Treadwell, Donald
Donald Treadwell earned his master’s degree in communication from Cornell University and his
PhD in communication and rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He developed and taught communication research classes in classroom and online settings
and also taught courses in organizational communication, public relations, and public relations
writing. He is the coauthor of Public Relations Writing: Principles in Practice (2nd ed., Sage,
2005).
He has published and presented research on organizational image, consumer response to
college names, health professionals’ images of AIDS, faculty perceptions of the communication
discipline, and employers’ expectations of newly hired communication graduates. His research
appears in Communication Monographs, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Public
Relations Review, Journal of Human Subjectivity, and Criminal Justice Ethics.
He is professor emeritus, Westfield State University, and has international consulting experience
in agricultural extension and health communication.
Treadwell, Jill B.
Jill Treadwell has 30 years experience in publications and public relations. She has managed PR campaigns for the US and international companies as well as for non-profit and educational organizations. She has a background in both writing and design and has specialized in annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and proposals directed at state and federal procurement agencies.
In addition to maintaining a private public relations consulting practice, she currently teaches public relations, public relations writing and other writing courses in both classroom and online settings at Westfield State College.
