Notes: (1) Journal and conference submissions that are under review are not included in this list, nor are conference presentations that are being prepared for submission to a journal. For a complete CV that includes manuscripts that are under review, please email me at jlmoreh@clemson.edu; (2) If you have questions about any research methods, code books, sampling procedures, theories, concepts, etc., please email me at jlmoreh@clemson.edu and I’d be happy to discuss and/or share resources. Additionally, if you’d like a PDF copy of the published research, I’d be happy to send along.
PEER-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS (13 listed, 3 not listed that are under review)
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A.J. (2023). Putting stakeholders’ engagement in the equation: Proposing the integrated network engagement model. Public Relations Review, 49(1), 102291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102291
Morehouse, J., & Lemon, L. (2023). Beyond reputational and financial damage: Examining emotional and religious harm in a post-crisis case study of Hillsong Church. Public Relations Review, 49(1) 102282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2022.102282
Dong, C., Zheng, Q., & Morehouse, J. (2023). What do we know about government public relations (GPR)? Not much. A systematic review of GPR in public relations literature. Public Relations Review, 49(1) 102284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2022.102284
Dong, C. & Morehouse, J. [equal authors] (2022). Toward a caring government: Advancing ethical government public relations with a care-based relationship cultivation model. Journal of Public Relations Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2022.2119978
Morehouse, J. & Austin, L.A. (2022). The impact of religion in situational crisis communication theory: An examination of religious rhetoric and religiosity. Journal of Media and Religion, 21(2), 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348423.2022.2059327
Morehouse, J. (2021). Examining devotional campaigns and stakeholder-centric relationships in public relations materials: A case study. Journal of Public Relations Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2021.2011730.
Golan, G., Morehouse, J. & English, A. (2021). Building relationships with the faithful: Examining church communicators perceptions of social media influencers in their OPR strategy. Journal of Public Relations Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2021.2011729.
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A.J. (2021). Promoting the faith: Examining megachurches’ audience-centric advertising strategies on social media. Journal of Advertising, 50(4), 408-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2021.1939202.
Morehouse, J. (2020). Stakeholder-Formed organizations and crisis communication: Analyzing discourse of renewal with a non-offending organization. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research, 3(2), 243-274. https://doi.org/10.30658/jicrcr.3.2.5
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A. J. (2020). The knowledge construction network of engagement research: Examining scholars’ star collaborators, embeddedness, and influence. Public Relations Review, 46(3), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2020.101924.
Morehouse, J., & Saffer, A. J. (2019). Illuminating the invisible college: An analysis of foundational and prominent publications of engagement research in public relations. Public Relations Review, 45(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2019.101836.
Saffer, A. J., Yang, A., Morehouse, J., & Qu, Y. (2019). It takes a village: A social network approach to NGOs’ international public engagement. American Behavioral Scientist, 63(12), 1708-1727. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764219835265.
Morehouse, J., & Saffer, A. J. [equal authors] (2018). A bibliometric analysis of dialogue and digital dialogic research: Mapping the knowledge construction and invisible colleges in public relations research. Journal of Public Relations Research 30(3), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2018.1498343.
REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS (1)
Morehouse, J. & Spaulding, S. (2022). A review of crisis communication and religion. In Y. Jin & L.L. Austin (2nd Eds.), Social Media and Crisis Communication. (pp. 256-266). New York, NY: Routledge.
INVITED PUBLICATIONS: Encyclopedia Entries (1)
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A. J. (2018). Digital strategy. In R. L. Health (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Strategic Communication. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. View here.
REVIEWS OF MY WORK (1):
Browning, N., & Yang, S. U. (2022). Editor’s essay: reflecting on OPR research. Journal of Public Relations Research, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2022.2125152
REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS (28 total, only 18 listed below)
Morehouse, J., & Lemon, L. (2022, May). Beyond physical and financial consequences: Examining Emotional and religious harm in a crisis case study. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Paris, France.
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A.J. (2021, November). Proposing an integrated network model of engagement: A multi-method examination into indicators and outcomes of three forms of engagement. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle, Washington.
- Third Place, Top Faculty Paper Competition
Morehouse, J. (2021, May). Advancing devotional-promotional communication research: Examining public-centric relationships in public relations materials. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, Colorado.
Morehouse, J. & Saffer, A.J. (2021, May). Promoting the faith: Examining megachurches’ audience-centric advertising strategies on social media. Presented to the Mass Communication Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, Colorado.
Morehouse, J. (2019, November). Examining lay-led Leadership Roundtable: How stakeholders utilize post-crisis Discourse of Renewal. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) Convention, Baltimore, MD.
- Third Place, Top Student Paper Competition
Morehouse, J. (2019, November). Faith and communication: Analyzing public relations within Protestant churches. Presented to the Thomas M. Carsey Graduate Student Symposium hosted by the Odum Institute, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Morehouse, J. & Austin, L. L. (2019, August). The impact of religion in Situational Crisis Communication Theory: An examination of religious rhetoric and religiosity. Presented to the Religion and Media Interest Group of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, Canada.
- Second Place, Open Competition Top Paper
Morehouse, J. (2019, May). Illuminating the invisible college of engagement research in public relations: A cocitation analysis. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C. View here.
- Third Place, Top Student Paper Competition
Saffer, A. J., Yang, A., Morehouse, J., & Qu, Y. (2019, May). It takes a village: NGOs’ agenda building amidst the international refugee crisis. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
Barker, J. & Noar, S. M., Bell., T., Saffer, A., & Morehouse, J. (2019, May). Examining networks of perceived message effectiveness conceptualizations: A bibliometric analysis. In J. N. Cappella & S. M. Noar (chairs), New conceptualizations and research to inform message testing: Perceived message effectiveness and its alternatives. Pre-conference at the 69th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
Morehouse, J., & Riffe, D. (2018, August). A multi-method approach to examining online sermons from religious organizations. Presented to the Religion and Media Interest Group of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Washington, D.C.
Morehouse, J. (2018, May). Mapping the knowledge construction in the invisible college of dialogue research. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic. View here.
- First Place, Top Student Research Paper Competition
Morehouse, J., & Harker, J. L. (2018, May). Unpacking the engagement ideograph: A network analysis of engagement research in public relations. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic. View here.
Morehouse, J. (2018, May). Examining engagement: A content analysis of engagement research in public relations. Presented to the 4th International Summer School, Münster, Germany.
- Second Place, Top Poster Awards
Morehouse, J. (2017, November). Interaction concepts for pedagogical use of social media. Presented to the Undergraduate College and University Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) Convention, Dallas, TX.
Morehouse, J. (2017, May). Following religion: Relationship cultivation tactics on Twitter. Presented to the Public Relations Division of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, California.
Morehouse, J. (2017, March). Digitizing the local church: Social media influences and protocol. Presented to the Open Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, Fort Worth, TX.
Morehouse, J. (2016, August). Influencing the Twitterverse: Agenda setting capabilities of religious organizations. Presented to the Mass Communication and Society Division of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Minneapolis, MN.
REFEREED PANELS (3)
Morehouse, J. (2021, August). Pious advocates for social change: Intersections of religion and activism. Panel presentation submitted by Moscato, D. to the Religion and Media Interest Group and Magazine Division of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New Orleans, LA.
Morehouse, J. (2020, August). Public Relations and religion: Nonprofit religious advocacy and media relations. Panel presentation submitted by Morehouse, J. to the Public Relations Division and the Religion and Media Interest Group of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA.
Morehouse, J., & Saffer, A. J. (2018, November). The status of dialogue research in public relations: A content analysis of scholarly articles from 1976 to 2017. Panel presentation submitted to the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.