Jennifer R. Warren

Pennsylvania State University

Curriculum Vitae

Dated:  May 31, 2005

Education/Research

Ph.D:   Pennsylvania State University, Communication Arts and Sciences, Expected 2006

·      Research Interests:  online health communication and information seeking, racial, cultural, social class, and gendered identities, computer mediated communication, human computer interaction, theory development, and qualitative methodologies.

·      Dissertation Committee – Dr. Michael Hecht (Chair), Dr. Ronald Jackson, II, Dr. Michelle Miller-Day, Dr. Roxanne Parrott, Dr. Lynette Kvasny, Dept. of Information Sciences and Technology

MA:     New York University, Media Ecology Program, Conferred September 2001

·      3.9 GPA

·      Research Interests:  critical cultural studies, rhetoric, computer mediated communication, gendered, cultural, and racial identities, qualitative methodologies

·      Masters Thesis – “Inter/Mediation:  The Role of Personal Home Pages in Interpersonal  Communication and in the Lives of African American Women Who Use Them” – The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the personal home page transforms lived identity to mediate interpersonal communication on the World Wide Web.  Conducted virtual ethnography through participant observation and in-depth interviews via email with home page creators.

·      Advisors: Dr. Christine Nystrom, NYU Department of Culture and Communication, and Dr. Sue Barnes, Fordham University Department of Media and Communications Studies        

BS:      New York University, Culture and Communication, Conferred  May 1999

·      magnum cum laude

·      Minor:  Anthropology

·      Research Interests:  critical cultural studies, mass media, identity representation

·      Independent Research Project:  Ethnographic Study of Japanese Hip Hop Culture – This project examined the acculturation of African-American Hip Hop culture by Japanese youth.  Ethnographic research during six-month stay in Japan. 

·      Advisor: Dr. Robert Moore, NYU Department of Anthropology

AA:      Mercer County Community College, Communication, Conferred December 1996

·      4.0 GPA

Positions Held

·      Present:  Research Coordinator, Drug Resistance Strategies Project (funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, $4.25 million, Michael Hecht, PI), Dept. of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

·      Summer 2004:  Graduate Research Assistant, Prof. Lynette Kvasny, Dept of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University.

·      Spring 2003 until Spring 2004:  Grant Coordinator, (funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, $199,333, Michelle Miller-Day PI), Dept. of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

·      Spring 2003:  Graduate Research Assistant, Prof. Ronald L. Jackson

·      Fall 2002:  Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

·      Summer 2002: Graduate Lecturer, Dept. of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

·      Spring 2002: Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Film and Media Studies, Hunter College.

·      Fall 2001/Spring 2002: Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Media Culture, Staten Island University.

·      Spring 2001/Fall 2001: Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Culture and Communication, New York University.

·      Spring 2001: Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Communication Studies, Fordham University.

·      Spring 2001: Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Communication, William Paterson University.

·      Fall/Spring 2000:  Teaching Assistant, Department of Culture and Communication, New York University.

Internal/External Funding

Warren, J. R. (2005).  RGSO Dissertation Research Award - $1000.00 Approved

Warren, J. R. (2005).  Rock Ethics Institute Fellow, Pennsylvania State University. - $5000 ($1000 Research Award, $4000 Indirect Costs).  Approved.

Warren, J. R. (2000-2002).  Multicultural education for professional development and direct student services, NYC Board of Education - $150,000 Approved

Articles and Chapters

Kvasny, L. & Warren, J. R. (under review). The Representation and Performance of Menu–Driven Identities in Health Portals. In E. M. Trauth (Ed), Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology.

Warren, J. R., Hecht, M. L, Wagstaff, D., Eleck, E., Ndiaye, K., Marsiglia, F. F., & Dustman, P. (revise/resubmit). Communicating prevention: The effects of the keepin’ it REAL vlassroom videotapes and televised PSAs on middle-school students’ substance use.  Journal of Applied Communication Research.

Jackson, R. L, Warren, J. R., Pitts, M., & Wilson, B. K. (in press).  “It is not my responsibility to teach culture!”: White graduate teaching assistants negotiating identity and pedagogy.  In L. Cooks (Ed), Whiteness Pedagogy.

Hecht, M. L. & Warren, J.R. (2006). Constructing mentoring relationships through everyday talk. Wood, J. and Duck, S. (Eds.), Composing Relationships, p 156-165. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Hecht, M. L., Warren, J. R., Jung, E., & Krieger, J. (2004). The communication theory of identity:  Development, theoretical perspective, and future directions. In W. Gudykunst (Ed), Theorizing about Intercultural Communication, p. 257-278.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Hendrix, K. G.,  Jackson II, R. L., & Warren, J. R. (2003). Shifting academic landscapes: Exploring co-identities and critical progressive pedagogy. Communication Education (52)3/4, 177-190.

In Progress

Warren, J. R. & Townsend, T. (2005). Mediating parent-adolescent relationships and maternal depression:  Commitment to ethnic identity among African American mothers. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Warren, J. R. & Parrott, R. (2005). The use of the Internet in understanding the role of genes for health. Manuscript in preparation for submission to American Journal of Medical Genetics.

Warren, J. R.  Inter/Mediation:  Online identity management and interpersonal communication in the lives of African American women. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Critical Studies in Mass Communication.

Warren, J. R.  Negotiation of White identity in a basic communication class. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Communication Education.

Other Publications

Warren, J. R. (2000) “Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t:  Rhetorical Analysis of the G.O.P. National Convention 2000.” Smoke Signals, 5-7 

Research in Progress

Warren, J. R. Parent-Based Adolescent Drug Prevention, the Internet, and Low Income, Single, African American Mothers.

Dissertation research to address the development of usable online parent-based adolescent drug prevention information for low income single African American mothers.  Sequential qualitative research design.

Warren, J. R., Hecht, M.L., & Jung, E. African American Identity and Information Seeking on the World Wide Web.

Quantitative analysis of survey responses measuring how identity influences information seeking choices online.

Completed Projects

Warren, J.R. & Kvansy, L. African American Women Communicating Identity through Health and Technology

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of survey responses and focus groups to access the effects of culture, race, and socioeconomic status on communication about technology and information seeking on the Web. 

Warren, J.R. Graduate teaching assistants’ negotiation of White identity in a basic communication class

Qualitative analysis of semi structured interviews exploring the ways in which white racial identities influence basic communication class pedagogy. 

Warren, J.R. & Barnes, S. World Wide Web-Freenets and Community Networks

Quantitative assessment of Freenets and Community Networks on the WWW.

Warren, J.R. & Fishman, J. Internet Resources: Language and Ethnic Identity

Comprehensive listing, descriptions, and quality ratings of ethnic identity and linguistic resources on the Internet for international distribution.

Undergraduate Courses Taught (Stand Alone)

·      Media and Culture

·      Film and Politics

·      Communication Theory                             

·      Introduction to Mass Media

·      Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism                            

·      Introduction to Rhetoric

·      Interactive Media

·      Interpersonal Communication

·      Effective Public Speaking

·      English in New York (ESL)

Undergraduate Courses Assisted

·      Media and Culture

·      Perspectives on Communication

·      Integrating Liberal Arts

Guest Lectures (Undergraduate)

Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

·      Spring ’05:  Interpersonal Communication - Discussion of the ways in which computer-mediated communication enhances/transforms interpersonal communication.

Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

·      Fall ’04:    Public Speaking - Discussion of the ways in which Whiteness effects discourse to have implications for speech writing and audiences analysis.

Hunter College, New York City

·      Fall ’01:    Digital Media - Discussion of the theoretical compliment to digital media, focusing on digitized identity, interpersonal communication, and hypertext theory.

American Language Institute, New York University

·      Spring ’01:  Language and Culture Seminar - Lecture of Hip Hop Culture to international students studying English as a second language.

New York University, New York City

·      Fall ’00:    Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism - Introduction to Form and Structure as a       technique for rhetorical critique.

                        Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism - Criticism of Nixon’s Resignation Speech Utilizing Form and Structure.

 Perspectives on Communication - Race, Ethnicity and Class as represented within the media, specifically television. Stereotypes, Ideology and Conventions of the media industry.

Awards

·      ‘05 Society for Prevention Research Travel Award

Awarded for travel to their annual to present research

·      ’05 Who’s Who Award

Academic Achievement

·      ’04 Student of Color Travel Grant

Grant awarded by the Black Caucus of the National Communication Association

·      ’02 Graduate Assistantship

Pennsylvania State University – Doctoral Study

·      ’00 Dean’s Opportunity Scholarship

New York University – Graduate Masters Study

·      ’99 Fitzgibbon Dermidoff Foundation Award

Outstanding Scholarly Paper in Rhetorical Criticism’99

·      99 Founders’ Day Award

Honors in New York University - Undergraduate Studies’96

·      ’96 Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Recognition

New York University – Undergraduate Studies

·      ’96 Nominated Most Outstanding Student

Mercer County Community College

·      ’94-’96 Who’s Who Listing of Academic Achievement

Mercer County Community College

Presentations/Conferences

Forthcoming - Warren, J. R. & Kvasny, L. “eHealth Message and Delivery Design:  Low Income and Minority Identities Communicating Usability. Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Poster Presentation, June 2005, Bethusda, MD.

Forthcoming - Warren, J. R. , “Hecht, M. L, Wagstaff, D., Eleck, E., Ndiaye, K., Marsiglia, F. F., & Dustman, P. The Effects of Keepin’ it R.E.A.L.’s Class Videos and Televised PSA's on Middle-school Children’s Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use” Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference, May 2005, Washington, DC.

Warren, J. R. “The Roles of Social Class, Race, and Culture in African American Women’s Health Information Seeking” Graduate Exhibition Poster Presentation, March 2005, Penn State University.

Warren, J. R. “The Rhetorical Strategies of Journeying into Selfhood,” National Communication Association, 2004, Chicago, IL.

Warren, J. R. “Black Women and Online Health Information Seeking,” National Communication Association, 2004, Chicago, IL.

Warren, J. R. “Identity Theories and Application Across Communicative Contexts Part II,” International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, June, 2004, Pennsylvania State University.

Warren, J. R., Raman, V., Sanders, M.., & Wharton, P. “If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say…:  The Effect of Systems Breakdown on Human-Computer Interactions,” International Communication Association, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

Warren, J. R, Jackson, R. L., & Pitts, M. “I can’t teach culture”:  Graduate teaching assistants’ negotiation of White identity in a basic communication class,” National Communication Association, 2003, Miami, FL.

Warren, J. R. “The Erotic as Instrumentation:  A Class-Based Comparative Analysis of the Blues Women’s and Lil’ Kim’s Strategic Utilization of Sexuality,” Black Feminisms:  A Conference, 2004, The Graduate School (CUNY), New York, NY.

Warren, J. R. “Worlds Revealed:  Interpersonal Communication and Personal Home Pages,” Eastern Communication Association, 2003, Washington DC.

Warren, J. R. “Shifting Images:  Cyberspace, Personal Home pages and Interpersonal Mediated-Communication,” Pennsylvania State University Speech Communication Department’s Honors Conference, June 01, University Park, PA.

Warren, J. R. “The Spectacle of Self:  Identity and the Personal Home Page,” Media Ecology Association, June 2000, Fordham University, New York, NY.

Warren, J. R. “The Superreal Surreal Me – Virtual Publicness and the Personal Home Page,” New York State Communication Association, October 2000, Monticello, NY.

Warren, J. R. “I am not http://Edo.cas/555.html:  I am a Human Being:  The Technoscience of Identity and the Personal Home Page,” Graduate Student Colloquium February 2000, New York University, New York, NY.

Warren, J. R. “Rhetorical Requiem:  The Rise and Fall of Biggie Smalls,” Eastern Communication Association, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA.

Warren, J. R. “Rhetorical Analysis of Hillary Clinton’s Speech to the Women’s Democratic Party,” New York State Communication Association, 1999, Monticello, NY.

Chair, Panel Respondent, Moderator, and Reviewer

Chair:  “Language Attitudes, Contact, and Uncertainty among African and European Americans,” International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, June, 2004

Chair: “Symbolism and Interaction in Media Environments,” Eastern Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC, April 2003

Invited Respondent: “Spotlight on Scholarship, Douglas Rushkoff,” National Communication Association Convention, Media Ecology Division, New Orleans, November 2002.

Invited Respondent: “Spotlight on Scholarship, Deborah Borisoff,” Eastern Communication Association Convention, New York City, April 2002

Invited Moderator for Keynote Speaker:  “Open Source Reality:  Transcending Life in the Matrix,” by Douglas Rushkoff, Media Ecology Association, New York University, June 2001.

Manuscript Reviewer (2002), Communication Quarterly.

University Service

Graduate Minority Committee (Fall 2003), Pennsylvania State University

Duties include:

·      Organizing minority events

·      Troubleshooting minority issues

·      Liaison between Graduate Committee and minority students

·      Organizing committee meetings

New Faculty Graduate Search Committee (Fall 2000/Spring 2001)

New York University (Culture and Communication)

Duties include:

·      MA Delegate:  Represent students’ views on new faculty; coordinate student committee meetings; review candidates’ files; attend faculty search meetings; assist in decision making process; coordinated and facilitated quantitative research (questionnaire) on graduate students views concerning new faculty, new class, and department curriculum.

Student Representative (Spring 1995)

 Mercer County Community College, New Jersey

Duties include:

·      Distinguished Teacher Award Committee

Peer Counselor (Fall 1994-Fall1995)

Mercer County Community College, New Jersey

Duties include:

·      Educating students about HIV

·      Assisting students in personal challenges

Professional Service

Jackson, R. L. (2003) Essential Readings in African American Communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

·      Editorial Assistant

Jackson, R. L. & Hendrix, K. G (Eds). (2003). Racial, Cultural, and Gendered Identities in Educational Contexts: Communication Perspectives on Identity Negotiation. Communication Education (52)3/4

·      Editorial Assistant to Special Edition

African American Culture and Communication Division, NCA

Membership Chair (Fall 2003 to Present)

Media Ecology Association, New York University, New York, NY.

Convention Organizing Committee (June 2001)

 Duties include:

·      Assisted conference coordination, researched scholars for invitation to conference, and on-site registration of guests.

Media Ecology Association, Fordham University, New York, NY.

Student Volunteer (June 2000)

Duties include:

·      Assisted with on-site registration of guests.

Organization Membership

·      Eastern Communication Association

·      National Communication Association

·      Society for Prevention Research

·      Sisters of the Academy