Judith Higgins Donohue, M.S.
Certified Mediator and Former Public Affairs Manager at Hewlett-Packard
Judith Higgins Donohue, M.S.
Certified Mediator and Former Public Affairs Manager at Hewlett-Packard
Judith Higgins Donohue brings more than 25 years of professional communication experience to the classroom. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and an M.S. in Organizational Communication, both from Regis College in Massachusetts. Donohue started her career as a journalist, first as a reporter for daily newspapers in Connecticut and the Washington, DC area and then as a journalist for McGraw-Hill’s business and trade books, including Engineering News Record and Chemical Week. After 10 years in journalism, Donohue switched to the field of public relations and joined Della Femina McNamee agency.
She has also done public relations writing and media relations for Ketchum and Burson-Marsteller, two of the nation’s leading public relations agencies. Her clients have included Bayer, Stouffers, Nestle, US Steel, Pennsylvania Coal Association, Alcoa and Phillip Morris.
In the year 2000, Donohue switched from the agency side to the corporate side and spent the next nine years leading the New England public affairs team at Hewlett-Packard. Her specialties are Public Relations, PR Research, Crisis Communication and Reputation Management. She consistently earns top ratings from students and faculty alike. Over the years Donohue has won many prestigious awards for her writing and public relations work, including the highest honors from such organizations as the Public Relations Society of America, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).
In the past few years Donohue has applied her communication skills and experience in the classroom. She currently teaches Applied Research and Reputation Management. She joined the UF faculty in 2013.
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