Kathleen Johnson

Degrees/Credentials: BA Social Thought and Political Economy, MA and PhD Sociology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Professional Interests: Sociology of organizations with focus on workplace discrimination; service learning; pedagogy; marketing; consumer behavior

Professional Background: Previously served as director of the Community Research Center at KSC; Educational consultant for Deliberate Thinking; Editorial reviewer for several journals including Scientific Journals International and the Journal of Managerial Issues

Awards: Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Honorary member, Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society

Key Professional Work:

• Disability Discrimination at Work. Williamstown, MA: Piraeus Books, LLC. (forthcoming)
• The persistent disadvantage facing mothers working in gender-neutral occupations. (Karen A. Couture, co-author), The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 16, No. 1. (2011)
• Teaching a service learning course: 10 common challenges and how to address them. Organizational Behavior Teaching, Conference Proceedings, Babson College, Boston. (2008)
• Understanding Children’s Animal Stories. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. (2000)

Personal: life-long vegetarian