Tugce Ertem Eray

Bio
Dr. Ertem-Eray’s fields of interest are international public relations, public diplomacy, and social identity. Her research has been featured in Public Relations Review, Journal of Public Relations Research, Journal of Public Relations Education, and Public Relations Journal. She won Top Paper, Diversity and Inclusion award at the 2019 PRSA International Conference. She is a part of a multi-university research team that focuses on bibliometric studies in public relations. She is also the co-author of DEI and Intersectional Social Identities at Work: A Communication Approach (2024, Routledge). https://www.routledge.com/DEI-and-Intersectional-Social-Identities-at-Work-A-Communication-Approach/Pompper-Ertem-Eray/p/book/9781032245287?srsltid=AfmBOopljGQY5fTPBt3qKUJ1kgncMC8jHSb1glZ4Pdo7G7f85Oyoc4dK
Education
Ph.D. Media Studies University of Oregon 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow Advertising and Public Relations University of Alabama 2017
Ph.D. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Istanbul University 2015
M.A. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Istanbul University 2012
B.A. Political Science and Public Relations Yildiz Technical University 2008
Area(s) of Expertise
International public relations
Public diplomacy
Social identity
Publications
- A Review of Artificial Intelligence Research in Peer-Reviewed Communication Journals , APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL (2025)
- The role of relational antecedents in government and foreign public relationships , CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS (2025)
- Exploring political corporate social responsibility: a qualitative content analysis of multinational corporations' diplomacy efforts during the Russia-Ukraine war , JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT (2024)
- The State of Public Diplomacy Research in the Public Relations Field: A Content Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles , Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies (2024)
- The evolution of digital public relations research , PUBLIC RELATIONS REVIEW (2024)
- A bibliometric analysis of relationship management as a scholarly field from 1997 to 2022 , PUBLIC RELATIONS REVIEW (2023)
- Extending the cultural-economic model of public relations through Bourdieu's theoretical lens to inform public diplomacy efforts , PUBLIC RELATIONS INQUIRY (2023)
- Media literacy and COVID-19 communication: Work and home sphere differences , Journal of Media Literacy Education (2023)
- Diversity at the Big Table: A Snapshot of Fortune 500 Boards of Directors , Public Relations for Social Responsibility (2021)
- Reconstructing the PR history time machine: Missing women and people of color in introductory textbooks , Journal of Public Relations Education (2021)