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Colleen Palmer
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Colleen Palmer
- Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media
Dr. Palmer holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Media Arts. She taught at several schools prior to coming to Carthage in 2013. Her teaching focus at Carthage is public relations, where she enjoys preparing students for a career outside academics with practical PR skills in writing, speaking, analyzation, and crisis management.
Dr. Palmer feels fortunate to live out her love for teaching and research. She oversees PR students’ senior theses and is the faculty advisor for Carthage’s chapter of PRSSA, Public Relations Student Society of America. Dr. Palmer engages the public in her classes by bringing in businesses and nonprofits for students to do PR work for; they gain experience and the businesses gain ideas and campaigns to move their work forward. She also continues her own research and development, in particular curating new teaching ideas to engage students.