Jess Alberts

Jess K. Alberts, President’s Professor of Communication was Director of the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University for nine years. In 2007 she was named President’s Professor in honor of her contributions to undergraduate teaching as well as the Herberger Professor in Communication. She earned her doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Her research appears regularly in academic journals. She published a scholarly book on drug resistance and interpersonal relationships among adolescents, and she is nationally known for her work on conflict at work and at home.  She has published articles on conflict between husbands and wives, bullying among co-workers, and in the context of court mediation.   She has served as an expert witness on the topic of workplace, she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show to discuss her research on marital communication and couples’ conflict, and her work as been reported in national magazines such as Forbes, newspapers nationwide, and on NPR.

Topic: Phoenix EdTech Women Chapter: Negotiating for What You Want

In this session, you will learn about the Phoenix ETW organization and learn from the guest speaker, Dr. Jess Albert. Dr. Jess Alberts will lead an interactive discussion addressing how to prepare for a negotiation, effective strategies for engaging the other party to the negotiation, and strategies for opening and closing the deal.

The Phoenix EdTech Women Chapter was launched in May 2018. Meetings are open to the public and held quarterly in various locations in the Phoenix area.
The mission of the EdTech Women (ETW) is to create a networked community for women's leadership in education technology. ETW is comprised of business experts, technologists, designers, and educators working to support the development of women's leadership capacity and opportunity in education technology. ETW builds connections and skills that lead to stronger businesses, better products, and different schools. ETW also creates a community, united on the local, national, international, and digital levels, committed to support and innovation, driven to make change.
The mission is to increase the leadership capacity of women in education technology through inclusivity, visibility, and impact.