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Journal of Public Relations Research EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bey-Ling Sha, San Diego State ASSOCIATE EDITOR Hongmei Shen, San Diego State INCOMING ASSOCIATE EDITOR Hilary Fussell Sisco, Quinnipiac 2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Lee Ahern, Pennsylvania State University Yungwook Kim, Ewha Womans University, Korea Linda Aldoory, University of Maryland Emily Kinsky, West Texas A&M University Giselle Auger, Duquesne University, Pennsylvania Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida Lucinda Austin, Elon University, North Carolina Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Denise Bortree, Pennsylvania State University Jaesub Lee, University of Houston Rowena Briones, Virginia Commonwealth University Maria Len-Rios, University of Georgia John Brummette, Radford University, Virginia Cong Li, University of Miami, Florida Brigitta Brunner, Auburn University, Alabama Brooke Liu, University of Maryland Coy Callison, Texas Tech University Katherine McComas, Cornell University, New York Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Pennsylvania State University Tina McCorkindale, Institute for Public Relations Patricia Curtin, University of Oregon Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida Marcia DiStaso, Pennsylvania State University Juan Meng, University of Georgia Kristin English, Georgia College & State University Juan-Carlos Molleda, University of Florida Kathy Fitzpatrick, American University, District of Columbia Lan Ni, University of Houston, Texas Karen Freberg, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hyojung Park, Louisiana State University Tiffany Gallicano, University of Oregon Tim