An Oxford native, Erin Garrett, APR, has more than 12 years of experience in higher education writing. Currently a communications specialist for the University of Mississippi’s marketing and communications department, she has previously led communications for UM’s Southaven regional campus and its School of Pharmacy. Garrett received a B.A. in journalism with a public relations emphasis in 2011 and a master’s in integrated marketing communication in 2020. She received her Accreditation in Public Relations in 2015.