Ellen J. Kennedy
Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D., is the founder and Executive Director of World Without Genocide, a human rights organization headquartered at William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN which provides education to raise awareness about past and current conflicts and advocacy at local, state, and national levels for policies and legislation to protect innocent people, prevent genocide, prosecute perpetrators, and remember those whose lives have been affected by genocide.
Through World Without Genocide, Ellen promotes Holocaust and genocide education in high schools, colleges, faith-based organizations, and civic groups and advocates with elected officials at city, state, and national levels. Kennedy was a professor at the University of St. Thomas for nearly twenty years and the Interim Director at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota, for three years.
Education/Involvement
Kennedy received the following degrees:
- Ph.D. Sociology, University of Minnesota
- Ph.D. Marketing, University of Minnesota
- M.A. Sociology, University of Minnesota
- M.Ed. Communications, Northern Michigan University
- M.A. English, Northern Michigan University
- B.A. English and Psychology, University of Michigan
She is on the boards of the Minneapolis University Rotary Club and Sociologists of Minnesota. Kennedy is the Minnesota Alliance Representative for the American NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC).
Awards
Dr. Kennedy has received many awards for her work:
- Nominee, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty 2012, William Mitchell College of Law
- Change-Maker 2010 from the Minnesota Women’s Press
- Community Service Staff Award 2010 from the University of Minnesota
- Jane Addams Outstanding Women’s Service Award 2010 from the Midwest Sociological Society
- Outstanding Citizen Award 2009 from the Anne Frank Center, New York
- Human Rights Award 2007 from the City of Edina
- Higher Education Leader of the Year Award 2004 from the National Society for Experiential Education
- Fulbright Senior Specialist 2006-2011
- Global Citizenship Award 2002 from the University of St. Thomas
- Research Service Award 1987 from the University of St. Thomas
Published Articles on Human Rights and Genocide
Our cell phones are fueling the savage conflict in Congo Post Bulletin, 14 May 2013
“Never again,” it’s been said of genocide. Do we finally grasp it? Minneapolis Star Tribune, 19 January 2013
To limit freedom of marriage is an impulse felt by the worst of governments Minnesota Public Radio, 12 October 2012
Sex, Marriage and Juries Minnesota Public Radio, September 2012
Nuremberg's legacy lives on in a world determined to prosecute the worst of crimes Minnesota Public Radio, 19 April 2012
Children of Genocide Minnesota Public Radio, September 2011
To head off future bullies, we have to turn bystanders into upstanders Minnesota Public Radio, 1 June 2011
Why April’s the right month for genocide awareness Minnesota Public Radio, 21 April 2011
Blood diamonds, conflict minerals and chocolate Minnesota Public Radio, 4 March 2011
In East Timor, a story of terrible tragedy gives way to a future of hope Minnesota Public Radio, 12 August 2011
A funeral for 775 people Minnesota Public Radio, 29 December 2010
In Sudan, a vote for independence Minnesota Public Radio, 10 December 2010
Women and genocide Minnesota Women’s Press,August 2010
Young survivors of the worst horror Minnesota Public Radio, 28 June 2010
Story of Rwandan genocide shows how easily the human tide can turn Minnesota Public Radio, 17 June 2010
Holocaust education should strive to prevent future genocides Minnesota Public Radio, 16 April 2010
Genocide– It IS My Problem American Sociological Association, January 2008
Genocide:"What are we going to do about this? Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility, October 2007
Published Academic Articles
"Never Again Must Mean Never," in Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice, 2014, SAGE Publications, Inc.
“Lands of the Free,” in Upper Midwest Jewish History: the Journal of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, vol. 4, summer 2005, 20-33.
“Defining Campus-Community Partnerships,” in Service-Learning and Undergraduate Sociology, 3rd edition,ed. JoAnn De Fiore, Morten G. Ender, Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, American Sociological Association, Washington,D.C., 2005, 160-162.
“Bar and Bat Mitzvah: Rites of Affirmation and Integration,” in Rituals of Childhood, ed. K. M. Johnson, University of Wisconsin Press, 2005, 58-78.
“Faculty in Service-Learning: A Typology,” in NSEE Quarterly, Spring 2003, 28:3, 2003, 5-10.
“Blissful Ignorance: The Problem of Unrecognized Incompetence and Academic Performance,” with Leigh Lawton and E. Leroy Plumlee, Journal of Marketing Education, 24:3,December 2002, 243-252.
“Determinants of Moral Reasoning: Gender, Sex-Role Orientation, and Academic Factors,” (with Leigh Lawton and Dawn Elm) in Business and Society, 40:3, 2001, 241-265.
“The Case for Live Cases:Shifting the Paradigm in Marketing Education,” (with Leigh Lawton and Erika Walker) Journal of Marketing Education, 23:2, 2001, 145-151.
“A Long Circular Journey,” chapter in Jewish Mothers Tell Their Stories: Acts of Love and Courage, ed. Cole, Josefowitz Seigel, and Steinberg-Oren, Haworth Publishers, 2000.
“National Culture and Business Ethics: A Comparison of the United States, Singapore, Australia,and Ukraine,” (with Leigh Lawton and E.Leroy Plumlee) Global Focus, 2000,12: 2, 69-85.
“Religiousness and Business Ethics,” (with Leigh Lawton) Journal of Business Ethics,17:163-175, 1998.
“Life Histories in Mixed-Faith Marriages: Jewish Identity and Continuity,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, San Francisco, August 20–22, 1998, abstract in Retrieval and Critique: Contributions of Sociology of Religion to a Critical Social Science, p. 32.
“Attitudes towards Jews in Australia,1879-1933,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, August 8–10, 1997; abstract published in conference Proceedings.
“The Power of Culture: Religious Affiliation, Social Alienation, and Business Ethics,” Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Applied Ethics, 1997, 44-50.
“Using a Multimedia, Interactive Computer Experiment in Ethics Research,” Proceedings,Educational Innovations in Economics and Business, December 1996.
“The ‘Mommy Track’: Impact of Family Life on Women in the Professoriate,” Women and Work(with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller Zuckerman), ed. Paula J. Dubeck and Kathryn Borman, Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996, 424-427.
“Term Limits for Honors Directors,” The National Honors Report, XVII, 1,Spring 1996, 3-4.
“The Effectsof Social and Moral Integration on Ethical Standards: A Comparison of American and Ukrainian Business Students,” (with Leigh Lawton) Journal of Business Ethics, August 1996, 15:8, 901-911.
“Traveling Abroad: Expanding Borders,” (with Carrie Noran, student) in The National Honors Report, Vol. XVI,No. 2, Summer 1995, pp. 46–48.
“Business in Fiction,” (with David Rounds, student) The National Honors Report, Vol. XV, No. 2., Summer 1994, pp. 48–52.
“Ethics and Services Marketing,” (with Leigh Lawton) Journal of Business Ethics, 12:785-795, 1993.
“Students at Work: The Socialization of Interns to Business,” (with Leigh Lawton and Hinda Pollard) Proceedings of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, April 1992.
“The Ukrainian Experience: Economics and Politics,”(with Leigh Lawton) Proceedings of the International Academy of Business Disciplines,April 1992.
“Men and Women in Industrial Sales: Satisfaction and Outcomes,” (with Leigh Lawton) Industrial Marketing Management, Vol.21, #1, Feb. 1992, pp. 5–14.
“Business Ethics in Fiction,” (with Leigh Lawton) Journal of Business Ethics, 11:187-195,1992.
“The Structure of Social Relations: Network Analysis and the Sales Force,” American Marketing Association, February 1991, in Proceedings.
“The Use of Industrial Direct Mail: A Paradox,” in Marketing Lecture Enrichment Series;Pride and Ferrell, Vol. 2, 7th ed., (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1991), 71-77.
“Men and Women in the Industrial Sales force: A Longitudinal Perspective,” (with Leigh Lawton) American Marketing Association,August 1990, abstract published in Proceedings.
“Perspectives on Women in Marketing Education: A Comparison of the Career Paths of Male and Female Marketing Educators,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science,May 1990.
“Men and Women in the Marketing Professoriate: A Comparison of Status, Attitudes, and Family Composition,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) American Sociological Association, August 1990.
“Women Marketing Educators: Interests, Productivity,and Satisfaction,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Journal of Marketing Education, Spring 1990, pp. 1–10.
“Organizational Socialization and Gender Differences in Students at Work,” (with Leigh Lawton) Proceedings of the Association for Business Simulations and Experiential Learning,January 1990.
“Understanding Student Work Experience: A Content-Analytic Approach,”(with Leigh Lawton,) Proceedings of the Association for Business Simulations and Experiential Learning, January 1990.
“The Use of Industrial Direct Mail: A Paradox,” Proceedings of the Southern Marketing Association, November 1989.
“The ‘Mommy’ Track: Impact of Family Life on Women in the Professoriate,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Proceedings of the Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior Conference, November 1989.
“Women Marketing Educators: Interests, Productivity,and Satisfactions,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Proceedings of the Atlantic Marketing Association, October 1989
.“Women Educators Seem to be Happy,” (Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Marketing News, July 17, 1989, p. 9.
“Women Marketing Educators: A Survey of Interests,Scholarship, and Professional Activities,” (with Mary Carsky and Mary Ellen Waller-Zuckerman) Proceedings of the American Marketing Association Educators’ Conference, February 1989.
“The Socialization of Women to the Industrial Sales Force,” Proceedings of the American Marketing Association Educators’Conference, February 1989.
“Student Interns and Socialization to Work: ANetwork Perspective,” Southern Management Association Proceedings, Dennis F. Ray, ed. (Southern Management Association, 1988), pp. 308–310.
“Typicality and Family Resemblance Among Selected Graduate School Programs,” (with Leigh Lawton) Developments in Marketing Science, Vol.XI, Kenneth D. Bahn, ed. (Blacksburg,Virginia: Academy of Marketing Science,1988), pp. 218–222.
“Resource Dependency and Uncertainty in Marketing Channel Relationships,” Marketing Theory (American Marketing Association, 1988), pp. 265–269.
“Family Branding: Generalization of Brand Image to Similar and Dissimilar Line Extensions,” (Linda Rochford, Esra Genturck,Shannon Shipp, and Dennis Misurell) Psychologyand Marketing, Spring 1987.
“Social Network Analysis: Potential Applications to Marketing,” Marketing Theory, Russell W. Belk et al., eds. (Chicago: AmericanMarketing Association, 1987) pp. 102–106.
“Organizational Buying Centers: Measurement Procedures,” Marketing in an Environmentof Change, Robert L. King, ed. (Charleston, SC: Southern Marketing Association,1986), pp. 100–104.