Rate My Professor Jensen Moore

Moore’s research focuses on the intersection of social media, crisis communication, and health communication, examining grief expression on social networking sites, information sharing during natural and man-made disasters, and organizational responses to tragedies. Notable publications include “Social media mourning: Using grounded theory to explore how people grieve on social networking sites” in Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying (79(3), 231-259), “Organizational social media mourning: Toward a framework for organizations wishing to empathize with publics during tragedies” in Public Relations Journal (2023), and the forthcoming book Public Relations: Principles, Origins & Practice (Cognella Academic Publishing), along with over 30 journal articles, book chapters, and refereed proceedings. She has earned awards such as the Excellence in Education Award from Black Hills State University Alumni Association (2021), Owen Kulemeka Trailblazer Award in Diversity from Gaylord College (2020), OU Presidential Dream Course grant ($20,000) for Sport Promotion (2018), Public Relations Educator of the Year from Southern Public Relations Federation (2014), and election as Chair of the PRSA Educators Academy (2023). Moore has led the Mass Communication & Society Division of AEJMC (2015-2016), serves on the International Public Relations Research Conference Advisory Committee, and her service-learning courses have partnered with over 25 organizations, with students securing Ketchum Mindfire wins and PRSSA recognitions.