Dr. Tina Vennegaard

Biography

Tina Vennegaard is an academic program director at USC Annenberg with over 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students in communication, journalism, public diplomacy, and public relations. She designs, develops, and oversees new academic programs in collaboration with stakeholders and global partners. Vennegaard co-led the development of the new M.S. PRISM degree program focused on professional skills-building for master’s students, specifically in Managing Complexity in Diverse Organizations (MCDO). Additionally, she was instrumental in launching the MA Public Relations Advertising degree program in 2020. As an adjunct professor, she teaches courses on strategic planning and multichannel communication campaigns. Vennegaard also directs strategic initiatives and professional learning partnerships with leading organizations in technology, entertainment, and academia. Her role includes being a senior strategic advisor at the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations, a resource for the $14 billion global PR industry. Between 2015 and 2017, she served as managing director and co-launched flagship research studies focusing on the intersection of communication and mobile technology.

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