Teresa Tackett

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Assistant Professor, Digital and Social Media Advertising and/or Public Relations

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2023); University of Alabama (2023); University of Arkansas System (2025)

4 h-index 14 pubs 24 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Teresa Tackett's research investigates employee engagement and well-being, particularly within the context of remote work and the advertising industry. Her work examines factors influencing burnout, especially for women in advertising creative departments, and explores how agencies can foster more supportive work environments. Tackett also studies gender diversity and creativity within award-winning agencies by analyzing their self-representations. Additionally, her research addresses corporate responses to social movements and the application of public interest communication to shape perceptions of women political candidates.

Metrics

h-index: 4
Publications: 14
Citations: 24

Positions

Assistant Professor, Digital and Social Media Advertising and/or Public Relations 2023–present

University of Arkansas School of Journalism and Strategic Media ORCID
Assistant Professor 2022–2023

University of Alabama Advertising and Public Relations ORCID

Selected Publications

The DNA of DEI in public relations research: Critically confronting the field’s capitalist constitution and ideological foundations (2026)

Public Relations Review DOI OpenAlex
Using Public Interest Communication to Construct Women’s Political Candidate Identities Amid Impossible Expectations (2025)

The Journal of Public Interest Communications DOI OpenAlex
Moving toward a critical understanding of employee wellbeing in hybrid work settings (2025)

Public Relations Inquiry DOI OpenAlex
Pistols and pearls: A textual analysis of women’s 2022 US gubernatorial political advertisements (2025)

Communication and Democracy DOI OpenAlex
Corporate social advocacy and reproductive rights: Analyzing public relations responses to Dobbs v. Jackson (2025)

Public Relations Inquiry DOI OpenAlex
“Doing Gender” at Work: Women Leaders’ Perspectives on Gender Bias in Advertising Creative Departments (2025)

Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
A balanced approach: remote employees’ experiences with employee engagement and well-being (2025)

Corporate Communications An International Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Work from Home (WFH) Employee Engagement Experience (2025)

Journal of Public Relations Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex