This document is Jennifer Lewallen's CV. It summarizes her education, research publications and presentations, teaching experience, honors and awards, and professional experience. Jennifer is a PhD candidate in Mass Media at the University of Missouri, with research focusing on media effects on body image, social media, and portrayals of gender and sexuality. She has published several journal articles and book reviews, and has presented her work at national conferences. Jennifer has also received teaching awards for her work instructing undergraduate communication courses.

1. Jennifer M. Lewallen
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Communication, University of Missouri, 108 Switzler Hall, Columbia, MO 65211
661-917-2650 | JenniferLewallen@mizzou.edu
Education
PH.D. | MAY 2016 (ANTICIPATED) | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
· Mass Media
· Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz
· Committee Members: Dr. Colleen Colaner, Dr. Brian Houston, & Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr
M.A. | APRIL 2012 | PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
· Mediated and Mass Communication
· Thesis: Assessing the Prevalence and Nature of Sexual Harassment on The Office
· Thesis Advisor: Dr. Keli Myers; Committee: Dr. Michael Murrie & Dr. Dorothy Andreas
· Cumulative grade point average: 4.0
B.A. | JUNE 2008 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
· Major: Communication
· Minor: Sociocultural Linguistics
· Dean’s Honors, Spring 2008
Research
PUBLICATIONS
· Lewallen, J., Miller, B., & Behm-Morawitz, E. (In Press). Lifestyles of the rich and famous:
Celebrity media diet and the cultivation of emerging adults’ materialism. Mass
Communication and Society.
· Behm-Morawitz, E., Lewallen, J., & Miller, B. (2015). Real mean girls? Reality television viewing,
social aggression, and gender-related beliefs among female emerging adults. Psychology Of
Popular Media Culture, doi:10.1037/ppm0000074
· Miller, B., Lewallen, J. (2015). The effects of feminized and non-feminized portrayals of gay
men on homonegativity and the attribution of gender-based descriptors. Communication
Studies, doi: 10.1080/10510974.2015.1018446
BOOK REVIEWS
· Lewallen, J.M. (2014). Review of the book: Hegde, Radha S., ed. Circuits of Visibility: Gender and
Transnational Media Cultures. Women's Studies in Communication, 37(2), 237-239.
doi:10.1080/07491409.2014.919196

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MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
· Behm-Morawitz, E., Lewallen, J, & Choi, G. (Invitation to revise and resubmit). A second chance
at health: How a 3D virtual world can improve health self-efficacy for weight loss
management among adults. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
· Choi, G., & Lewallen, J. (under review, submitted July 2015). “Say Instagram, kids!”: Examining
sharenting and children’s digital representations. Journal of Children and Media.
· Lewallen, J. (under review, submitted July 2015). When image isn’t everything: The effects of
Instagram frames on social comparison. Journal of Social Media in Society.
· Lewallen, J. (under review, submitted July 2015). The framing of women’s bodies on Pinterest.
Communication Research Reports.
· Lewallen, J., & Behm-Morawitz, E. (under review, submitted July 2015). Pinterest or thinterest?:
Social comparison and body image on social media. Social Media and Society.
· Lewallen, J. & Myers, K. (under review, submitted July 2015). “That’s what she said”: Assessing
the prevalence and nature of sexual harassment on The Office. Psychology of Popular Media
Culture.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
· Behm-Morawitz, E., Miller, B., Lewallen, J. Content analysis of primetime television. In write-up.
Teaching
APPOINTMENTS
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri, Fall 2012- Present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
· Children, Adolescents, and the Media (Comm 4628), University of Missouri, Fall 2015, Spring
2015
· Instructor; Class size: 28
Undergraduate course providing a focus on social scientific research concerning the mass media
in the lives of children and adolescents. The course centers on media effects literature and
controversies relevant to child and adolescent media users. I facilitated class discussions of
theories, concepts, methods, and findings relevant to children and the media. Students also
considered social implications and personal choices in media use through a literature review and
a group media literacy campaign as a final project.
· Media Communication in Society (Comm 2100), University of Missouri, Spring 2013, Fall
2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014
· Teaching Assistant; Class size: 25 (4 sections)
· Lead Teaching Assistant, Honors Instructor Fall 2014
· Undergraduate course covering the fundamentals of media and society. Students learned about
the history of American media as well as media effects research and media literacy. I facilitated
lab discussions and guided students through various projects, culminating in a final project where
students designed their own web TV series based on material they learned in lecture and lab.
· Public Speaking (Comm 1200), University of Missouri, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2013,
Spring 2013, Fall 2012

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· Instructor; Class size: 25 (2 sections)
· Basic course covering the fundamentals of public speaking. Students learned to write and deliver
informative, persuasive, group, and impromptu speeches. I created lectures and facilitated class
activities, as well as created exams from a test bank, and evaluated student performance.
· Recognition: Letter of Commendation from Course Director, Spring 2013
· Freshman Seminar: “Exploring the Challenges of Nuclear Discourse,” Pepperdine University,
Spring 2011
· Teaching Assistant; Class size: 25
· Collaborated on curriculum development; assisted with student research projects exploring
various aspects of communicating about nuclear power; met with students upon request; taught
short lessons on research methods upon request of instructor; graded written work
INVITED LECTURES
“Adolescent girls, social media, and the quest for the ‘perfect body.’” Hatch Hall, University of
Missouri. February 2015.
Scholarship
HONORS AND AWARDS
 Loren Reid Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Missouri, 2015
 Verser Fund Award ($100), Department of Communication, University of Missouri, 2014
 Conference Grant, Graduate Students Association, University of Missouri, 2014
 First Year Fellowship ($3,000), Department of Communication, University of Missouri, 2012
 Top Graduate Student, Pepperdine University Communication Department, 2012
 Research Assistantship, Pepperdine University Communication Department, 2010-2012
 Conference Grant, Pepperdine University, 2011
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
· Lewallen, J. (April, 2015). Towards A Web 2.0 Framework: Convergence of Contemporary and
Traditional Media Theory. Paper presented at the annual CSCA conference, Communication
Theory Interest Group, Madison, WI.
· Lewallen, J. (April, 2015). The Framing of Women’s Bodies on Fitness Pinterest Boards. Paper
presented at the annual CSCA conference, Media Studies Division, Madison, WI.
· Lewallen, J., Miller, B., Behm-Morawitz, E. (November, 2014). Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous:
Celebrity Media Diet and the Cultivation of Emerging Adults’ Materialism. Paper presented
at the annual NCA conference, Mass Communication Division, Chicago, IL.
· Behm-Morawitz, E., Lewallen, J., Choi, G. (April, 2014). When Second Life becomes Real Life: An
Examination of Virtual Embodiment, Culture, Health, and the Body in a Social Virtual World.
Paper presented at the annual Console-ing Passions conference, Columbia, MO.
· Miller, B., Lewallen, J. (April, 2014). The Effects of Feminized and Non-Feminized Portrayals of Gay
Men on Homonegativity and the Attribution of Gender-Based Descriptors. Paper presented at
the annual CSCA conference, Mass Communication Division, Minneapolis, MN.

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· Lewallen, J. (November, 2013). Assessing the Prevalence and Nature of Sexual Harassment on The
Office. Paper presented at the annual NCA conference, Mass Communication Division,
Washington, D.C.
· Behm-Morawitz, E., Lewallen, J., Miller, B. (November, 2013). Reality Television Viewing, Social
Aggression, and Gender-Related Beliefs among Female Emerging Adults. Paper presented at
the annual NCA conference, Mass Communication Division, Washington, D.C.
· Lewallen, J. (November, 2011). Standup Comedy and Feminist Ideology: A Closer Look at the Funny
Female Profession. Panel: Empowered Female Voices in Popular Culture: Redefining Feminism
Paper presented at the annual NCA conference, New Orleans, LA.
SERVICE
· Association of Communication Graduate Students- University of Missouri
· Vice President, 2015-2016
· Secretary, 2014-2015
· Awards Committee Member, 2014-2015
· Graduate Student Association Representative
· Policies and Procedures Committee Member, 2013-2014
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
· National Communication Association, 2010- present
· Student Reviewer
· Central States Communication Association
Professional Experience
INTERN | VJR CONSULTING| 2013
Worked with Vicky Rideout of VJR Consulting to research relevant articles and studies for a
literature review on children, parents, reading, and media use.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR | UNITED WAY OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | 2008-2010
· Planned and implemented the Fun in the Sun program- a summer enrichment program for local
poverty-level children, coordinated approximately 60 organizations to deliver services and
supplies to sites and participants, organized 500 community volunteers to assist participants
throughout the program.