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Peter W Oehlkers

Peter W Oehlkers

Professional Details

Title: Associate Professor
Office: MH-100B
Phone: 978-542-7086
Email: peter.oehlkers@salemstate.edu
Resume: Peter W Oehlkers [DOC 33KB]
Website: http://www.salemstate.edu/~poehlkers

Professional Biography

B.A., Writing Seminars, The Johns Hopkins University (1986)

M.A./Ph.D, Communication Studies, Northwestern University (1996)

Assistant Professor, Emerson College (1997-2002)

Assistant Professor, Salem State College (2002-2007)

Associate Professor, Salem State College (2007- )

Professional Interests

Advertising, particularly Account Planning

Public Diplomacy, particularly Cultural Diplomacy

Media History, Communications Technology

Responsibilities

Communications Department, teach advertising, research methods, global communication.

School of Arts & Sciences Strategic Planning Committee, chair

CTI, Faculty Learning Community facilitator

Selected Publications

Cho, H., P. Oehlkers, J. Mandelbaum, K. Edlund, and M. Zurek. (2004). The Healthy Talk Family Planning Campaign of Massachusetts: A communication-centred approach. Health Education 104 (5), p. 314-325.

Oehlkers, P. W. (2000). Mediating news: The "international media echo" and symbolic international relations, in A. Malek & A.P. Kavoori (eds.), The global dynamics of news: Studies in international news coverage and news agendas. Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation, p. 31-53.

Selected Presentations

Oehlkers, P.W. (2006). From selling to listening: The changing metaphors of public diplomacy, presented at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Meeting, San Diego.

Oehlkers, P.W. (2006). Unhealthy clicks: Analyzing the contents of healthcare crisis rumors in online discussion board messages, presented at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Meeting, San Diego.

Personal Interests

See my blog: greatnerve.blogspot.com


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