Kathy Fitzpatrick (Ph.D.) is an attorney and an Associate Professor of Communication at DePaul University in Chicago, where she directs the master's degree program in pulbic relations and advertising.nbsp; she teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in public relations, ethics, communication law and crisis management.nbsp; Her research focuses on the public relations ethics and professional reponsibility, issues of institutional social reponsibility, and legal issues in communication.nbsp; Fitzpatrick is the co-author of three books, including Public Relations Ethics (1995) and Journalism Ethics (1997), with Philip Seib,nbsp; and numerous scholary articles in leading journals.nbsp;
Darrell C. Hayes is director of the Weekend Public Communication Graduate Program and an adjunct associate professor at American University's School of Communication, Washington, D.C. He conducts frequent crisis communication workshops for government agencies. Before joining the faculty, he had more than 15 years of experience in public relations with technology firms, with nonprofit associations, and as a government communication manager. He also served as the managing director of the Aerospace Education Foundation. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Jerry A. Hendrix, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at American University, Washington, D.C., where he taught for thirty-seven years. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America.