Michelle Galey

Michelle Galey is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University’s Murrow College, specializing in Strategic Communication. With over 30 years of professional communication experience and a decade in student success initiatives, she bridges academic theory with hands-on learning. She has held leadership roles such as Division Chair at North Idaho College and Director of the PLUS program at Eastern Washington University (EWU), where she also served as a lecturer.

• Education: Master of Science in Communications (EWU), Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing (Montana State University).

Research interests include strategic communication, public relations, social media strategy, and the role of AI in communication careers. Her scholarly work focuses on experiential learning and organizational communication during downsizing.

Her recent publications include the 2005 analysis of downsizing communication strategies at EWU, while her conference presentations address bridging classroom-to-career readiness (e.g., ProfCon 2024) and academic success frameworks.

• 2023 LIFT Faculty Fellow, WSU
• 2022 WSU Global Campus Excellence in Online Teaching Award Nominee
• 1996 Gold Addy Award recipient for Spokane Advertising Federation

Michelle is affiliated with Murrow College’s labs, including the Media, Adolescents, and Cannabis (MAC) Lab and Murrow Virtual Reality Lab, which explore digital communication and media literacy.