Debra Carpenter

Position

Professor, Public Relations

Department

Communications and Journalism

Home Campus

St. Louis (Webster Groves)

 Courses Taught

GNST 1200 Freshman Seminar: Love of Horses Expressed Through Literature, Film and Photography; MEDC 1050 Introduction to Media Writing; PBRL 2920 Writing for Public Relations; PBRL 5322 Public Relations; PBRL 5323 Organizational Communications; PBRL 5342 Writing for Public Relations; MEDC 6000 Seminar in Media Communications

Education

Management Development Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education; MA, Organizational Communication, Saint Louis University; BS, Journalism, cum laude, University of Kansas

Professional Experience

Maryville University; Roosevelt University; 10 years as a professional public relations manager at AT&T and Southwestern Bell Corp.

About

Debra Carpenter has devoted 30 years to bridging diverse audiences through public relations, both as a professional public relations manager in the corporate world and as a faculty member in the academic one.

At Webster University, she served as dean of the School of Communications for 16 years. During her 21 years at Webster University she also has served as acting department chairperson, associate professor of public relations and adjunct professor in the Department of Media Communications.

Carpenter is on the board of directors for the St. Louis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. She was selected as the 2003 Outstanding University Administrator of the Year by the Speech and Theater Association of Missouri and received the 1999 Certificate of Leadership from the St. Louis YWCA.

Media

Webster Today
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Acclaimed Filmmaker Steve James Comes to Webster University

School of Communications Alumni Newsletter (SCAN)
Dean's Discretionary Fund Earmarked for Student Travel

School of Communications RSS Feed
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