Arien Rozelle

Arien Rozelle is an assistant teaching professor in the public relations department. She teaches courses in public relations campaigns and public relations ethics, and advises students who compete in the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition.

Prior to joining Syracuse University, Rozelle was an assistant professor in St. John Fisher University’s Department of Media and Communication, where she taught a variety of public relations courses, was program advisor for the M.S. program in strategic communication and served as advisor to the college’s PRSSA Chapter and student-run PR agency. Prior to joining St. John Fisher in 2014, she was a professional lecturer of communication at Marist College, and she previously served on the adjunct faculty for New York University’s master’s degree program in public relations and corporate communication.  

Rozelle’s research, writing and professional presentations have focused on subjects including PR’s role in social movements; communicating diversity, equity and inclusion; activism in the public relations classroom; PR ethics; and social media best practices.  

Rozelle is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America, and an active member of AEJMC’s Public Relations Division and Media Management Economics and Entrepreneurship Division. As a public relations practitioner, she founded and operated a boutique PR firm, FeelingAnxious PR & Marketing, in New York City, and is now a consultant to a variety of clients.  

Rozelle earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and a master’s degree in public relations and corporate communication from New York University.