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Elizabeth Avery\u00a0Foster<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Professor and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ejavery@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-3048<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth Avery Foster, \u201cBeth,\u201d is a professor of public relations and was co-director of the Risk, Health, and Crisis Communication Organized Research Unit at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from 2009-2013. Foster has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and presented 50 pieces of original research at national and international academic conferences. Her research unit received $156,000 in funding from the University of Tennessee Office of Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recently received a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services to develop interventions for the opioid epidemic in rural Appalachia. In addition to numerous other internal funding awards, Foster has applied for more than $2 million in grants from agencies including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation. Foster\u2019s research won the college-wide research award for top faculty researcher in 2010 and 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/div><\/h2>
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  • PhD, Mass Communication, University of Georgia, 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • MA, Communication, Wake Forest University, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ABJ, Public Relations, The University of Georgia, 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interests<\/div><\/h2>
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    • Health communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Crisis communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Public relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Public health campaigns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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