Amiee Shelton

Amiee Shelton (1971) is a Associate Professor of Communication at Roger Williams University. She teaches public relations, and advises the [http://www.prssa.org Public Relations Student Society of America] (PRSSA) chapter. Prior to RWU she taught at Texas Tech University, Texas State University (formally Southwest Texas University), and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Prior to working as a college professor, she worked in television. She was a reporter, assignment manager, promotions assistant or producer for the following stations: WPRI (CBS) providence, WXIN (FOX) Indianapolis, WQAD (ABC) Moline, WOI-TV (ABC) Des Moines, KEVN (FOX) Rapid City, WDAF-TV (FOX) Kansas City, and KCTV (CBS) Kansas City.

In 2001, Shelton received her Masters Degree in Public Relations from Boston University, where she was a teaching assistant under Dr. Edward Downes. [ [http://www.bu.edu/com/about/faculty/edward_j_downes.html Boston University College of Communication | About COM | Faculty | Dr. Edward J. Downes, Associate Professor of Public Relations ] ] Her Bachelors Degree is from University of Central Missouri (formally Central Missouri State University).

Shelton has presented several papers at academic conferences including: International ManagementDevelopment Association, [http://www.imda.cc/IMDA_Program_2003.pdf] American Society for Competitiveness(ASC), [http://asc-isc.org/conference/2003.pdf] International Academy of Business Disciplines, and the Eastern Communication Association.

Additionally, she was awarded the [http://www.tpra.com/ssbotawards.html Silver Spur Award] honoring outstanding professional achievement in developing and implementing significant public relations programs or projects from the [http://www.tpra.com Texas Public Relations Association] (TPRA).

She resides in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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