Ms. Lisa V. Darnell, APR
UNA Box 5189
120C Communications Building
Florence, AL 35632-0001

256.765.4596

lvdarnell@una.edu

Education:

• B.A., Auburn University, 1988
• M.A., Auburn University, 1990

Research & Teaching Fields:

• Public Relations
• Event Planning

Current Professional Affiliations:

• North Alabama Chapter of the Public Relations Council of Alabama (NAPRCA) 
• Public Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA)
• Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF)

Recent Academic Honors and Awards:

• Selected Outstanding Online Educator of the Year by the College of Arts and Sciences for the academic year of 2015
• Selected Educator of the Year by the Southern Public Relations Federation, September 2010
• Selected Educator of the Year by the Public Relations Council of Alabama, April 2010
• Selected Educator of the Year by the North Alabama Chapter of the Public Relations Council of Alabama, April 2010

Recent Presentation/Publications Highlights:

• Reviewer Journal of Sustainability Studies, University of North Alabama, June 2016
• Public Relations Council of Alabama Award of Merit, UNA College of Arts and Sciences Branding Campaign, 2016
• Reviewed MindTap for Interpersonal Communications for Cengage Learning, 2015
• Reviewed public speaking text Public Speaking: Practically Speaking, by J. Dan Rothwell for Oxford Press, 2013

At UNA since: 1993