JENNIFER A. CUMMINGS portrait
  • Associate Professor (Lecturer), Management Department

Presentations

  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2024) Growth Through Struggle, The Other Side Academy. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/24/2024.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2023) The Grit Factor, Edwards Lifesciences, Edwards Network of Women (ENOW) . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/30/2023.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2023) Being Appropriately Assertive. Presented at the Association for Business Communication Conference. Denver, CO. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/28/2023.
  • Scott Springer, & Ann Springer, Jessie Richards & Jennifer Cummings . (2023) Teaching Hacks: Bring the Real World into the Classroom with Public-Facing Projects. Accepted to the Association for Business Communication Conference. Tucson, AZ. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 10/11/2023.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2023) Awaken the Force: Becoming a High-Performance Team, DCC Day 2023. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/06/2023.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2023) Resilience Through Challenging Times, BD Medical International Women's Day Event . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/08/2023.
  • Kathryn Cañas, & Jennifer A. Cummings & Georgi A. Rausch. (2023) Strengthening Leadership Programs for Women: Challenges and Strategies. Presented at the Association for Business Communication Conference. Laie, Hawaii. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/16/2023.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2022) Better Together: Creating Social Wellbeing, PEHP Statewide Wellness Conference . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 06/09/2022.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2021) Testing the Power of Positivity. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference. Online. October, 2021. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/22/2021.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS, & Cummings, J. A., Rausch, G., & Cañas, K. (2021) Strengthening Leadership Programs for Women: Challenges and Strategies. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference. Laie, Hawaii. February 2023. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 08/30/2021.
  • Jennifer A Cummings (2021) "Building Resilience in Tough Times " Keynote address at the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/29/2021.
  • Jennifer A Cummings , & Kate Cañas and Aaron Phillips . (2020) Association for Business Communication (ABC) National Conference, Voices of Leadership: CEO Discourse as Embodied and Enacted. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 10/30/2020.
  • Jennifer A Cummings (2020) Association for Business Communication (ABC) National Conference, Driving Team Innovation. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 05/15/2020.
  • Jennifer A Cummings (2020) Elevate U: "Growth in Challenging Times". Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/29/2020.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2019) "The Brain at Work: Insights from Neuroscience for Teaching Business Communication". Presented at the Association of Business Communication International Conference, Detroit, Michigan. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/24/2019.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2019) "The Mindset Advantage". Keynote Address at School of Dentistry White Coat Ceremony. University of Utah. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/09/2019.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2019) "Thriving Through Change". EMBA Alumni Roundtable, Keynote Speaker. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/01/2019.
  • JENNIFER ANN CUMMINGS (2019) "Speaking Up and Being Heard on a Team". MBA Women’s Event, Keynote Speaker. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/25/2019.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2019) “Speaking Up and Being Heard on a Team”. Alumni Women’s Workshop, University of Utah. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2019.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2018) “Thriving Through Change,” SelectHealth Leadership Summit. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 05/2018.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2018) Teaching the Art of Planning and Navigating Difficult Conversations. Presented at the Association for Business Communication Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2018.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2018) “The Positivity Advantage,” IHC Cardiovascular Symposium. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2018.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2018) “Communicating Your Brand with Confidence and Authenticity,” Elevate U Women's Symposium, University of Utah. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2018.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2017) Drafting Your Personal Ethics Code. Presentation at Association for Business Communication International Conference, Dublin, Ireland. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/20/2017.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings, & Kathryn Canas & Aaron Phillips. (2017) Developing and Re-envisioning the Online and Hybrid Classroom. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference, Orem, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2017.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2017) “Healthy Talk, Healthy Teams”, Bard Access Systems. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/22/2017.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2016) Video Case Study Methodological Approach to Managing Organizational Conflict. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2016.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2016) Mediation Videotape Simulation. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2016.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2016) Transforming Team Troubles into Triumphs. Presented at the Association for Business Communication Western Region Conference. Denver, CO. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2016.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2016) Relational Patterns of Control and Influence. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/06/2016.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2016) Leveling Up Your Relationships. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/25/2016.
  • Cole Holmes, & Jennifer Cummings & Georgi Rausch. (2015) Technology in the Business Communication Classroom: A Paradoxical Double-Edged Sword. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference, Seattle, WA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/30/2015.
  • Kathryn Canas, & Jennifer Cummings & Georgi Rausch. (2015) Triumphs and Challenges of Teaching Accounting Communication: An Examination and Presentation of Pedagogical Best Practices. Presented at the Association for Business Communication International Conference, Seattle, WA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/29/2015.
  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2015) Building Conflict Management Skills in Tomorrow’s Leaders. Presented at the Association for Business Communication Western Region Conference, USC Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/21/2015.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2014, February). Complementarity and Satisfaction: An Investigation of Mother- Adolescent Daughter Interaction. Paper accepted to the Western States Communication Association, Anaheim, CA. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2014.
  • Canary, H. E., Bullis, C. A., Cummings, J. A., Kinney, A. Y. (2014, February). The Resource-Based Interaction Coding System (R-BICS): Development and Application in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Program. Paper Presentation: Western States Communication Association, Anaheim, CA. *Top Four Paper in Health Communication . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2014.
  • Canary, H. E., Cummings, J. A., Bullis, C. A. (2013, November). Counselor-Client Conversations in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention: An Analysis of Intersecting Activity Systems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Washington, DC. * Top Five Papers in Health Communication . Conference Paper, Presented, 11/2013.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2013, February). Conflict at Home: A Qualitative Case Comparison of Conflict Interaction in Mother-Adolescent Daughter Relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Reno, NV. *Top Paper in Interpersonal Communication . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2013.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2012, February). Relational Communication and Mother-Adolescent Daughter Relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM. *Top Paper in Interpersonal Communication . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2012.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2008, February). Panelist on “Advisor Advising: Sharing Resources for Advising Graduate Students.” Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Boulder, CO. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2008.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2008, February). “Seventeen” Girls without Family: A Content Analysis of the Abdication of Family in Teenage Magazines. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Boulder, CO. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2008.
  • Osmond, A. K. & Cummings, J. A. (2007, November). Identifying Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Cues in Sociopathy: A Narrative Analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Presented, 11/2007.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2007, February). Panelist on “Are We ‘Engaged’, or Are We ‘Complicit’? Conceptualizing a Socially-just, Critically-informed Interpersonal Communication.” Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2007.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2006, November). Work-Family Balance in the Lives of Children: Giving Voice to a Silenced Population. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX. Conference Paper, Presented, 11/2006.
  • Witker-Cummings, J. A. (2006, February). How Support Happens: An Ethnographic Investigation of Supportive Interactions Among Preschool Children, Peers, and Teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA. *Top Debut Paper in Interpersonal Communication . Conference Paper, Presented, 02/2006.

Publications

  • Jennifer A. Cummings (2023). Being Appropriately Assertive. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Teaching - refereed, Accepted, 12/09/2023.
  • Cummings, J. A. (2018). Drafting Your Personal Ethics Code. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Vol. 81, 368-390. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 09/2018.
  • Rogers, L. E. & Cummings, J. A. (2016). Relational Communication Control. In C. A. Van Lear & D. J. Canary (Eds.) Researching Interactive Communication Behavior: A Sourcebook of Methods and Measures. (pp. 93-106). Thousand Oaks: Sage. Discipline based - other, Published, 01/2016.
  • Canary, H. E. , Bullis, C., Cummings, J. A. & Kinney, A. (2015). Structuring Health in Colorectal Cancer Screening Conversations: An Analysis of Intersecting Activity Systems. Southern Communication Journal; Special Issue: Family Communication and Health. Vol. 80, 416-432. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 11/2015.