About this blog

I earned the Ph.D. in Telecommunications from Indiana University, and am accredited in public relations (APR) by the Universal Accreditation Board. I have worked in newspapers, television, radio, marketing and public relations, and have served on the faculties of Trinity University, Wichita State University, Kansas State University and Washburn University.

I serve as assistant professor in the School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago, where I teach courses in social media, public relations and interactive communication. I have about ten years of professional experience in marketing, public relations and corporate communication, including  six years as director of communications for Envision, a not-for-profit agency in Wichita, Kansas. Envision provides choices and resources for people who are blind or low vision, through employment, public education and low vision rehabilitation. I also directed the marketing for the Envision Conference, a national training conference for people who work in the low vision rehabilitation field.

I provide consulting services on communication, research and social media issues, and am available for speaking engagements and short courses.

I write this blog to share with students and colleagues current issues in public relations practice. I also blog on social media at DavidKamerer.com/Spoonful.

My interests include playing guitar (I'm rhythm guitarist in Nouveau Quintette, a gypsy jazz band in the tradition of Django Reinhardt), jazz, songwriting, cooking, photography and bicycling.

My email address is david (at) davidkamerer.com.