Erin Tomson is an assistant professor (Career Track) in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She earned her Ph.D. (2010) in organizational communication. Her teaching and research focuses on crisis prevention and response planning for nonprofit organizations, public relations, and strategic messaging. Erin does public relations work for several equestrian sports organizations, including the United States Eventing Association, Eventing Nation, and Strides for Equality Equestrians. She brings her experience as a practitioner to the classroom and regularly partners with WSU’s Center for Civic Engagement to set up course projects for her students to create crisis communication plans for nonprofit organizations.
Please note that our offices will be closed for a Winter Break Wednesday December 24, 2025 through Thursday January 1, 2026.
During the break Stukent Support will be monitoring incoming emails for urgent requests. We will resume normal business hours and respond to all emails and voicemails in the order received beginning Friday, January 2, 2026, at 6:00 AM MT.
Please note that our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27th, and Friday, November 28th, in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
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Please note that our offices will be closed on Monday September 1, 2025 in observance of Labor Day.
We will resume normal business hours and respond to all emails and voicemails beginning Tuesday, September 2nd, at 6:00 AM MT.