Ejae Lee

Ejae Lee, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Public Relations in the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations. Her research examines how organizations can communicate authentically with stakeholders to foster trust and build sustainable public relationships across global contexts. She focuses particularly on prosocial corporate communication, aiming to advance both theory and practice in public relations while offering actionable insights for communication professionals.

Dr. Lee leads international research projects on authenticity and corporate social advocacy in the era of artificial intelligence, serving as a Research Fellow at the Arthur W. Page Center at Penn State University and as a core partner in the Sustainability and Stakeholder Management of Crisis Communication Think Tank at the University of Georgia.

Her work has been published in leading journals in public relations and communication, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Review, Management Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Public Relations Education. In the classroom, Dr. Lee teaches Digital Media and Public Relations (CM443) and Brand Communication and Consumer Analytics (CM431), where she integrates research-driven insights and data analytics with practical applications to prepare the next generation of communication leaders.