Faculty Profile

Degrees

MA, New York Inst Tech (NYIT); BFA, New York Inst Tech (NYIT)

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Bio

Jeff Morosoff is chair of the Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations at The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and teaches undergraduate and graduate public relations courses. Professor Morosoff is also the faculty adviser to the award-winning Hofstra chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Recognized as the Herbert School’s “Distinguished Teacher of the Year” in 2016, Professor Morosoff’s other honors include the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island’s (PRPLI) Lifetime Achievement Award, PRPLI's Mentor Award, and the International Association of Business Communicators’ Achievement in Communications Award.

Morosoff began his career as a deejay at WGLI-AM, traffic reporter for Shadow Network, and news director at WBLI-FM before joining Cablevision, where he handled community and government relations plus public access TV productions in the early '80s. He later joined the communications team at the Long Island Association, a business and civic organization, and moved on to head communications for the Town of Babylon. He left government to run political campaigns and provide public relations services for various clients.

In the late '90s, Morosoff returned to his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), to become the college's director of alumni and government relations, and later headed foundation and corporate relations. He also taught media and public relations courses at NYIT as an adjunct instructor. Morosoff served as vice president for institutional advancement at Nassau Community College before joining Hofstra in 2010.

Professor Morosoff was elected to three terms as PRPLI’s president and currently serves on the board of directors for the Fair Media Council, a media and news advocacy group, and the board of advisers at the Museum of Public Relations. He is or has been a member of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications’ Public Relations Division, Public Relations Society of America, Eastern Communication Association, and the New York State Communication Association.

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Teaching Interests

Public relations, media

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Research Interests

Public relations for not-for-profit organizations: How NFP groups handle communications and marketing activities with generally few resources and little staff.

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Recent Courses Taught

Course	Title	Level
MASS 122	RACE, GENDER, CLASS AND MEDIA	Undergraduate
PR 100	FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC RELATNS	Undergraduate
PR 113	POP, ROCK, & PUBLIC RELATIONS	Undergraduate
PR 170	INTERNSHIP	Undergraduate
PR 180Q	HOFSTRA IN NYC	Undergraduate
PR 199	DEPT HONORS CANDIDACY: ESSAY	Undergraduate
TRIP 052	LHSC: HOFSTRA IN NYC	Undergraduate