Luke W Capizzo

Luke W. Capizzo is a PhD candidate and instructor in the Department of Communica-tion at the University of Maryland, specializing in public relations. He is the coauthor (with Regina Luttrell) of The PR Agency Handbook . His research interests include global public relations, civil society, financial communication, and public relations education. Before coming to the University of Maryland, he practiced public relations for eight years with a focus on media relations in the financial services,...See more

Luke W. Capizzo is a PhD candidate and instructor in the Department of Communica-tion at the University of Maryland, specializing in public relations. He is the coauthor (with Regina Luttrell) of The PR Agency Handbook . His research interests include global public relations, civil society, financial communication, and public relations education. Before coming to the University of Maryland, he practiced public relations for eight years with a focus on media relations in the financial services, commercial real estate, manufacturing, retail, and technology industries, serving in both agency and in-house roles. Working with a wide variety of clients--from the Fortune 500 to small businesses and nonprofits--he garnered media coverage in top national outlets and trade publica-tions, secured and prepared clients for national cable news interviews, and led projects to improve agency-wide media training, staff on-boarding, and client evaluation and reporting metrics. He has earned the APR (Accreditation in Public Relations) designa-tion through the Public Relations Society of America. See less