Dr. Jennifer Schon

Education:
Ph.D., M.A., University of Kansas
B.A., Buena Vista University

712-707-7078
jennifer.schon@nwciowa.edu

When Dr. Jennifer Schon is teaching data science and statistics courses, she often uses specific examples from her work as Northwestern's director of institutional research. She holds both a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Kansas, where her Ph.D. focus was interpersonal and computer-mediated communication and her minor was quantitative psychology.

Dr. Schon's research has been published in the Encyclopedia of Family Studies, Emerging Adulthood, and Contemporary Case Studies in Health Communication: Theoretical and Applied Approaches. She has presented at conventions of the International Association for Relationship Research and the National Communication Association. The results of her research have also been covered by Time, the Chicago Tribune, and ABC News.

+Publications and presentationsSchon, J. (2016). Courtship. In C. Shehan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Family Studies (pp. 465-468). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Schon, J., Ristic, I., & Manning, J. (2015). When the Internet Becomes the Doctor: Seeking Health Information Online. In M. Brann (Ed.), Contemporary Case Studies in Health Communication: Theoretical & Applied Approaches (2nd ed., pp. 311-322). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Schon, J. (2014). "Dad Doesn't Text:" Examining How Parents' Use of Information Communication Technologies Influences Satisfaction Among Emerging Adult Children. Emerging Adulthood, 2 (4), 304-312.

+Professional experienceAssociate Director of Institutional Research and Instructor of Statistics, Northwestern College Visiting Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas