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Jennifer Kurkoski

Ph.D. Student, Organizational Behavior

Haas School of Business

University of California, Berkeley

 

office: F422 (office hours by appointment)

phone: (510) 643-1407

email: kurkoski AT haas DOT berkeley DOT edu

blog: http://hypothetico.blogspot.com

 

Education

University of California, Berkeley                                                              Berkeley, CA

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior                                               May, 2007 (expected)

 

University of California, Berkeley                                                              Berkeley, CA

M.S., Organizational Behavior                                                                Fall, 2004

 

The Evergreen State College                                                                       Olympia, WA

B.A., Organization Studies & Mathematics                                            Spring, 1993

 

 

Publications Under Review

"Infusion of responsibility effects in email requests for information: A pilot study" This paper explores the dynamics of requests for information via email and reports on a pilot study testing whether manipulations of the Cc line of a message may improve response likelihood.

 

 

Working Papers

"Business Schools and Ethics" with Prof. David I. Levine.

 

 

Conference Presentations

 Kurkoski, J. "Email and the Infusion of Responsibility." Academy of Internet Researchers. Brighton, England: September, 2004.

 

 

Grants and Fellowships

Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation grant with Jim Lincoln to investigate social networks and entrepreuership, 2004-2005

Crawford Fellowship, 2004-2005

Selected undergraduate awards: National Merit Scholar, Washington Scholar, Century III Leadership Scholar

 

 

Selected Professional Experience

Excite@Home                                                                                        Redwood City, CA

Sr. Product Manager                                                                           2000-2002

Led cross-functional team of engineering, design, sales, editorial, and product management to redesign Excite.com service

 

Sr. Community Manager                                                                      1998-2000

Built new department; hired, trained, and managed a staff

 

Throw, Inc. (acquired by Excite.com)                                                           Seattle, WA

Operations Manager                                                                            1996-1998

Oversaw daily fiscal, HR, PR, and legal affairs of Internet start-up

 

 

Research & Teaching Experience

Research Assistant, Spring 2003                                                             Prof. Jim Lincoln

                                                                                               

EWMBA205 – Organizational Behavior                                                 Prof. Barry Staw           

Graduate Student Instructor                                                   Fall, 2003; Fall, 2004

  

BA105 – Organizational Behavior                                                          Prof. Jim Lincoln

 Reader                                                                                           Spring, 2003

 

 

Service to the Academic Community

Ph.D. Association Community Service Chair, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, 2004-2005.

Ph.D. Association President, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, 2003-2004.

Co-coordinator, Berkeley-Stanford OBIR Doctoral Student Conference, 2003 & 2004.

Volunteer business mentor, Young Entrepreneurs At Haas

 

 

Selected Honors & Awards

Hayase Award for service to the student community, Haas School of Business, 2004

Hitachi Foundation’s Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community, one of six in nation

National Merit Scholar

 

 

Professional Memberships

      Academy of Management

      American Sociological Association

      Association of Computing Machinery

 

 

Personal

     Marathon runner (Seattle, 1999; Portland, 2001; San Francisco, 2004)

     Spanish speaker (functionally fluent)

     Avid backpacker, world traveler, ceramicist

 

 

(Jennifer Kurkoski built this page instead of doing her research. Tell her to get back to work!)