Nance McCown, Ph.D.

Thought Leadership Circle Member, Internal Communication Research Hub

Memberships (ICRH), University of Florida

• By invitation only, to provide innovative input and collaboration with ICRH to promote conducting cutting-edge research to address real-world problems and enhance best practices in internal communication

Member, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

National Chapter

National PRSA Educators Academy

Central Pennsylvania Chapter

• Co-Chair/Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force (served as leadership board member for 2010 in place of officers)

Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

AEJMC Public Relations Division

Member, National Communication Association

Religious Communication Association Division

Member, Pennsylvania Public Relations Society (PPRS)

Lead, Education and Scholarship Committee (2021-2022, 2022-2023)

Vice President (2020-2021)

Lead, Membership Committee (2017-2018)

Co-Lead, Special Events Committee (2016-2017)

Co-Lead, Education and Scholarship Committee (2013-2014, 2014-

2015, 2015-2016)

Interests in PR include: the confluence of leadership style, workplace culture and internal PR; PR and activism; PR ethics

Regularly attends and presents research at national conferences and regional professional seminars; submission reviewer for scholarly conferences and journals

Faculty Advisor, PRSSA-Messiah University Chapter

Recipient, Pennsylvania Public Relations Society’s Ernest R. McDowell Award for Excellence in Public Relations

Recipient, Messiah University Robert and Marilyn Smith Excellence in Teaching Award

Leading worship, mentoring, spending time with family, gardening, getting lost in a great book, watching movies, rising to challenges, enjoying an ice-cold Coca cola, playing Pokémon Go with students