Dr. Jordana Cox

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jordana Cox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo. Her research explores performance history in Canada, focusing on the intersections of journalism, mass communication, and political community organizing in the 20th and 21st centuries. She authored a book titled 'Staged News: The Federal Theatre Project’s Living Newspapers in New York,' which examines the collaboration between theatre artists and journalists during the Great Depression. This publication, part of the Journalism and Democracy series by the University of Massachusetts Press (2023), has received the Brooks McNamara publication subvention from the American Society for Theatre Research and was shortlisted for the Frank Luther Mott – Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism & Mass Communication Research Award.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

University of Richmond • Richmond, VA

Conducted research in Public Humanities.

Postdoctoral Associate

— Present

University of Florida’s Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere • Gainesville, FL

Focused on public engagement projects and research.

Awards

#2024

Outstanding Performance Award

#2020

Insight Development Grant

Courses

Performance Studies Public Speaking Leadership Public Communication Communication Inquiry Performative Inquiry

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
Application Checklist
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  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.