Resume

• 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  - Teach undergraduate courses: Communication and Organization

  Small Group Communication

  Professional Communication

  and Senior Capstone. Invest in students' post-collegiate endeavors by training them to think theoretically and biblically about how to engage others

  specifically in small groups and in the workplace.\n- Champion a robust theology of work

  in equipping students and professional staff to see the actual work they do as part of God's redemptive plan

  and help students discern holy discontents in vocational coaching.\n- Contribute leadership and strategic thinking to university-wide conversations: Strategic Planning Leadership

  Executive Chapel Committee

  Athletic Advisory Committee.

  Associate Professor of Communication Studies

  Azusa Pacific University / Department of Communication Studies

• 2016

  - Co-lead a growth group in our home for young professionals

  encouraging them in the Word of God

  while also investing in post-collegiate work and faith.\n- Coach

  facilitate workshops

  engage in strategic thinking and and teach on small groups and group development

  with the aim of facilitating spiritual growth in individual members.\n- Welcome new families to Foothill Kids on Sunday mornings

  facilitating hospitality

  structure

  and care for new kiddos and parents visiting Foothill Church for the first or second time.

  Foothill Church

  Membership and Recruitment Advisor

  Advise the Executive Recruitment Board

  including the collegiate Vice-President Membership and Recruitment Chair; work with collegiate Panhellenic Council on recruitment rules; oversee six-day recruitment process

  working with other chapter advisors and alumnae members

  over 150 active chapter members

  regional Fraternity officers and university personnel.

  Gamma Rho chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta National Fraternity (at UCSB)

• 2015

  Azusa Pacific University / Department of Communication Studies

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  - Served as Program Coordinator for the Communication Studies major

  leading administrative projects to increase program efficiency and student engagement

  and promoting the major to increase visibility and reputation of our program.\n - Organized and led the IMPACT Conference (http://www.apu.edu/clas/communication/impact/)

  recruiting speakers for student paper presentations and faculty workshops

  engaging faculty and students from over 15 local colleges and universities

  executing a Signature Alumni Event

  and exposing students to practical and transformational communication scholarship.\n - Partnered with the Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research to develop a hands-on experience with small group communication

  producing meaningful projects for local non-profit organizations while immersing students in the language and work of small group consulting.\n - Collaborated with the Center for Career + Calling in creating an informational career interview assignment for college sophomores to engage in vocational exploration

  while equipping them with skills to network with career professionals in the industry of their choice.\n

  Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

  Azusa Pacific University / Department of Communication Studies

• 2013

  Santa Barbara

  California

  - Oversaw the department's social media platforms

  working with two undergraduate interns to develop creative and engaging campaigns around Communication Career Day and other departmental happenings.\n - Successfully partnered with the Office of Career Services to bridge our academic study of communication in organizations and post-collegiate professional endeavors

  through joint events

  assignment creation

  and course development.\n - Taught courses of 80+ students

  knowing many of their names by the end of week 2

  developing a rapport and relationships with undergraduate students in a large department (1000+ students in the major) at a large university

  while engaging them theoretically

  practically and meaningfully.

  Lecturer of Communication in Organizations and Small Groups

  UC Santa Barbara

• 2011

  CWD Consulting

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  - Consulted with Eastview Christian Church on their \"Are You In?\" snapshot of their 5

  000+ member congregation

  measuring engagement with the church.\n - Invited speaker at the Cru Crossroads Conference

  targeted to college juniors and seniors from over 20 colleges and universities in California

  Arizona

  Hawai'i

  and Las Vegas

  preparing them to live life on mission after college.\n - Keynote speaker for the UC Santa Barbara Panhellenic Council Recruitment Gathering of over 1

  000 sorority women

  engaging my organizational membership research and preparing members for a productive

  meaningful

  and ethical recruitment process.\n - Consulting work with the National Society of Black Engineers

  APU Alumni and Parent Relations

  UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association

  Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Delta Delta.

  Speaker

  Career Advisor

  Organizational Consultant

  CWD Consulting

• 2010

  Westmont College

  Santa Barbara

  California

  - Successfully integrated faith and learning in courses such as Group Communication and Leadership

  Communication Research Methods

  and Persuasion and Propaganda.\n - Developed the research methods course to engage undergraduate students in both quantitative and qualitative research

  investigating leadership

  conflict

  and organization of small groups on campus during the campus-wide Spring Sing preparation and event.

  Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies

  Westmont College

• 2007

  Facilitated youth group activities at least two days a week in addition to leading a weekly small group of six to eight high school girls; provided mentorship and biblical leadership; oversaw six other high school girls’ small groups; met weekly with three students one-on-one; liaised between pastoral staff and other female leaders; and helped organize events.

  Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara

  Board Member

  The Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles (CFWLA) is a gospel-centered non-profit dedicated to transforming our relationship to work

  fostering human flourishing

  and renewing Los Angeles. I serve on the Board to advise and provide feedback on vision

  programming

  and financial stewardship.

  Center for Faith and Work Los Angeles

  UC Santa Barbara

  Santa Barbara

  California

  - Led the Graduate Student Advising Committee to the Chair of the department

  working on socialization issues related to new student recruitment and orientation

  graduate student workload issues

  and post-graduate employment.

  Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant

  UC Santa Barbara / Department of Communication

• 2006

  Tamar Galatzan for LA School Board Campaign

  Los Angeles

  California

  Campaign Fundraiser

  Tamar Galatzan for LA School Board Campaign

• 2005

  Advise the Executive Recruitment Board

  including the collegiate Vice-President Membership and Recruitment Chair; work with collegiate Panhellenic Council on recruitment rules; oversee six-day recruitment process

  working with other chapter advisors and alumnae members

  over 180 active chapter members

  regional Fraternity officers and university personnel.

  Omicron chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta National Fraternity (at USC)

  Fundraising

  Organizational Leadership

  Nonprofit Organizations

  Qualitative Research

  Organizational Consulting

  Leadership

  Research

  Social Media

  Higher Education

  Community Outreach

  Event Planning

  Organizational Communication

  Public Speaking

  Survey Research

  Consulting

  Nonprofits

  Public Relations

  Davis

  Ph.D.

  Senator Debra Bowen for California Secretary of State

  Los Angeles

  California

  Campaign Fundraiser

  Senator Debra Bowen for California Secretary of State

  Awarded annually to one teaching assistant in the department

  Department of Communication

  UC Santa Barbara

  Hazel Baird Lease Scholarship Winner

  $1

  050 scholarship toward graduate studies

  Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation

  Top Student Paper

  Organizational Communication Division

  National Communication Association

  Betty B. and James B. Lambert Scholarship Winner

  $1

  500 scholarship toward graduate studies

  Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation

  University of Southern California

  Bachelor's Degrees

  LEADERSHIP + INVOLVEMENT\nPresident

  Panhellenic Council\nVice-President Recruitment

  Panhellenic Council\nScholarship Chair

  Kappa Alpha Theta National Fraternity\nDevelopment Director

  USC Student Senate\n\nHONORS\nOrder of the Laurel and Palm (Top 20 leaders of the USC graduating class)\nUSC Annenberg School for Communication Meritorious Service Award (top nine graduates in School)\nLambda Pi Eta National Honors Society (Communication)\nPi Sigma Alpha National Honors Society (Political Science)\nRho Lambda National Sorority Leadership Recognition Society

  Political Science and Communication

  University of California

  Santa Barbara

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation title: “Three to Five Years of Work Experience Required”: Exploring the Role of Past Work Experience in Neophyte and Veteran Newcomer Assimilation Processes and Organizational Identification\nChair: Karen Myers\nCommittee members: Ronald Rice

  David Seibold

  Nancy Collins

  Organizational Communication

  Master's Degree

  Thesis title: Organizational Identification and Planned Organizational Departure: A Mixed Method Examination of Sorority Member Exit\nChair: Karen Myers

  Macro-/Micro-Organizational Communication

  Group Communication and Leadership

  Professional Communication

  Organizational Membership

  Communication Research Methods

  Organizational Communication

  Small Group Communication

  Persuasion and Propaganda

  Interviewing: Theory and Practice

  Public Speaking

  Small-Group Communication

• 2004

  Courtney

  Davis

  Ph.D.

  California State Assembly / Assemblymember Mike Gordon

  Kessler and Kessler

  A Law Corporation

  Los Angeles

  California

  Law Clerk

  Kessler and Kessler

  A Law Corporation

  Los Angeles

  California

  Field Representative

  California State Assembly / Assemblymember Mike Gordon

• Meet the Faculty: Courtney W. Davis

  Ph.D.

  Courtney Wong Davis

  Ph.D.

  is an assistant professor of communication studies at Azusa Pacific University

  where she teaches organizational

  small group

  an...

  Meet the Faculty: Courtney W. Davis

  Ph.D.