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Jordan C. Wright
1722 Albert Ave. Knoxville, TN. 37917
jcwright6@gmail.com - 501.282.2328
PERSONAL ______
Jordan C. Wright
Adjunct Instructor of Communication
King University
10950 Spring Bluff Way
Knoxville, TN. 37932
Email: jcwright@king.edu
EDUCATION ____________
Master of Arts, Applied Communication Studies
May 2010
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication
December 2005
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
Associate of Arts, General Studies
May 2003
National Park Community College, Hot Springs, Arkansas
AREAS OF INTEREST
 Interpersonal Communication
 Effective Risk Communication
 Professional Public Speaking
 Organizational Training
TEACHING EXPERIENCE ______
King University, Knoxville, Tennessee-- June 2013 – Present
 Adjunct Instructor of Communication SPCH 3100 Small Group Communication
 Develop course curriculum
 Advise undergraduate students in crafting effective presentations

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 Provide ethical feedback on class assignments
 Correspond with department faculty
 Create engaging lesson plans
University of Arkansas, Little Rock - July 2008 – May 2010
 Facilitated Speech Communication Workshops
 PowerPoint
 Message clarity
 Speech anxiety
 Effective introductions and conclusions
 Interviewing
 Cell phone etiquette
 Active listening
 Professional email design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 Instructed SPCH 1300 Public Speaking classes at University of Arkansas, Little Rock
 Directed SPCH 3320 Advanced Public Speaking presentation ceremonies
 Managed SPCH 4314 Internship course
 Organized learning modules for a Pakistani foreign exchange student grant
 Created a workshop focused on professional development for Children International
 Facilitated focus groups centered on core values at University of Arkansas Medical
Sciences (UAMS)
 Conducted a cultural analysis of the UAMS Pediatrics Administration Department
 Trained in crisis communication protocol at the Arkansas Department of Health
COMMUNICATION COURSES
 SPCH 7390: Introduction to Graduate Studies
 Prerequisite course introducing students to communication theory, speaking
responsibilities, terminology, program writing, and research skills
 SPCH 7301: Human Communication Theory
 Basic theoretical approaches to human communication; includes symbolic
interactionism, systems, rules, linguistics, relational, and rhetorical theories
 SPCH 7321: Organizational Communication
 Theoretic overview of organizational communication; includes communication
flow, networks, organizational relationships, groups, conflict, and language
 SPCH 7322: Communication Cultures/Context
 A study on conducting a cultural analysis of an organization through
theoretical practices and frameworks

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 SPCH 7350: Effective Crisis Communication
 An interactive course engaging students in effective crisis communication
theory and application
 SPCH 7352: Organizational Communication Training
 A meta training program that equips students with professional training
experience and methodology
 SPCH 7342: Negotiation
 An examination of the nature of conflict and presentation of theories and
techniques of negotiation as a method of resolving or managing conflict
 SPCH 7302: Interpersonal Communication: Theory and Contexts
 A reflection about the communicative practices that underlie interpersonal
relationships in personal, social, and institutional contexts
 SPCH 7320: Diffusion of Innovations
 Provides an understanding of diffusion theory by explaining the process
through which new ideas spread over time via communication channels
among members of a social system
 SPCH 7323: Conflict Analysis and Intervention
 Class introducing students to the field of conflict transformation, focusing on
the central role of human communication in creating, sustaining, managing and
resolving conflicts in interpersonal, intragroup, intergroup, and organizational
contexts.
 SPCH 8310: Applied Communication Studies Seminar
 Pulls together the information, studies, and theories from the master’s program
to access students’ knowledge and application of communication concepts
 SPCH 8301: Master’s Research Paper
 An action research project dealing with the identification of a need in an
interpersonal, institutional, public, or organizational context and the
implementation and evaluation of an intervention to meet that need
Conferences and Conventions
 Wright, J.C., & Cremeen, C. (2010, April). An Introduction to Krishnamurti. Panel
presented at the annual conference of the Southern States Communication
Association, Memphis, TN.
Professional Society Memberships
 Southern States Communication Association
 Non-for-profit organization promoting the study, criticism, research, teaching,
and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of
communication
 Lambda Pi Eta
 National Honor Society of the National Communication Association