Jennifer Duck

Biography

Jennifer Duck is a two-time national Emmy award winner, Executive Director of Story Studio, and Assistant Professor of Journalism at Belmont University. She is also the Education Co-chair and serves on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Midsouth chapter. Prior to her work at Belmont, Jen was a producer with Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, and Oprah Winfrey, among others. 

Jen began her career at ABC News in Washington, D.C. During her time with ABC, she traveled around the world aboard Air Force One as White House reporter/producer covering President George W. Bush. She was also an embedded multimedia journalist on the Obama and McCain campaigns in 2008 interviewing, filming, writing, editing, producing and reporting as the candidates canvassed the country. Jen discovered a passion for local politics and human-interest stories as a reporter and anchor at the NBC News affiliate in Bakersfield, California. These experiences later led to educational and nonprofit work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the David Lynch Foundation, and the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Camp. 

Jen received her bachelor's degree from Miami University, her master's degree from Murray State University, and her doctorate degree from Clemson University. Her academic research focuses on online disinformation, social media, artificial intelligence, and the rhetorics/politics of identity. With a lifelong passion for storytelling, Jen continues to write, edit, and produce podcasts, feature stories, and award-winning documentaries with her students.