Teresa Mastin, Ph.D.

Prior to her role as Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Teresa served as interim dean of MSU's College of Communication Arts and Sciences and as a professor and chairperson for the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in ComArtSci.

She earned her doctorate in mass media from MSU, her master's in public relations from California State University, Fullerton, and her bachelor's in theology/liberal arts from Ambassador College. An accomplished scholar who has been published in a broad range of peer-reviewed journals, Teresa's primary research interests include sustained dialogue as a tool for community action, media advocacy as a public relations tool, and media coverage of health issues related to women and vulnerable populations, especially regarding individuals residing in struggling urban communities and low-income countries. She introduced sustained dialogue to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students, to MSU's ComArtSci community, and to MSU students who participated in the inaugural "Visual Storytelling in Kenya" education abroad program in 2022.

Teresa was a 2021-22 Fellow in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Program and serves as President of AEJMC.

Find the MSU Today story about Teresa here.