Personal profile
About
As a teacher-scholar, I integrate leadership, research and teaching in media and communication into both research and practice. I aim to support students from diverse backgrounds as they evolve into practitioners of media and communication through application and innovation. Using a qualitative and narrative lens, I seek to understand the actions and interactions of public relations practitioners and journalists in crisis and disaster situations. I use communication ecology to examine these relationships and build theory using case studies, textual analysis, surveys, and interviews. My research focuses primarily on the role strategic communicators and journalists in shaping crisis and disaster preparation and response. My work had been published in journals including Mass Communication and Society, American Behavioral Scientist, Disasters, Journalism Practice, and Journalism Studies. My work provides insight into how diverse groups of people respond to crisis, science communication, and disaster information. I plan to continue to submit my research to grants in these areas, and to top-tier and interdisciplinary journals.
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., University of Missouri
… → 2016
M.A., Georgetown University
… → 2010
B.A., Baylor University
… → 2005
Disciplines
- Communication
- Mass Communication
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Mask Making on Social Media: Women’s Mask Making Practices and Advocacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Perreault, M. & Richards, M., Jan 1 2023, In: Qualitative Health Communication. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perspectives on Teaching Environmental Oral History in the Media and Communication Classroom
Davis, J. & Perreault, M., Jan 1 2023, In: Teaching Journalism Mass Communication. 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What’s with the Water: The Nature of Reporting on the Problem of Nitrates in Nebraska
Walsh, J. F. & Perreault, M. F., Jan 1 2023, In: Newspaper Research Journal. 44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Everything Else is Public Relations” How Rural Journalists Draw the Boundary Between Journalism and Public Relations in Rural Communities
Perreault, M. F., Walsh, J. F., Lincoln, L., Perreault, G. & Moon, R., Jan 1 2023, In: Mass Communication and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Survival and Salvation”: Religious Situational Crisis Communication Strategies
Perreault, G. P., Perreault, M. F. & Crawford, M., Jan 1 2023, The Handbook on Religion and Communication.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
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College of Arts and Sciences Basler Chair Liaison Fall 2022, $5,000 administrative grant
Perreault, M. F. (Recipient), 2022
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ETSU Sustainability Fund, 2021-2022 for Climate Stories and MySTEAM project, $2,000
Perreault, M. F. (Recipient), 2021
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Moses Shumow Award for Transformational Research in Recognition of Exemplary Merit through the Social Justice + Media Symposium in Miami at Florida International University, April 8, 2022
Perreault, M. F. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)