About

Kevin S. Trowbridge

Instructor in Public Relations
Department of Media Studies
School of Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
Belmont University

Ph.D. Candidate, Regent University
M.A., The University of Memphis
B.A., Union University

His Twitter and Facebook profiles describe him as a “believer, husband, relator, learner, teacher, maximizer, researcher, social media enthusiast, Apple devotee, Potato Head collector & gadget guru.” And, Kevin S. Trowbridge gets to fuse those roles and interests on the faculty at Belmont University.

Trowbridge joined the public relations faculty in the Department of Media Studies in the fall of 2011, coming to Middle Tennessee from Lee University where he taught public relations and journalism since 2005. He also directed Lee’s student media operation as faculty adviser to the Lee Clarion, the campus newspaper, and the Vindagua, the university yearbook.

Before joining the faculty at Lee University, Trowbridge was a doctoral fellow at Regent University, Virginia Beach, Va., where he is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in communication. He earned the Bachelor of Arts in communication arts with a public relations emphasis from Union University, Jackson, Tenn., and a Master of Arts in communication from The University of Memphis (Tenn.).

Professionally, Trowbridge served as vice president for communications at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), an international higher education association headquartered in Washington, D.C. Other prior professional experiences include public relations, marketing, and corporate communications positions in higher education, healthcare and banking/finance.

Professionally, Trowbridge is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Social Media Club, the Tennessee Communication Association (TCA), the American Communication Association (ACA). He is also a member of PRSA Nashville Chapter and the PRSA Lookout Chapter where he has served as president, vice president and professional development/programs chair and PRSSA Liaison. Most recently he served as past president and membership chair for the Lookout Chapter. Trowbridge is currently serving as the chair of the programming committee for the 2012 PRSA Southeast District Conference. Additionally, he has been involved with other professional organizations including the International Communication Association (ICA), National Communication Association (NCA), and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

In addition to his current institutional and professional activities, Trowbridge enjoys reading about and researching social media, new technology and culture, communication pedagogy, interpersonal and organizational communication, communication theory and applied communication research methods.

Originally from Horse Cave, Ky., Trowbridge and his wife, Robyn, reside in Smyrna, Tenn., with two furry felines—Frosty and Peanut—and a beagle named Bakster.