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Contributors
Shannon A. Bowen is associate professor in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications, Syracuse University. Dr. Bowen specializes in public aairs,
issues management, and organizational policy. Her Ph.D. (2000) in mass commu-
nication and business management (marketing) is from the University of Maryland
and her dissertation won the International Communication Association’s Public
Relations Division Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2000–2002. Prior to the
three years she spent as a research analyst, she worked on Capitol Hill as a public
relations specialist for Congressman Floyd D. Spence (R-SC), Chairman