Prof. Rene Benecke

D Litt et Phil (2019) under supervision of late Prof Sonja Verwey with the title “ Social representation of PR activism in selected early-career South African Public Relations Practitioners.  

Rene is Associate Professor in Department of Strategic Communication and specializes in experiential learning for strategic communication students, activism, community influencers, network theory, internal communication and leadership. She is coordinating various work integrated learning placements for students and community engagements. She also mentors the Students’ Public Relations Association (SPRA). She served as President of the professional body the Public Relations Association of Southern Africa (PRISA) during 2019/20 and also holds the portfolio Education, Training and Research. Rene believes in providing students with the opportunity to make a difference in society through their experiential learning actions. Her community involvement includes the development of young practitioners through active citizenship.  

For more detail on her publications visit: https://www.uj.ac.za/members/prof-rene-benecke/