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
- Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University
- Graduate Coordinator at Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services, 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
- Connections
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- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
- Websites
Jenn Deering Davis’s Summary
I'm a professional communicator with experience in corporate communications, web community management, and social media. I'm the co-founder and Chief of Community Experience of a software startup specializing in social e-commerce - Appozite.
I'm currently ABD at the University of Texas, where I'm finishing up my dissertation, which is about how being always connected with iPhones, Blackberries, near-ubiquitous wireless internet access changes the ways we work.
Jenn Deering Davis’s Experience
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Co-founder and Chief of Community Experience
Appozite
(Internet industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
I'm primarily responsible for the community management and communications at Appozite. This includes coordinating public relations, marketing and social media strategy, as well as 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)
Courses I've taught: Professional Communication Skills, Organizational Communication
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Research Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)
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Research and Communications Associate
All Kinds of Minds
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
May 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 7 months)
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Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 10 months)
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Graduate Coordinator
Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services, North Carolina State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2003 — May 2004 (1 year)
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Communications Specialist
UPS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; UPS; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
December 2001 — October 2002 (11 months)
Jenn Deering Davis’s Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. , Organizational Communication , 2005 — 2009
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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
Additional Information
Jenn Deering Davis’s Websites:
Jenn Deering Davis’s Groups:
National Communication Association
International Communication Association
Association of Internet Researchers
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Tech Ranch
Jenn Deering Davis’s Honors:
Harrington Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2006
Jenn Deering Davis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
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