Jill Spiekerman Bonham

Jill Spiekerman Bonham is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She teaches public relations, writing, and integrated marketing campaigns, and advises the university's Public Relations Student Society of America. She coordinates practicum programs including Report for Minnesota, placing students in newsrooms serving marginalized communities, and oversees AccessU, a publication highlighting underrepresented student groups. Her professional background includes science writing at the Dallas Morning News and freelance work for national publications.

Her research interests focus on public relations, marketing communications, and pedagogical innovation in journalism education.