LAJUAN DAVIS, PH.D., PROFESSOR of BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

University of Tennessee at Martin Management, Marketing, and Information Systems College of Business and Global Affairs 8 Business Administration Building Martin, Tennessee 38238 731.881.7364

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Philosophy, Technology Education, Minor: Higher Education, 2003

Mississippi State University; Starkville, Mississippi

Master of Science, Business Technology Education, 1999

The University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Bachelor of Science, Business Education, Emphasis in Business Management, 1979

Mississippi State University; Starkville, Mississippi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Tennessee at Marti; Martin, Tennessee

Assistant Professor of Business Communication, 2013 – present

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Whitewater, Wisconsin

Associate Professor, Lead Business Communication Professor, 2010 – 2013

The University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Adjunct Instructor, 1999 – 2000; Instructor, 2000 – 2003; Assistant Professor, 2003 – 2008;

Associate Professor, 2009 – 2010

Hattiesburg Public School District; Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Business and Computer Technology Instructor, 1999 – 2000

Davis Oil Operators, Inc.; Heidelberg, Mississippi

Business Manager, 1991 – 1998

Outreach Health Services, Inc.; Heidelberg, Mississippi

Project Director, 1985 – 1989

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Mississippi Educator License

Class A 105 Business Education Certification

Class A 111 Computer Application Certification

Class A 310 Business and Computer Technology Certification

Class AA 105 Business Education Certification

PUBLICATIONS

Davis, L. & Yin, R. (2013). “Teaching Writing with Twitter: An Exploration of Social

Media Use in Enhancing Business Communication Skills.” Delta Pi Epsilon Research

Journal (LV)1, pp. 36 – 52.

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Davis, L. (2013). “Social Media: Fickle Wind or Hurricane Force?” Submitted to

Business Education Forum (by invitation). Revisions completed for publication in

Spring 2014.

Davis, L. (2012). “What Have You Been Doing Lately? Business Teachers Speak.”

Submitted to Business Education Forum. Fall 2012. Currently under consideration.

Davis, L. & Yin, R. (2011). “Tweeting toward High-performance Business

Communication: The Use of Social Networking Tool Twitter to Improve College

Students’ Business Writing Skills.” Issues in Information Systems, a refereed publication.

is an official publication of the International Association for Computer Information

Systems (IACIS). IIS is a double-blind refereed, serial publication of IACIS; XII(1),

pp. 401 – 406.

Davis, L. (2011). Arresting Student Plagiarism: Are We Educators or Investigators?

Published in Business Communication Quarterly (74)2, pp. 160 – 163.

Davis, L. & Fisher, D. (2011). Integrating a Service-Learning Project into an

Administrative Office Management Class: The Nuts and Bolts Description of the

Project. Published in Information Technology, Learning, & Performance Journal,

26(1), pp.1 – 10. Available at http://www.osra.org/itlpj/davisfisheronline2011.pdf

Davis, L. & Fisher, D. (2009). Teaching with Technology to Decrease Writing

Apprehension and Increase Writing Skills in a Business Communication Course.

Submitted to Business Education Digest. Published Fall 2009.

Davis, L. (2009). Professional Image: Transitioning from Student to Business

Professional, an article written for Career Services Guide 2009 – 2010. The University of

Southern Mississippi Career Services. Published in Fall 2009 and Fall 2010.

Davis, L. (2008). Professional Image, an article written for Career Services student

employment booklet. The University of Southern Mississippi Career Services. Published

in Fall 2008.

Fisher, D.; Davis, L.; Rouse, S. (2005 – 2006). Reflect on Effective Teaching, a chapter

for the National Business Educator Association 2007 Yearbook.

Davis, L. (2006). Business Education + Professional Image = Employable Students.

Published in the Mississippi Business Education Association Newsletter, Summer 2006.

Fisher, D.; Davis, L.; Rouse, S. (2006). Improvement of Instruction Utilizing WebQuests

in the Business Communication Classroom. Submitted to Business Education Forum.

Published in October 2006.

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Davis, L.; Forde, C.; Fisher, D. (2006). Teaching with Technology to Decrease

Writing Apprehension and Increase Writing Skills in a Business Communication

Course. Published in Business Education Digest, March 2007.

McDonald, M. L., Fisher, D. J., and Davis, L. (2004). “Time Between Instruction and

Practice in a Business Communication Course,” Business Education Digest. Published

Spring 2005.

Davis, L., (2003). Dissertation. An Investigation of the Use of Technology as a Teaching

Tool in the Collegiate Business Communication Course: Does the Use of Technology

Decrease Writing Apprehension and Increase Writing Ability? (Doctoral Dissertation,

Mississippi State University, August, 2003).

Davis, L., Riley, M. and Fisher, D. J. (2003). “Business Students’ Perceptions of

Necessary Skills,” NABTE Review in Business Education Forum, 57(4), pp. 18 – 21.

McDonald, M. L., Fisher, D. J., and Davis, L. (2002). “Time Between Instruction and

Practice in a Business Communication Course,” AERA Business Education and

Information Systems Research 2002 Proceedings, pp. 30 – 35.

PRESENTATIONS

Wallace, M. K. & Davis, L. (2013). Texting and Tweeting the Tennessee Way. Paper

accepted for presentation at Association for Business Communication Conference, Fall

2013.

Davis, L. & Yin, R. (2012). Improving Students’ Writing Skills . . . without Increasing

Instructor Workload. Learn Center workshop presented at UW-W, Spring 2012 and

Delta Pi Epsilon Research Conference, Fall 2012.

Vanevenhoven, J., Davis, L., Waldman, L. & Smith, J. (2011). Business Communication:

A Survey of Employers and Faculty. UW-W College of Business & Economics Brown-

bag Presentation, February 2011.

Davis, L. & Yin, R. (2011). Tweeting toward High-performance Business

Communication: The Use of Social Networking Tool Twitter to Improve College

Students’ Business Writing Skills. Presented at the International Society for Technology

in Education Conference, Fall 2011.

Davis, L. & Schulz, D. (2011). Teaching Business Communication in Hybrid Format.

Presented at International Association for Business Communication Conference, Fall

2011.

Davis, L. & Waldman, L. (2011). Data-driven Course Revision. Presented at Delta Pi

Epsilon Annual Research Conference, Fall 2011.

Davis, L. (2009). Service Learning: Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn. Office of

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Service Learning Professional Development seminar. The University of Southern

Mississippi (Spring 2009) and Mississippi Business Education Association Conference

(Fall 2009).

Davis, L. & Fisher, D. (2008). An Investigation of Students’ Perceptions of Service

Learning. Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference, November 2008.

Davis, L.; Fisher, D.; Rouse, S.; Poole-Davis, J. (2007). New F.A.C.E. of Business

Education, National Business Education Association Conference, April 2007.

Davis, L. (2006). Quality Enhancement Program, Finding a Voice: Improving Oral and

Written Competencies; faculty presentations on Constructing a Writing Assignment;

Rubric Creation; Teaching Writing with Technology; Writing and Proofreading. Fall

2007, Spring 2008.

Davis, L.; Fisher, D.; Forde, C.; Rouse, S. (2006). Effective Strategies for Promoting

Your Business Program, Mississippi Business Education Association Conference, March

2006.

● Davis, L., Fisher, D., Using Practical Methods, Techniques, and Technology to

Improve Teachers’ and Students’ Writing and Speaking Skills, Delta Pi Epsilon National

Research Conference, 2006.

● Fisher, D., Davis, L., NABTE Institution Business Teacher Educators’ Perceptions of

Incentives or Obstacles Toward Online Instruction, Delta Pi Epsilon National Research

Conference, 2006.

Davis, L.; Fisher, D.; Rouse, S. (2005). Improving Classroom Instruction Via Creation of WebQuests, Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, November 2005.

Fisher, D., Davis, L. and Rouse, S. (2004). Improving Classroom Instruction Via

Creation of WebQuests, Association for Career and Technical Education Annual

Convention, December 2004.

Fisher, D. and Davis, L. (2004). Perceptions of Business Education Faculty in Colleges

and Universities Toward Online Instruction Based on Years of Teaching Experience and

Training Received, Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, November 2004.

Davis, L. and Fisher, D. (2004). An Investigation of the Use of Technology as a Teaching

Tool in a Collegiate Business Communication Course: Does the Use of Technology

Decrease Writing Apprehension and Increase Writing Ability? Delta Pi Epsilon National

Research Conference, November 2004.

Fisher, D. and Davis, L. (2004). Motivating Your Students with Interactive Bulletin

Boards Presentation, Mississippi Business Education Association Annual Convention,

October 2004.

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Fisher, D. and Davis, L. (2003). Motivating Your Students with Interactive Bulletin

Boards Presentation, Southern Business Education Association Annual Convention,

October 2003.

McDonald, M. L., Fisher, D. J., and Davis, L. (2002). Time Between Instruction and

Practice in a Business Communication Course, American Educational Research

Association, Business Education and Information Systems SIG Presentation, April 2002.

McDonald, M. L., Fisher, D. J., and Davis, L. (2001). Sequencing Instruction and

Practice in Business Communication, Association of Career and Technical Education

(ACTE), NATEBE Research Session Presentation, December 2001.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Business Education Association

Martin Area Toastmasters International

Delta Pi Epsilon, Beta Theta (UW-W) – President

Delta Pi Epsilon (national chapter)

IACIS – International Association of Computer Information Systems

Association for Business Communication

Phi Delta Kappa

Southern Business Education Association

Mississippi Business Education Association (Executive Officer)

Academy for Career and Technical Teacher Education

Association for Career and Technical Education

American Educational Research Association – Reviewer for SIG: Business

Education and Information Systems

Conference on College Composition and Communication/National Council of Teachers

of English

International Society for Technology in Education

Phi Sigma Pi, Gamma Nu Chapter – Faculty Sponsor

Alpha Theta Chi: Collegiate Honor Society – Mississippi State University

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES

University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM), Student/Faculty Committee for College of

Business and Global Affairs, 2013 – present

UTM, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Department, library

liaison, 2013 – present

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University Standards Committee, 2012

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UW-W) Audit and Review Committee/Ad hoc

Reviewer, 2012 – 2013

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UW-W College of Business and Economics (CoBE), Honors Committee, 2010 – 2013

UW-W College of Business and Economics (CoBE), Assessment of Learning

committee member, 2010 – 2013

UW-W, CoBE, Department of Information Technology and Business Education,

Business Communication committee member and lead professor, 2010 – 2013

UW-W, CoBE, Department of Information Technology and Business Education,

TEC (Technology Education Committee) 2010 – 2013

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Quality Enhancement Program,

Finding a Voice Advisory and Executive Committees, Summer 2006 – 2010

USM Grade Review Committee, member, 2006 – 2009

USM Library Service Committee, 2003 – 2010

Department of Technology Education, USM, Search Committee, 2005 – 2010

Department of Technology Education, USM, lead OA instructor and full-time

academic advisor, 2000 – 2010

Delta Pi Epsilon Research Projects Committee, member, 2006 – 2009; Conference

proposal reviewer, 2007

College of Education and Psychology, USM, Dean’s Graduate Education Advisory

Committee, Spring 2005

College of Education and Psychology, USM, Department of Technology Education,

Grant-Writing Committee, 2004 – 2010

College of Education and Psychology NCATE Graduate Caucus, USM,

2004 – 2010

College of Education and Psychology Web Task Force, USM, 2003 – 2008

College of Education and Psychology NCATE Planning/Program Team, USM,

2003 – 2010

Member, Standard Six – Governance

College Development Advisory Committee, USM, representative for the Department of

Technology Education, August 2003

Department of Technology Education, USM, Business Technology Education

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Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2010

Department of Technology Education Office Administration Curriculum Review

Committee, 2002 – 2010

Department of Technology Education Undergraduate and Graduate BTE

Curriculum Review Committee, 2002 – 2010

Department of Technology Education BTE Graduate Comprehensive Exam

Committee, 2002 – 2010

Department of Technology Education BTE Graduate Admissions Committee

2005 – 2010

Department of Technology Education, Tenure and Promotion Criteria Committee,

Chairperson, 2007 – 2010

Business Technology Education Search Committee, Member, 2003 – 2010

College of Education and Psychology, USM, Professional Education Faculty, 2000 –

2010

College of Education and Psychology, USM, Secondary Education Caucus Member,

2001 – 2004

College of Education and Psychology, USM SEC Ad Hoc Committee, 2002

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Delta Pi Epsilon Research Journal, national honorary graduate research society journal

reviewer, 2012 – 2014

Pi Omega Pi, national honorary undergraduate business education society, national

newsletter editor, 2012 – 2014

Journal of Educational Technology Development Exchange, international journal

reviewer, 2012

UW-W, Created and conducted Job Search Workshop for non-traditional students,

Spring 2012

National Business Education Association, Served as yearbook chapter reviewer and as

presentation proposal reviewer for annual conference in Spring 2012; yearbook reviewer

for 2013 publication

International Association for Computer Information Systems, Served as a proposal

reviewer for Fall 2011 conference

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UW-W Fireside Chat: Undergraduate Minority Business Teacher Prep Program,

panelist, Fall 2011

UW-W Honors Society, Conducted Job Interview Workshop for freshman honors

students, Spring 2012.

UW-W DECA, Worked with DECA students to prepare for state competition, Spring

2012

Wisconsin Department of Education Spring 2012 Update Meeting, Attended and

distributed recruitment materials for UW-W and CoBE

UW-W Institute of Management Accountants, guest speaker on Career Paths, Spring

2011

UW-W, College of Business & Economics, recruiter/advisor at CoBE Major Fair,

Spring 2011

UW-W Writing Still Matters, CoBE representative for assessment exercise, Summer

2011

UW-W, Served as marshal at Fall 2011 graduation

Pi Sigma Epsilon, Beta Gamma Chapter at UW-W, job interview workshop, Fall 2011

Pi Omega Pi, Psi Chapter, Hosted POP members for cultural diversity event, Spring

2012

UW-W, Served on panel for seminar on academic dishonesty, Fall 2011

UW-W, Served as examiner for academic dishonesty case, Spring 2012

Delta Pi Epsilon, Beta Theta chapter, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, executive

board member, 2010 – Present

Association for Business Communication, proposal reviewer for the ABC-SW

conference, 2010

Pi Omega Pi (POP), National Business Education Honor Society, faculty advisor,

UW-W chapter, 2011 – Present

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (Publishing Company) Business communication

textbook reviewer, 2010

Delta Pi Epsilon (national chapter) Research Projects Committee, member, 2006 –

2010; Proposal reviewer for DPE Research and Synthesis journal, 2006 – 2007

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Finding a Voice Advisory Board, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM),

Recording Secretary, 2006 – 2009; Faculty Development subcommittee member, 2006 –

2010

Writing Center, USM, Guest speaker and trainer for graduate writing center tutors,

March 2007; volunteer tutor, Spring 2008.

Quality Enhancement Program, USM, Finding a Voice: Improving Oral and Written

Competencies; Faculty Development Seminar, Co-Facilitator, Fall 2007, Spring 2008

Department of Hospitality Management, USM, Guest Speaker, Fall 2006, Spring 2007

Site Planning Team for Tech Prep Initiative, Business/Industry Representative,

Hattiesburg Public Schools, 2006 – 2007

Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc., Workshop Trainer, Fall 2006

Mississippi Business Education Association, Senior College Representative, Present –

2009; Newsletter Editor, 2007 – 2009

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Presidential Scholars, Interviewer,

Spring 2006

Thomson, South-Western (Publishing Company), Book Reviewer, 2005 – 2007

National Business Education Association National Convention, Anaheim, California

Session Liaison, April 2005; Tampa, Florida, 2006

Phi Sigma Pi, Gamma Nu Chapter – Faculty Sponsor; 2002 – 2010

National Business Education Association National Convention, Chicago, Illinois

Session Liaison, April 2004

USM Department of Technology Education, MOS session assistant coordinator, May

2004

USM Black and Gold Day Recruitment, College of Education and Psychology

Representative, November 2003

USM Saturday @ Southern Miss/Information Fair, College of Education and

Psychology Representative, April 2003

IHL Fair – High School Day Recruitment, College of Education and

Psychology/Department of Technology Education, Representative, 2003

West Jones Middle School, Guest Speaker, Career Discovery Classes (Recruitment),

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2002 – 2003

Delta Pi Epsilon, USM chapter Vice-President, 2001 – 2010

Mississippi Business Education Association Journal, Member of Editorial

Committee, August 2003 – 2010

National Business Education Association National Convention, Dallas, TX

Session Assistant Coordinator, April 2003

USM Department of Technology Education, Acting Chair

November 6 – 7, 2003

Future Business Leaders of America, State Competition Judge, 2003 – 2007

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (Publishing Company) Reviewed chapters for business

communication textbook, 2002

American Educational Research Association, Business Education and

Information Systems SIG, Reviewed proposals for presentation in conference and

publication in proceedings, 2001

State Educational Participation

FBLA Sponsor – Hattiesburg High School; 1999 – 2000

Additional Community Educational Service Activities Supervised and conducted extensive fund-raising activities at local elementary schools,

1994 – 1999; worked closely as a volunteer with administration, school board, teaching

staff, and students on various educational and financial projects.

GRANTS and Fellowships Alliance of Women Philanthropists of Tennessee grant, applied for Fall 2013

UW-W Undergraduate Research Programs grant, funded Fall 2012

CoBE Ultra-grant, applied for Fall 2011

Fellowship: 2008, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Service Learning

Fellowship

Fellowship: 2006 – 2007, USM Quality Enhancement Program Fellowships

Grant: 2006 – 2007 Mississippi Power Company

Grant: 2007 HP (Hewlett Packard) Technology for Teaching Higher Education,

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Submitted to Hewlett Packard, February 2007

Grant: 2006 HP (Hewlett Packard) Technology for Teaching Higher Education,

Submitted to Hewlett Packard, February 2006

Grant: 2005 HP (Hewlett Packard) Technology for Teaching Higher Education,

Submitted to Hewlett Packard, February 2005

Grant: Innovative Teaching Strategies in Pre-service Education, submitted to Fund

for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), December 2004

Grant: Innovative Teaching Strategies in Pre-service Education, submitted to No

Child Left Behind: Improving Teaching Quality, Higher Education Grants, December

2003

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UW-W), Attended Turnitin workshop/training,

Spring 2012

UW-W Speaking Matters workshop, participant, Spring 2012

UW-W, Attended online training/workshop(s), Spring 2012

UW-W Train the Trainer: Handling Difficult Conversations, Fall 2011

UW-W Learn Center seminar, Instructors’ Imaginations Ignited, Second Life at

UW-Whitewater, Fall 2011

JA Finance Park tour and training conducted in conjunction with Delta Pi Epsilon

meeting, Fall 2011

UW-W Learn Center workshop—“The Changing Classroom Climate: How to

Effectively Engage Nontraditional Students in Your Classes,” Spring 2011

UW-W, First Year Program, participant 2010 – 2011

UW-W, College of Business and Economics, Teaching Mentoring Group, participant

2010 – 2011

UW-W, CoBE, Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization and Global Business Resource

Center event, “Emerging Use of Social Media Technologies and Platforms,” Attended

2010

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), QEP Seminar, participant, Summer

2006

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Mississippi Business Education Association 2006 Spring Conference; Booneville,

Mississippi, March 2006. Seminars attended: My Life with SAM and Beating Stress

through Humor

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference; Cincinnati, Ohio and Minneapolis,

Minnesota, (attended seminars) November 2005, 2006

National Business Education Association National Convention; Anaheim, California,

and Tampa, Florida, (attended seminars) April 2005, 2006

USM College of Education and Psychology, attended Third-year

Review/Tenure/Promotion seminar, October 2004

USM College of Education and Psychology NCATE Planning/Program Team,

attended NCATE Informational Meeting/Training for Chairs and Program Personnel,

October 2004; Determining Transition Points for Assessment Purposes, November

2004 – 2005

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference; Washington, D.C., Business

Education: Defining the Discipline through a Content Analysis of Scholarly Discourse

Using Co-word Analysis; Middle School Students’ Perceptions about Work and Career-

Related Issues (seminars attended) November 2004

National Business Education Association National Convention; Chicago, Illinois,

Entrepreneurship in Education, (seminar attended) April 2004

USM Expanding Excellence Workshop, Seminar for Effective Online Teaching,

February 2004

USM Library Services, Training via E-ordering, December 2003

National Business Education Association National Convention; Dallas, Texas,

Educating Students to Make Ideas Income; Teaching Ethics in Your Business Classes,

(seminars attended) April 2003

USM Expanding Excellence Workshop, SMARTBoard, 2003

USM-sponsored Summit on Service Learning; Biloxi, Mississippi, Spring 2003

COURSES TAUGHT

Information Systems (INFS – UTM)

INFS 351 Business Communication

INFS 490 Issues in Information Systems (Social Media)

INFS 330 Employability Skills and Business Presentation

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Information Technology and Business Education (ITBE – UW-W)

ITBE 353 Business Communication

ITBE 740 Business and Professional Communication (graduate level)

Business Technology Education (BTE – USM)

BTE 200 Introduction to Business Communication (business grammar)

BTE 410/510 Advanced Word Processing

BTE 363 Computer Applications in Business Education

(Access/PowerPoint)

BTE 465/565 Desktop Publishing and Web Page Design

BTE 380 Business Communication

BTE 485 Administrative Office Management Procedures (capstone)

BTE 652 Seminar in Business Education

HONORS/AWARDS

Outstanding Teacher Award, The University of Southern Mississippi, Technology

Education Department, 2009, 2010

State Award – Creative Writing; Mississippi Jaycees

District Award – Creative Writing; Mississippi Jaycees

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Supervised and conducted extensive fund-raising activities at local elementary schools,

1994 – 1999

Worked closely as a volunteer with administration, school board, teaching staff, and

students on various educational and financial projects