{"title":"Josh Watson, Ph.D.","id":"105837","url":"https://www.oc.edu/directory/josh-watson","roles":[{"col1":"Associate Professor of Communication","role":"Associate Professor of Communication"}],"img":{"sm":"https://www.oc.edu/uploads/images/staff/_475x570_crop_center-center_100_none/Josh-Watson.jpg","md":"https://www.oc.edu/uploads/images/staff/_640x768_crop_center-center_100_none/Josh-Watson.jpg","lg":"https://www.oc.edu/uploads/images/staff/_950x1140_crop_center-center_100_none/Josh-Watson.jpg"},"credentials":["B.S. in Marketing, Freed Hardeman University","M.A. in Professional Communication, East Tennessee State University","Ph.D. in Organizational Communication, Persuasion, and Leadership, University of Oklahoma"],"phone":"405.425.5527","email":"joshua.watson@oc.edu","bio":"

Dr. Josh Watson Teaches PR and Social Media Branding, PR & Social Media Analytics, Managing Social Media, PR & Social Influencer Principles, Social Media Advertising Principles, PR & Social Media Case Studies, Media Writing, and Business & Professional Communication.

His research interests include Dialogic PR, Appreciative Inquiry, and Institutional Resistance Leadership.

Dr. Watson received a top research paper award from the National Communication Association's PR Division and an award for top qualitative dissertation proposal from the University of Oklahoma's Department of Communication. Additionally, he is a board member for the Oklahoma City chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

In addition to his classes, Dr. Watson advises Eagle PR, OC's student-run PR firm and the PRSSA chapter. Students have placed in the top-20 in the nation for national campaign competitions in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

In his free time, Dr. Watson volunteers as a coach for the Oklahoma Christian Academy 12-year old baseball team and as a leader for the Edmond church of Christ's Monday for the Master ministry.

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