Erin Schauster is a doctoral student in advertising and ethics at the Missouri School of Journalism. She received her
bachelor's in journalism at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, while working at the Daily Egyptian as an
advertising representative and production artist. Upon graduation, Erin worked for a St. Louis advertising agency,
where she conducted new business research and account management. In 2004, she began her master's in mass communications
at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. During graduate school, Erin received grant money to travel and conduct
one-on-one interviews with account planners at several agencies in New York City. After graduate school, Erin worked
as an account executive in advertising agencies in St. Louis, MO and Nashville, TN. In her spare time, she enjoys to
hike, bike, run, rock-climb, ski and travel.