Co-founder of Appozite, Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Communication
Austin, Texas Area
- Current
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- Co-founder and Chief of Community Experience at Appozite
- Past
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- Assistant Instructor at University of Texas at Austin
- Research Assistant at University of Texas at Austin
- Research and Communications Associate at All Kinds of Minds
- Graduate Coordinator at Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services, North Carolina State University
- Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University
- Communications Specialist at UPS
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Austin
- North Carolina State University
- North Carolina State University
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- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
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Jenn Deering Davis’s Summary
I'm a professional communicator with nearly ten years of industry and academic experience in corporate communications, research and reporting, web community management, and social media. Throughout my career, my role has been to translate and make accessible technical, specialized information for clients. I've worked on both internal-facing and external-facing projects and have extensive writing and speaking experience.
I'm currently the co-founder and Chief of Community Experience of a software startup specializing in social e-commerce - Appozite. My main responsibilities are coordinating and deploying Appozite's public relations, marketing and social media strategies, focusing on our CheapTweet application. CheapTweet (http://cheaptweet) is a Twitter-based deals website and has been featured in numerous publications and media outlets, including MSNBC.com, CNN Money, Parents Magazine, Business Week, PC World, CNET, TechCrunch, Mashable and many others.
I'm also a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas at Austin in Organizational Communication, where I'm finishing up my dissertation about how always-on mobile internet and communication access impacts our relationships and the ways we work. My academic research focuses on how we interact with and through communication technologies (mobile phones, social and new media, etc...), specifically in work and other organizational contexts. My work has been published in Management Communication Quarterly and the second edition of Case Studies in Organizational Communication, as well as presented at myriad conferences including meetings of the National Communication Association, International Communciation Association, Association of Internet Researchers and others. I have been teaching university communication courses for six years.
Jenn Deering Davis’s Experience
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Co-founder and Chief of Community Experience
Appozite
(Internet industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
I'm primarily responsible for the community management and corporate communications at Appozite. This includes coordinating public relations efforts, creating and executing marketing and social media strategy, and providing user support and interaction for all our applications, but primarily focused on CheapTweet.
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Assistant Instructor
University of Texas at Austin
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — May 2009 (3 years 10 months)
I taught courses in Professional Communication Skills and Organizational Communication. I also assisted in a Communication Technologies course.
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Research Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)
This was a one-year appointment as a research assistant to Dr. Keri Stephens. We primarily worked on a large research project investigating mobile multitasking, focused on the context of organizational meetings. This project consisted of both qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts, and has resulted in one publication, as well as several other articles under review.
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Research and Communications Associate
All Kinds of Minds
(Non-Profit; Education Management industry)
May 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Involved in program measurement and evaluation, from data collection and analysis to reporting. Worked with both qualitative and quantitative data to measure program success, developed reports, communicated results to stakeholders.
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Graduate Coordinator
Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services, North Carolina State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2003 — May 2004 (1 year )
Ran the NCSU Writing and Speaking Tutorial Center, including supervising tutors and center schedule, creating and presenting workshops across campus on various writing and speaking topics (group dynamics, effective presentations, resumes and cover letters, etc...)
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Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Taught Public Speaking courses to NCSU undergraduates. Responsibilities included creating lesson plans, lecturing, grading student work, assisting students in and out of the classroom.
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Communications Specialist
UPS
(Public Company; UPS; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
December 2001 — October 2002 (11 months)
Coordinated internal corporate communications for western NC district (Raleigh/Durham to Wilmington).
Jenn Deering Davis’s Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. , Organizational Communication , 2005 — 2009
2005 recipient of the Donald D. Harrington Doctoral Fellowship, the largest graduate fellowship awarded at the University of Texas at Austin.
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North Carolina State University
M.S. , Organizational Communication , 2002 — 2004
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North Carolina State University
B.A. , Communication , 1998 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Honors Society)
Additional Information
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Jenn Deering Davis’s Groups:
National Communication Association
International Communication Association
Association of Internet Researchers
Jenn Deering Davis’s Honors:
Statesman Texas Social Media Award, 2009; Harrington Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2006
Jenn Deering Davis’s Contact Settings
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