School of Communications Associate Dean Kenn Gaither co-authored a Public Relations Review article titled, "The cultural-economic model and public relations in the Middle East: An examination of the Islamic banking system in Kuwait"
Gaither collaborated with Dr. Ali Al-Kandari, associate dean and professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mass Communication, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. The article examines the Islamic banking system in Kuwait through the cultural-economic model to provide insight into public relations, the Middle East and Islamic values. This is Gaither’s second collaboration with Al-Kandari and was supported through a grant by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.