Jennifer R.Whalen
______4202 E. Fowler Ave. CIS 3067Tampa, FL 33620813-210-4800______
Objective
To develop an understanding of the ways in which interpersonal interaction influence our well-being—specifically in the context of romantic relationships—and to inspire and educate others about reflexivity in their personal relationships.
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy (expected August, 2016)
Communication- College of Arts & Sciences
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Advisors: Dr. Arthur Bochner & Dr. Lori Roscoe
Additional Committee Members: Dr. Keith Berry & Dr. Sara Green
Master of Arts May, 2012
Communication – College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Advisor: Dr. Arthur Bochner
Bachelor of Arts May,2010
Communication – College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Focus in interpersonal and organizational communication
Areas of Research
Interpersonal Communication, Health Communication, Relational Communication, Identity Studies, Narrative Inquiry, Health Narrative, Family Communication, Ethnography, Autoethnography, Qualitative Research Methods, Nonverbal Communication
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2016
University of South Florida
Course: Communication and Love
Responsible for independently teaching one section for 33 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2016
University of South Florida
Course: Communication and love
Responsible for independently teaching one section for 34 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Communication and Love
Responsible for independently teaching one section for 31 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Communication and love
Responsible for independently teaching one section for 34 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Summer 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Interpersonal Communication
Responsible for independently teaching one section for 28 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Directed Study on Nonverbal Communication & Public Advocacy
Responsible for independently teaching one section for one student
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Directed Study on Nonverbal Communication & Romantic Relationships
Responsible for independently teaching one section for one student
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2015
University of South Florida
Course: Communication & Love
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 32 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2015
University of South Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2014
University of South Florida
Course: Communication & Love
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 32 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2014
University of South Florida
Course: Communication & Love
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 37 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2014
University of South Florida
Course: Interpersonal Communication
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 35 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2014
University of South Florida
Course: Interpersonal Communication
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 33 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2013
University of South Florida
Course: Love and Communication
Responsible for independently teaching one section of 38students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2013
University of South Florida
Course: Public speaking
Responsible for independently teaching one sections of 12 students
This section was specifically developed to host the international student (INTO) program
Graduate Teaching Assistant Summer2013
University of South Florida
Course: Public speaking
Responsible for independently teaching one sections of 27 students
This section was designed specifically to host the students of the
Freshman Summer Institute (FSI)
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2013
University of South Florida
Course: Relationships on Film
Responsible for co-instructing one section of 47 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2013
University of South Florida
Course: Love and Communication
Responsible for co-instructing one section of 34 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2012
University of South Florida
Course: Public speaking
Responsible for independently teaching two sections of 27 students
Gynecological Teaching Assistant Fall 2012- Present
University of South Florida Health
Center for Advanced Clinical Learning
Standardized Patient Fall 2010- Present
Patient-centered communication practices instructor
Center for Advanced Clinical Learning (C.A.C.L)
University of South Florida
Standardized Patient Fall 2010- Present
Patient-centered communication practices instructor
Center for Advanced Medical Learning (C.A.M.L.S.)
University of South Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2011-Summer 2012
University of South Florida
Course: Public Speaking
Responsible for independently teaching two sections of 27 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2010- Summer 2011
University of South Florida
Course: Introduction to Communication
Responsible for independently facilitating one weekly classroom discussion for five sections of 27 students
Research Assistantships
Reading and Research Projects Fall 2014
Assisting Dr. Lori Roscoe
Online Communication Course Summer & Fall 2014
Assisting Dr. Mariaelena Bartesaghi
Coordinated through Innovative Research at USF
Publications
Whalen, J. (2014) Communicating to escape: A look at involuntary hospitalization. Journal of Medicine
and the Person. Springer Publishing.
Grants
Fall 2015-Spring 2016
USF’s Department of Marketing & Communication (collaborating with USF’s Department of
Communication) in order to gather data from faculty and staff members regarding the dissemination of USF-related communication
Awards
National Communication Association Top Paper Award Fall 2015
National Communication Association Caucus Travel Grant Award Fall 2014
The Departmental Service Award Spring 2014
Department of Communication at USF
Bernard Downs Spirit Award Spring 2014
Department of Communication at USF
USF Campus Celebrity Spring 2014
Honors
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). SoTL: Top Papers in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(Presented by the National Communication Association)
Graduate Student Ambassador- College of Arts and Sciences Spring 2013-current
Lambda Pi Eta, Undergraduate Honor Society of the National Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Communication Association, University of South Florida President
Lambda Pi Eta Member and President Fall 2007-Spring 2010
Research Skills
Proficient in SPSS statistical programming
Competent in basic Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Classes in Interpersonal Communication, Autoethnography, Ethnography, Narrative Writing, Interpretive Social Science, and Qualitative Research Methods
Conference Presentations
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). Re-Writing Interpersonal Communication: A Portfolio-Based Curriculum for Process Pedagogy. Co-authors: Summer Cunningham, Mariaelena Bartesaghi, Jim Bowman,
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). Embracing Opportunities to Make a Difference about Bullying: NCA 2015 Service- Learning Project
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). Gendered Expectations: Opportunities and Challenges in the Public Speaking Classroom
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015).NCA Anti-Bullying Roundtable Discussion
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015).SoTL: Top Papers in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Presented at the National Communication Association Conference Embracing
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). A look at widow narratives: Studying post-spousal loss through textual analysis.
Presented at the International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Annual Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2015). (Chair & Panel Presentation) Collaborative approaches and methods to ethical healthcare research.
Presented at The Qualitative Report 6th Annual Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2014). (Presenter, Nominator, and Facilitator for honoring Dr. Lori Roscoe). Teachers on teaching series: Honoring the pedagogy of Josh Boyd, Mary Helen Brown, and Lori Roscoe
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2014). (Chair & Panel presentation) After Life Communication: Finding the Presence of Loved Ones and Moving Away from Haunting Pasts
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2014). (Chair & Panel presentation) Narratives of Mental Illness: A Look at Communication, Stigmatization, and Ethical Implications Surrounding Mental Health Research
Whalen, Jennifer. (2014). (Chair) Re-Living, Interpreting, and Embracing Our Intimate Pasts: Ethnographic Studies of Romantic Relationship Dissolutions
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer. (2014). (Panel presentation) Losing Him Twice: Reconstructing Perceptions of a Rekindled and, Subsequently, Dissolved Romantic Relationship
Presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Panel Presentation (Panel Chair & Session Organizer): Exploring ethical communication: Conducting research and writing with virtue
Presented at The Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2014) Panel Presentation (Panel Chair & Session Organizer): Creative pedagogical methodology: Strategies and techniques for implementing innovation into undergraduate courses
Presented at The Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Paper Presentation: Performing Breakups: Women in Conversation About Post-Breakup Behaviors
Presented at the Florida Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Paper Presentation: Text Messaging to Communicate Relational Information: An Ethnographic Case Study
Presented at the Florida Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Paper Presentation: "Staging dates to teach about dating: Exploring nonverbal patterns in romantic interactions"
Presented at the University of South Florida Department of Communication Pedagogy Potluck
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Paper Presentation: “Family Stories: Constructing Shared Perspectives”
Presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Panel Presentation (Panel Chair): “Pedagogy & The Classroom: Techniques and Strategies for Incorporating Mixed Methods”
Presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
Whalen, Jennifer (2012). Panel Presentation: “Methodological Challenges: New Approaches, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned”
Presented at the Florida Communication Association Conference
Whalen, Jennifer (2012). Paper Presentation: “Narrating Feminine Performances: Working as Golf Course ‘Beer Girl.’”
Presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
Whalen, Jennifer (2012). “Writing Love On the Wall.”
Panel presentation at the Florida Communication Association Conference.
Whalen, Jennifer (2011). “Exploring Public Performances of Coupledom: Why PDA Matters.”
Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
Whalen, Jennifer (2011). “Exploring the Work-Life Balance: Reducing Stress In the Academic Environment.”
Paper presented at the Doing Autoethnography Conference.
Supplementary Presentations
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Experiences from a graduate student perspective. Lecture for the “ Do You Want To Go To Grad School?” Seminar Series. University of South Florida
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Patient-centered communication practices. Lecture for the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar. University of South Florida
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Is he/she into me?: Signs of attraction and signals to watch for in romantic relationships. Lecture sponsored by the on-campus organization The Love and Romance Club
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). On bulling in the undergraduate community. Presented to the on-campus student organization T.W.L.O.H.A.
Whalen, Jennifer (2014.) Panel Presentation: Lowering the Divide: Encouraging dialogue between Master’s Students, Doctoral Students, and Doctoral Candidates. University of South Florida.
Whalen, Jennifer (2013). Panel Presentation: Graduate Students Panel Discussion (Student Panel) – Current USF graduate students share their experience about balancing their academic and social lives. They will be available to answer questions and provide insight about adjusting to graduate studies, services available, and connecting to the USF community.
- Three 40-minute presentations were made at the 2013 Graduate Student Orientation
.
Convention Session Moderations
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Communication trends: The need to teach new communication technology to all undergraduates. Moderation at the Florida Communication Association Convention
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Communication trends: Communication pedagogy: Trends and Ideas. Moderation at the Florida Communication Association Convention
Whalen, Jennifer (2014). Communication trends: Communication pedagogy: Communication in hybrid courses.Moderation at the Florida Communication Association Convention
Additional Conference Participation
Florida Communication Association Fall 2014
National Communication Association Conference, Orlando, FL Fall 2012
National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA Fall 2011
Association Reviewing Experience
Florida Communication Association Panel Session Judge Fall 2015
Florida Communication Association Paper Session Judge Fall 2015
Florida Communication Association Paper Session Judge Fall 2014
Florida Communication Association Poster Session Judge Fall 2014
National Communication Association Reviewer Fall 2014
Ethnography Division
Ethnography Division Fall 2013
Ethnography Division Fall 2012
G.I.F.T.S.Division Fall 2013
Service Work
Spring 2015
Florida Communication Association President Fall 2015-current
College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee Graduate Representative Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Florida Communication Association Vice President Fall 2014-Fall 2015
Florida Communication Association Convention Planner Fall 2014-Fall 2015
Florida Communication Association Marketing Coordinator Fall 2014
Communication Department Peer Mentor Summer 2014
Communication Department Volunteer Final Exam Proctor Spring 2014
Communication Day Speak Off Chair Spring 2014
Graduate Communication Association Co-PresidentSpring 2013-Spring 2014
Communication Department Peer Mentor Summer 2013
Graduate Student Orientation Volunteer Summer 2013
Graduate and Professional Student Council Member (GPSC) Spring 2013-Present
GPSC Research Symposium Volunteer Spring 2013
Public Speaking Final Exam Review Team Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014
Graduate Assistants United: Public Relations Officer Fall 2010-Present
Member of the Social Movements Study Group Fall 2010- Present
Graduate Communication Association Secretary Fall 2010- Summer 2012
Public Speaking Final Exam Review Team Fall 2011 & Spring 2012
Volunteer for the department booth at the graduate school fairFall 2011& 2012
at the National Communication Association Conference
Communication Day Speak Off Committee Member Spring 2012
Communication Day Speak Off Chair Spring 2013
Leadership Development Workshops
USF-GAU Organizing Workshop Fall 2013
Pedagogical Development
Pedagogy Potluck Spring 2015
Share the Wealth Seminar Spring 2015
Pedagogy Potluck Spring 2015
Share the Wealth Seminar Spring 2014
Pedagogy Potluck Spring 2014
Preparing for College Teaching Program Summer 2014
University of South Florida
Basic Course Director Summer Institute Summer 2014
University of Dayton
Interpersonal Communication Course Shadowing Fall 2013
Dr. Keith Berry
Directed Research with Dr. Arthur Bochner focusing on the pedagogy Fall 2011
of Love and Communication
Teaching Portfolio Workshop, Hosted by the Center for 21st Fall 2010
Century Teaching Excellence
Teaching Effectiveness Workshop, University of South Florida, Fall 2010
Department of Communication
Association Memberships
Central States Communication Association 2015-Present
National Communication Association 2014-Present
Ethnography Division
Ethics Division
Women’s Caucus
Florida Communication Association 2012-Present
National Communication Association 2011- Present
Ethnography Division
Nonverbal Communication Division
Organization for the Society of Language and Gender 2011-2012
National Congress for Qualitative Inquiry 2011-Present
Pedogogical Reviewing
Evaluation for Krystal Bresnahan, M.A. Fall, 2014
Course: Family Communication
Evaluation for David Purnell, Ph.D. Fall, 2013
Course: Communicating Loss, Grief, and Illness
Evaluation for Keith Berry, Ph.D. Fall, 2013
Course: Interpersonal Communication
Advising Experience
Faculty Advisor: Baseball Club Fall 2014- Present
Faculty Advisor: Love and Romance Club Spring 2014- Fall 2015
Faculty Advisor: To Write Love on Her Arms (T.W.L.O.H.A) Spring 2014- Present
Advising & mentoring Army non-commissioned officers on effective December 2013-present
communication (written and verbal) practices in the monthly evaluation
process of Junior Enlisted Soldiers
Faculty Advisor: Young People’s Revolution Fall 2013- Summer 2015
Guest Lecturing
Communicating Mental Illness Spring 2016
Lecture for Mariaelena Bartesaghi’s Communicating Mental Illness Course, University of South Florida
Health communication: Patient’s perspective panel. Fall 2015
Lecture for Marleah Dean’s Health Communication Course, University of South Florida
Communicating Mental Illness Fall 2015
Lecture for Mariaelena Bartesaghi’s Communicating Mental Illness Course, University of South Florida
“Attraction and nonverbal interaction” Summer 2014
Lecture for Blake Paxton’s Interpersonal Communication Course
Mental Health: A relational approach to dissecting illness” Fall 2014
Lecture for Blake Paxton’s Loss, Grief, & Illness Course, University of South Florida
Exploring mental illness: Behavioral health as disability? Fall 2014
Lecture for Lindy Davidson & Kyle Ramano’s Communicating Disability Course, University of South Florida