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Maribeth S. Metzler
Professor
Communication - Field Service Faculty
155 McMicken Hall
513-556-4440
maribeth.metzler@uc.edu
Education
AB, summa cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1983 (Literature).
MEn, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1988 (Environmental Science/Public Information).
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1996 (Communication and Rhetoric).
Professional Summary
Maribeth S. Metzler, Associate Professor of Communication, earned her PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1996. Her academic background is slightly electic, including an undergraduate degree in Literature (with multiple honors) and a master's degree in Environmental Science. She has professional experience as a technical writer, paralegal, environmental public relations specialist, hazardous waste site safety officer and trainer, and environmental consultant. Prior to joining the faculty at Cincinnati, she taught at Rutgers, SUNY Oswego, and Miami University. She currently serves as the Director of the Department's growing Public Relations program. Her research interests include environmental and risk communication, the social implications of organizations, and communication ethics. Her recent work has appeared in the American Behavioral Scientist, Handbook of Public Relations (Sage), Communication Quarterly, Communication Studies, and the Encyclopedia of Public Relations (Sage). She is co-editor on a book about communication in the US nuclear weapons production complex with her UC colleague Steve Depoe, Brian Taylor, and Bill Kinsella. Dr. Metzler is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (Educators Academy) and the Center for Health and Environmental Communication Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Metzler teaches courses in Public Relations, Organizational Communication, and Research Methods and advises UC's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.
