IPR is featuring some of the many Asian American Pacific Islander pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., APR, is serving as the Dean of the College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. Her work has influenced public relations scholarship, education, and practice. She … Continue reading PR Pioneer: Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., APR
In this editor’s essay, Dr. Bey-Ling Sha discusses the intersection of public relations and identity. Dr. Sha reviews identity research in public relations as a whole, the identity of public relations, the direction for public relations theory and research regarding identity, and how identity influences internal publics. Key themes include: Past literature has stated that … Continue reading Editor’s Essay: Identity And/in/of Public Relations