Jennifer Buckner

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Associate Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of English at Gardner-Webb University

Shelby, North Carolina, United States

Overview

Jennifer Buckner is the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a Professor of English at Gardner-Webb University. With a PhD from Old Dominion University, her expertise is in writing, rhetoric, new media, and soundwriting, and she has held several leadership roles, including Interim Dean and English Department Chair.

She has a passion for collaborative learning and mentorship, having co-authored a published book chapter on soundwriting with nine of her former students.

Her academic research includes a unique project with a deaf student to explore and interrogate how sound can be understood and composed by bodies that "speak with hands and hear with vibrations. "

Personality Overview

Fast-paced

Results Focused

Long-term Focused

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Soundwriting & Accessibility
Her scholarship focuses on "soundwriting, " including publishing research on negotiating sound as a medium with a deaf student to ensure accessibility and broaden its definition.
AI in Education
She is actively exploring the impact of generative AI on education, having recently presented on how tools like ChatGPT are influencing writing instruction.
Student Collaboration
She has a demonstrated passion for student mentorship and collaborative research, recently co-authoring a published book chapter with nine Gardner-Webb graduates.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2022
Associate Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of English at Gardner-Webb University
6-2022 - 12-2022
Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of English at Gardner-Webb University
8-2017 - 1-2022
Department Chair, Professor of English at Gardner-Webb University

Education

2009 - 2014
PhD from Old Dominion University
MA from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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While Negotiating & Closing

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