Edward Lordan, Ph.D.

Dr. Lordan teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public relations, advertising, communication theory, mass communication, and sports-related communications. He is the director of the internship program for the Communication Studies Department and serves as the advisor for the university's communications club.

Lordan's appointment to the WCU faculty in 2001 was a homecoming, since he earned his B.A. in English Literature at the university in 1979. Lordan also earned his M.A. in Communications from Temple University and Ph.D. in Mass Communication from The S.I. Newhouse School of Communication at Syracuse University. Prior to his return to West Chester, he was a faculty member at Temple University, Villanova University, and St. Louis University.

Lordan splits his writing projects between academic and professional publications. His first book, Essentials of Public Relations Management (Burnham, Inc. Publishers), is an overview of management techniques used in the public relations industry. His second book, Politics, Ink: How American Editorial Cartoonists Skewer Politicians, From King George III to George Dubya (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers) explores the history of the American editorial cartoon. His book chapter 'Cyberspin: The Use of New Technologies in Public Relations' appears in the Handbook of Public Relations (Sage Publications, Inc.). Lordan has published fifteen journal articles in publications such as the Newspaper Research Journal, The Journal of the Council of American Survey, Research Organizations, and Public Relations Quarterly. For nine years he wrote a restaurant review column for the Delaware County Daily Times. Lordan also serves as a consultant for non-profit and for-profit companies.

Lordan's most recent research projects include a co-authored study of video news release usage policies by American television stations, incorporating quantitative and qualitative methods. This study was published in the Summer, 2009 issue of Journalism Practice, a European journal the covers new media issues. His new book, "The Case for Combat: How President Convince Americans to Go to War" is scheduled for publication through Prager Publishers, Inc. in the Fall of 2010.

He is a member of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. If you are interested in a career in public relations, advertising or any other media-related profession and would like to talk about your career, he would be happy to meet with you.