Jennifer Duck
Executive Director of Story Studio, Associate Professor of Journalism
Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, Story Studio, Pathway 5: Storytelling That Inspires the World
Ph.D., Clemson University; M.A., Murray State University; B.A., Miami University
Location: Jack C. Massey Center 345
615-460-6282jennifer.duck@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Jennifer Duck is a two-time national Emmy Award winner, Executive Director of Story Studio, and Associate Professor of Journalism at Belmont University. She also serves as the Education Co-Chair and a member of the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy) Mid-South chapter.
Before joining Belmont, Jen was a producer with Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, and Oprah Winfrey and worked as a reporter and multimedia journalist at ABC News. While at ABC, she traveled the world aboard Air Force One covering President George W. Bush. In 2008, she was an embedded multimedia journalist on the Obama and McCain campaigns, conducting interviews, filming, writing, editing, producing, and reporting live across ABC’s digital and broadcast platforms. She also covered local politics and human interest stories as a reporter and anchor at the NBC News affiliate in Bakersfield, California. These experiences eventually led to educational research and nonprofit work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the David Lynch Foundation, and the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Camp.
Jen earned her bachelor's degree from Miami University, her master's degree from Murray State University, and her doctorate from Clemson University. Her academic research focuses on online disinformation, social media, artificial intelligence, and the rhetoric and politics of identity. With a lifelong passion for storytelling, Jen continues to write, edit, and produce podcasts, feature stories, and award-winning documentaries alongside her students.