Bettye A. Grable, Ph.D.

Bettye A Grable

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
EMAIL
PHONE
850-561-2601
OFFICE
Division Of Journalism

 

Office Hours

SJGC Bldg. Room #3034

Monday/Wednesday •  1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., and 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday • 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Current Semester Schedule

PUR 3000 Intro to Public Relations •  Mon. Wed. — 12:20 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
PUR 3000 Intro to Public Relations •  Tue. Thu. — 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
PUR 4500 PR Research & Strategies •  Mon. Wed. — 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

About Me

Dr. Bettye A. Grable has been an associate professor in the Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication for 18 years. She has taught journalism graduate courses and public relations, PR research, mass media introduction, and strategies courses.

Dr. Grable served as a professor at Boston University from August 2005 to June 2006. She also taught media writing courses at Louisiana State University (LSU) while completing her Ph.D.

Dr. Grable served as interim dean of the FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication between March 2020 and October 2021.

Her 20-year career in PR and PR-related jobs includes her experience as a journal writer for the Florida House of Representatives Clerk's Office and as a radio actuality reporter for the House Communication Office. Grable's career also included positions serving as a television public affairs program host, director of public information for a community college, and promotions director for a radio station in Sarasota, Florida.

Dr. Grable earned her Doctorate in Mass Communication and Public Affairs in August 2005 at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication in Baton Rouge. She earned a master's degree at Florida A&M University in April 2002. Dr. Grable earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Florida in 1978.

Areas of Interest

  • Media uses and gratifications

  • Intersection of media and history

  • Public relations skills and history

Education

  • Louisiana State University • 2005
    Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Public Affairs
  • Florida A&M University • 2002
    M.S. in Journalism
  • University of Florida • 1978 
    B.S. in Journalism

Work History

  • Associate Professor • 2006 - Present 
    Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL
  • Associate  Professor • 2005 - 2006 
    Boston University (BU), Boston, MA
  • Instructor • 2002 - 2005
    Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA

Academic Accomplishments

 
  • Re-elected University Faculty Senate President/Board of Trustees Member, Aug. 2017- Aug. 2019
  • University Faculty Senate President/Board of Trustees Member, Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2017
  • Black Entertainment Television Honors Certificate of Achievement, Spring 2012
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Spring 2003
  • Leadership Manatee Program Graduate, January 1986
  • Public Information Award for Outstanding Service to Manatee County American Cancer Society, May 1982

Awards


scholarships 
  • Teaching Innovation Award Nominee, May 2014
  • LSU Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student Award, May 2004
  • Outstanding Publication Award from the Florida Association of Community Colleges, Nov. 1983

Courses Taught At FAMU

  • PUR 3000 Intro to Public Relations
  • PUR 4500 PR Research & Strategies

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