Judy VanSlyke Turk, profesor de relatii publice si director al School of Mass Communications din cadrul Virginia Commonwealth University, decan fondator al College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, Emiratele Arabe Unite. Anterior, a fost decanul College of Journalism si Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, si directorul programului de jurnalism si comunicare de masa din cadrul Kent State University. Presedinte al Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (2008‑2009) si al Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, a reprezentat ambele institutii la Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Dr. VanSlyke Turk este membra a Commission on Public Relations Education si prezideaza Educational Affairs Committee al Public Relations Society of America din 2007. A fost presedintele College of Fellows din cadrul PRSA si PRSA Outstanding Educator. A primit, alaturi de Doug Newsom, Pathfinder Award de la Institute for Public Relations. Este editor asociat al unor studii de jurnalism si coeditor al unei colectii de studii de caz in domeniul relatiilor publice internationale, aflate la a treia editie. A oferit consultanta si a sustinut seminarii de relatii publice, jurnalism/comunicare de masa in Europa de Est, Rusia si statele foste sovietice, tarile baltice, Orientul Mijlociu, Asia si America Latina.