Dajung (DJ)
Woo

DaJung (DJ) Woo researches and teaches about organizational communication. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of organizational socialization/assimilation, cross-boundary collaboration, and expertise sharing. By connecting these key areas of communication studies, her work generates innovative insights about how individuals find meaning in their work; manage collaborative relationships in and outside of organizations; and tackle complex social problems. She joined the Rutgers Communication faculty in 2020 after serving as an assistant professor of communication at the University of Tennessee for three years. Woo is an active member of the International and National Communication Associations (ICA, NCA) and is the Rutgers Chapter Advisor of Lambda Pi Eta, the official honor society of NCA. 

Woo is interested in how communication enables collaboration and membership negotiation within and/or between organizations. Working successfully with people from different backgrounds (e.g., occupational, organizational, or generational) is increasingly important; yet, our decision or ability to work across the boundaries is not necessarily inevitable or inherent. Thus, her research aims to understand how people engage in communication behaviors, such as expertise sharing and identity work, in order to manage the process of joining, sustaining participation in, and/or leaving collaborative work environments. As a field researcher, Woo collects data through directly engaging with organizations and their members (e.g., interviews and participant observations) to gain a grounded understanding of communication practices.