Episode 12 - Interview with Dr. Tia Tyree

Dr. Tia C. M. Tyree is a Professor at Howard University within the Department of Strategic, Legal and Management Communications. She primarily teaches students the history, theory, practices and issues of contemporary public relations and social media; informs students about media and community relations; and teaches students how to research, develop, implement and evaluate strategic communication campaigns.

Her research interests include hip hop, rap, reality television, film, social media as well as African-American and female representations in mass media. 

In this episode Dr. Tyree discusses how her upbringing prepared her to make a difference in the lives of students in and out of the classroom.