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Research Facilities

Temple’s urban setting in the nation’s fourth largest media market makes the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication an ideal center for cutting-edge research and creative work. Academic and artistic exchanges occur across disciplines here, and our talented professors and inquisitive students explore the role of communication in public life.

You’ll be able to work alone, with other students and with faculty on numerous scholarly and creative projects, conducting research, presenting at conferences and submitting to journals. Travel and research funding is available to help support your work.

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Charles Library

Temple’s library is a feat of modern architecture and a hub for research and innovation. With 180,000 books in open shelving, as well as several cutting-edge study spaces, Charles is a center for ideas and collaboration in the 21st century.

Learn more about Charles Library. Link to Charles Library page.

Faculty Research

The Public Relations Major faculty are dedicated to your progress as a scholar, offering suggestions and discussing your intellectual and research interests and goals to help you succeed. Students have opportunities to develop creative work alongside award-winning faculty and staff who have extensive professional backgrounds.

Program Achievements

Among the many awards and acknowledgements earned by our faculty and doctoral program students during recent years are the following.

Outstanding Book Award
International Communication Association
Outstanding Book Award, Global Communication and Social Change Division
International Communication Association
Outstanding Book Award, Popular Communication Division
International Communication Association
Tom Patterson Best Dissertation Award
American Political Science Association
Top Paper Award, Mass Communication Division
National Communication Association
Top Paper Award, Magazine Division
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Leadership

Program faculty hold the following leadership positions.

Editor-in-chief
Journal of Communication
Chair, Popular Communication Division
International Communication Association
Vice chair, Mass Communication Division
International Communication Association
Chair, Scholarly Review Committee
International Association for Media and Communication Research

Faculty Research News

Learn more about research initiatives across Temple’s various campuses and programs.

David Brown

Assistant Professor of Instruction, KLN

Former executive director of the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children and founder of the Marketing Collaborative, David Brown brings 30 years of professional experience to his role at Klein. He is the first diversity advisor to the Office of the Dean at Klein; received the distinction “Champion of Change” by the Obama administration; and frequently writes for Philadelphia Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Tribune.

Lauren Bullock

Assistant Professor of Instruction, KLN

Bullock brings more than 15 years of experience in leadership development and public relations to Klein. She is the co-host of the Leadership Educator Podcast, which explores issues and opportunities relevant to leadership education. “We’re looking at problems that people from different communities will look at, or explore, or struggle with and we’re inviting them to the conversation.”

Meghnaa Tallapragada

Assistant Professor, KLN

Applying her background in engineering and strategic science communication, Meghnaa Tallapragada strives to bring science and technology closer to people. In 2019, she was named secretary of the mass communication division of the International Communication Association. She also founded Project Colorism, which examines the issue of colorism through the lens of people who have directly experienced its effects.

Research Funding

In 2016, the National Science Foundation placed Temple University among the top 100 in terms of research expenditures, which amounted to $242 million. Learn more about the university’s research support efforts.