has published more than 75 refereed journal articles, scholarly book chapters and research reports on leadership-related topics. She has present at various panels, workshops, webinars, and symposiums and won different research awards nationally and internationally. Meng serves on the national advisory board for the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, and was recently nominated and selected to serve on the national advisory board for PR Daily and Ragan’s Communications. She has been the lead researcher on several signature research projects, including the largest global study of PR leadership, Millennial Communication Professionals in the Workplace, the biennial Report Card on PR Leaders, the biennial North American Communication Monitor, and Women and Leadership in PR. She is a Page member and currently serves as the Research Co-Chair on the executive committee of the PRSA Educators Academy.