CURRICULUM VITAE
JANE JORGENSON
Department of Communication
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Ave.-CIS 1040
Tampa, FL 33620-7800
(813) 974-7282
jjorgens@chuma.cas.usf.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication, University of Pennsylvania, The Annenberg School of Communications, Philadelphia, PA, 1986
Master of Arts in Communication, University of Pennsylvania, The Annenberg School of Communications, 1979
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature cum laude, Barnard College, New York, NY, 1975
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of South Florida (1996-present)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1994-95
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Management, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1989-95
Instructor, National Technological University (through Old Dominion University), 1991-1994
Assistant Professor, Norfolk State University, Department of English and Foreign Languages, 1987-89
Instructor, Villanova University, Department of Philosophy, 1986
Teaching Assistant, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1982-83
Research Interests
- Work and family and the communication processes that link them
- Gender in the workplace
- Communication research methodologies
- Families and technology
Awards
- Faculty Appreciation Award for service to graduate students, Department of Communication, University of South Florida, April, 2002.
- Hub Award for service to M.A. students in the graduating class, Department of Communication, University of South Florida, April 1998
- Outstanding Instructor (national award for televised teaching) National Technological University through Old Dominion University, 1992
Grants
- "Technological Inequality: The Incorporation of Computers into Low-income Families," USF Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities Faculty Research Grant (with Elizabeth Bird) University of South Florida, June 2000 ($12, 868)
- International Travel Grant, University of South Florida, for conference presentations at the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2000 ($1355)
- "The Impact of Computer Technology on Educational Opportunities in Low-Income Families in Pasco County," College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Grant, University of South Florida, March 2000 ($1500)
- "Women in Engineering: Personal Narratives of Career Choice," Institute on Black Life Faculty Development Grant, University of South Florida, 1998 ($2608)
- "Work-family Relationships in the Lives of Women Engineers," College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Grant, University of South Florida, 1997 ($683)
- "Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Meaning of 'Family,'" Norwegian Marshall Fund Award for postdoctoral research, University of Oslo, Norway, 1985
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
- Jorgenson, J. (2002). Engineering selves: negotiating gender and identity in technical work (Management Communication Quarterly, 15, 3, pp. 350-380).
- Jorgenson, J. Paradox and interpretation in researching marginalized identities (manuscript accepted for publication in Women and Language).
- Jorgenson, J. (2001). Interpreting the intersections of work and family: frame conflicts in women's work. Electronic Journal of Communication, 10. (Available at www.cios.org/getfile/jorgen_v10n3400
- Jorgenson, J., Gregory, K.W., & Goodier, B.C. (1998). Working the boundaries: the enfamilied self in the traditional organization. Human Systems, 8, 3-4, 139-151.
- Jorgenson, J, Joshi, B. & Monroe, R. (1996). Peer interaction in the televised class: a contextual approach. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 2, 279-290.
- Jorgenson, J. & Steier, F. (1994). Social cybernetic and constructionist issues in intercultural communication. Teoria Sociologica, 2, 63-77.
- Jorgenson, J. (1994). Situated address and the social construction of in-law relationships. Southern Communication Journal, 59, 196-204.
- Jorgenson, J. (1992). Communication, rapport and the interview: a social perspective. Communication Theory, 2, 148-155.
- Jorgenson, (1989). Where is the 'family' in family communication: exploring families' self-definitions. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 17, 27-41.
Book Chapters:
- Jorgenson, J. & Bochner, A. Imagining families through stories and rituals. Manuscript accepted for publication in A. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication.
- Kirby, E., Golden, A., Medved, C., Jorgenson, J. & Buzzanell, P. An organizational communication challenge to the discourse of work and family research: From problematics to empowerment. Manuscript accepted for publication in P. Kalbfleisch (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 27.
- Bird, S.E. & Jorgenson, J.(2002). Extending the school day: gender, class and the incorporation of technology in everyday life. In M. Consalvo & S. Paasonen (Eds.), Women and everyday uses of the Internet: Agency and identity. (pp. 255-274). New York: Peter Lang.
- Jorgenson, J. (1999). The student-as-researcher in international organizations. In C. Lovitt with D. Goswami (Eds.) Exploring the rhetoric of international professional communication: an agenda for teachers and researchers. (pp. 293-304). Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing, .
- Jorgenson, J. (1995a). Marking the work-family boundary: mother-child interaction and homebased work. In T. Socha and G. Stamp (Eds.), Parents, children and communication: frontiers of theory and research. (pp. 203-218). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Jorgenson, J. (1995b). Re-relationalizing rapport in interpersonal settings. In W. Leeds-Hurwitz (Ed.) Social approaches to communication. (pp. 155-170). New York: Guilford Press.
- Jorgenson, J. (1991). Co-constructing the interviewer/co-constructing 'family.' In F. Steier (Ed.) Research and Reflexivity. (pp. 210-225). London: Sage.
Book Reviews:
- Jorgenson, J. (1997). Languaging across cultural boundaries (book review essay). Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 4, 2-3, 111-114.
Reports and Proceedings:
- Jorgenson, J. (2002). Women in engineering: personal narratives of career choice. In Research and diversity: proceedings of the annual symposium on diversity research. Institute on Black Life, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Steier, F., Zhao, B. & Jorgenson, J. (1992). A cybernetic approach to work and familiy relationships for engineering management. In D.N. Merino (Ed.) Proceedings of 1992 International Engineering Management Conference.
- Jorgenson, J. (1986). The family's construction of the concept of 'family.' Unpublished dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communications, Philadelphia, PA, 1986.
- Davis, P., Stern, D., Jorgenson, J. and Steier, F. Typologies of the alcoholic family: an integrated systems perspective. Final report submitted to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, prepared at the Wharton Applied Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1980.
Conference Presentations: Competitively Selected Papers and Panels, Invited Presentations
- Jorgenson, J. "'Has She Got a Story for You': Interpretive Conflicts in Researching Marginalized Identities," (Top Three Papers in Ethnography) National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November, 2002.
- Jorgenson, J. "The Problematic of Boundaries: From Compartmentalization to Integration," National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November, 2002.
- Bird, S.E. & Jorgenson, J. "Closing the Rural/Urban Divide: Cultural Context and Educational Computer Literacy in Rural Florida," International Communication Association, Washington, D.C., May, 2001.
- Panel Chair and Respondent, "Families and Work: Engaging and Emerging Metaphors for a Multiphrenic World," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November, 2000.
- Jorgenson, J. "Negotiating Identities in Research Interviews: Women in Engineering," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Milwaukee, WI, October, 2000
- Panel organizer, "Public Understanding of Science and Technology: the Role of Family Communication and Second-order Learning" International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico, June 2000
- Bird, E. & Jorgenson, J. "Technological Equality? Exploring Perceptions of Computers among Low-Income Families," International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico, June 2000
- Jorgenson, J. "Voice and Other in Dialogic Inquiry," International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico, June 2000
- Jorgenson, J. "Hearing Contradictory Truths in the Career Narrative: Women in Engineering," Couch-Stone Symposium of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism, Clearwater, FL, January 2000
- Jorgenson, J. "Working the boundaries: the enfamilied self in the traditional organization," National Communication Association, New York, NY, November, 1998
- Jorgenson, J. "Family as 'silence' in workplace conversation," National Communication Association, New York, NY, November, 1998
- Invited Participant, Alta Summer Conference on Dialogue. Alta, UT August 1998
- Panel Organizer and Chair, "Meetings Backwards and Forwards: New Perspectives on an Old Organizational Form," Southern States Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, April 1998
- Jorgenson, J. & Steier, F. "Dialogue readiness and organizational understanding, International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada, May 1997
- Jorgenson, J. & Steier, F. "Reflexivity and communication: implications for teaching and research," National Communication Association, Chicago, IL November 1997
- Jorgenson, J. "Life stories of professional women: conflicting commitments and smooth trajectories," Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA. November 1996
- Jorgenson, J. "Constructing work-family relationships in office conversations," Works in Progress, VI, Conference on Feminist Scholarship in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA, May 1996
- Invited Participant, Organizational Communication Preconference on "The Future of Work," International Communication Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1996
- Panel Participant, "Toward a Pedagogy of Dialogue," International Communication Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1996
- Jorgenson, J. "Exploring the work-family linkage: the case of homebased workers," International Network on Personal Relationships 1995 Conference, Williamsburg, VA, June 1995
- Jorgenson, J. "Predicaments of the student-as-researcher, International Communication Association," Albuquerque, NM, May 1995
- Invited Participant, New Voices in Human Systems Conference, Center for Collaborative Studies, Northampton, MA, October, 1994
- Panel Chair, "Retrieving the History of Hispanic Women," Works in Progress V: A Conference on Feminist Scholarship in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA, May 1994
- Jorgenson, J. "Communication research as dialogue: the role of rapport," Southern States Communication Association, Norfolk, VA, April 1994
- Jorgenson, J. "Reflexivities in intercultural research in organizations," Southern States Communication Association, Norfolk, VA, April 1994
- Jorgenson, J. "The dynamics of protection and collaboration in women's home-based work," Hampton Roads Conference on Feminist Scholarship, Norfolk, VA, May 1993
- Jorgenson, J. "Family collaboration in women's homebased work," Hampton Roads Conference on Feminist Scholarhip, Norfolk, VA, May, 1993
- Jorgenson, J. & Steier, F. "Toward a relational approach to work and family," Hampton Roads Conference on Feminist Scholarship, Norfolk, VA, May 1992
- Jorgenson, J."Gender and rapport in the research interview," Conference on Feminist Scholarship in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA, May, 1992
- Jorgenson, J. "Situated address and the construction of family meaning," Speech Communication Association, Chicago, IL, October, 1990
- Jorgenson, J. "Constructing the Interviewer/constructing the family," American Society for Cybernetics, Oslo, Norway, August 1990
- Jorgenson, J. "Naming practices in cross-cultural perspective," Conference on Culture and Communication, Philadephia, PA, October 1989
- Jorgenson, J. "Picturing the family cross-culturally," Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, October 1988
- Jorgenson, J. "Metaphoric patterns in definitions of family," Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, October 1988
- Jorgenson, J. "The co-construction of research relationships in interview situations," International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada, May 1987
- Jorgenson, J. "Metaphors and the meanings of 'family,'" American Society for Cybernetics, St. Gallen, Switzerland, March 1987
- Invited Participant, Gordon Research Conference on Cybernetics, "The Cybernetics of Cognition," Wolfeboro, NH June 1986
- Jorgenson, J. "The Family's Construction of a Family Reality," American Society for Cybernetics, Philadelphia, PA, November 1984
- Jorgenson, J. "Conceptions of Family among Newlywed Couples," Conference on Culture and Communication, Philadelphia, PA November 1983
- Jorgenson, J. "Television as a Topic of Discussions Between Mothers and Children," Popular Culture Association, Louisville, KY, April 1982
Invited Workshops
- "Communication and Gender: Issues and Implications for the Workplace," Office of Diversity Initiatives, University of South Florida, March 2000
- "Introduction to Qualitative Methodologies," College of Arts and Sciences Personnel Process Review Committee, November, 1999
- "Gender and Diversity in the Sciences," Institute of Biomolecular Sciences Summer Scholar Program for Undergraduates, University of South Florida, August 1999
- Resource faculty/panelist Teletechnet/Distance Education Faculty Development Workshop, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1994
- "Cultural Aspects of Workplace Communication," Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, VA, September, 1993
- J. Jorgenson and F. Steier, "An Introduction to Intercultural Thinking in the Global Technical Organization," televised short course through National Technological University and Old Dominion University, June 1993
- J. Jorgenson, "Issues in cross-cultural communication," Fifteenth Annual Old Dominion University Model United Nations Conference. Norfolk, VA, February 1992
- J. Jorgenson, "Communication Across Cultures: Valuing Differences," Consolidated Civilian Personnel, Naval Base, Norfolk, VA, September 1992.
- J. Jorgenson and F. Steier, "Cross-cultural perspectives on communication theory and communication research," Institute of Press Research, University of Oslo, Norway, May 1986
- J. Jorgenson, "Communication and the construction of family meaning," Norwegian Family Therapy Association, Oslo, Norway, February 1986
- J. Jorgenson, "Understanding family culture through family metaphors," Institute for Social Sciences, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway, January 1986
- Invited discussant to pre-conference workshop, "The Pattern which Connects: A symposium on the Questions of Gregory Bateson," College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, May 1985
Other Professional Development Activities
- "Involving Students Using Active Learning Strategies in University Classes," Workshop
sponsored by the Center for Teaching Enhancement, University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL (July 24-August 4, 2000).
- Participant, National Training Labs Human Interaction Laboratory, Clearwater, FL,
September, 1999) (residential training program in small group communication).
- "Creating a Teaching Portfolio," Workshop sponsored by the Center for Teaching
Enhancement, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (April 8, 1998).
- "Turning Passive Listeners into Creative Thinkers," Workshop sponsored by the Center for Teaching Enhancement, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (July 14-21, 1997).
Research Experience
- Research Fellow, Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway, 1985-86.
- Research Associate, Philadelphia Guidance Clinic, Families of Divorce Project, 1980-81
- Research Coordinator, Alcoholism and Family Systems Project, Wharton Applied Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, 1978-80.
University Service
- Honors and Awards Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, 2000, 2001 (Committee chair in 2000)
- Member, Search Committee, Faculty position in communication pedagogy, Department of communication, University of South Florida, 2000-01
- Department of Communication Advisory Committee, University of South Florida, 1999-2000
- Jurist, Women's Studies Essay Contest, Old Dominion University, February, 1995
- Search Committee Member, Director of Center for Learning Technologies, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, July 1994
Ph.D. Committees (Communication)
- Michael Arrington
- Dennis Cox
- Kimberly Golombisky
- Beth Goodier
- Kimberly Weller Gregory
- Barbara Jago
- Robert Kreischer
- Deborah Walker (co-advisor)
- June Wang
M.A. Committees (Communication)
- Valerie Brodnicki (advisor)
- Jenny Crawford
- Angela Day (advisor)
- Jay Baglia
- Beth Goodier
- Amy Harcar (advisor)
- Nancy Kim
- Aubrey Knighton
- Janda Mott
- Lisa Woodbridge
- Janet Woodruff
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Advisor
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Committees
- Michele Leach
- Kristy Miller
- Gwen Clark
Ph.D. Committee (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
M.A. Committees (Mass Communication)
- Julie Heidelberg
- Rosina Voto
- Katy Phillips
Master of Liberal Arts Committees
Reviewerships
- Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2002
- Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender (edited volume on Gender and Applied Communication), 2001
- Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2000
- Southern Communication Journal, 1999
- Management Communication Quarterly, 1999
- Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 1995
- Qualitative Report, 1995
- St. Martin's Press, 1991
Community Service
- Member, Hillsborough County Digital Divide Task Force, 2001-present (Participated in designing a computer loan program to be carried out through the public schools).
- ABC's of Science, Grant Project with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, FL, volunteer research consultant, 2000-2001 (Participated in development of parent education programs to enhance science literacy; also conducted workshops on family communication for Headstart teachers
- Tampa Hillsborough Integrated Network for Kids (THINK) grant, Children's Board volunteer research consultant, 1998-1999. (Assisted in development of a communication plan and supervised the work of two graduate students on the project).