Corey Hickerson, Ph.D., is a professor at James Madison University. He is the graduate director of the JMU Communication and Advocacy master’s degree program and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic communication and public relations. His research interests include communication pedagogy, privacy, stakeholder engagement, and technology.
 
Hickerson and Brigitta Brunner’s book, Cases in Public Relations: Translating Ethics into Action, won the National Communication Association Public Relations Division's PRIDE Book of the Year Award. He also has won the JMU Carl Harter Distinguished Professor, the Center for Instructional Technology’s Learning with Technology award, and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising