Sandra is an alumna of the MRU PR program. This was followed by a bachelor's degree in telecommunication, a master's in mass communication from University of Florida, and her PhD in communication from University of Alabama.
She has public relations and advertising experience in the agency, medical and college settings.
Her master's thesis documented public relations practice in Bulgaria and was published in The Journal of Public Relations Research. Some of her research interests include international PR, application of theory to public relations, women in PR, PR history, and the development of Canadian content for communications scholarship.
A recent publication is the book “History of PR in Canada - An Annotated Bibliography and Critical Historiography of Public Relations Research in Canada". https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003507475/history-pr-canada-sandra-braun-ella-palin-hannah-farrow
Continuing Education:
Certificate, Social Media for Business, 54 hours (2024)
Certificate, Adult Education, 33 hours (2023)
Certificate, Digital Media Marketing, 126 hours (2023)
"Teaching is like being a perpetual student. I love being a student and I can think of no greater joy than to continue one's learning, whatever that looks like. To learn is to be alive."