Jennifer Cherneski

Associate faculty

Business

Leadership

Gender & diversity

Corporate social responsibility

Jennifer Cherneski is a passionate post-secondary instructor and researcher in ethics, gender and diversity, social purpose, leadership, marketing and organizational behaviour. 

Cherneski is driven to make an impact by drawing attention to how leadership, gender, social purpose and sustainability are key considerations in business and by empowering students to recognize and embrace their potential.

Experience

Cherneski has been teaching it post-secondary full-time since 2011. Prior to becoming a full-time instructor, they were a marketing executive and business consultant in various technology, industrial and professional sectors.

Memberships and Committees
  • Stream Convenor, “Compassion at the heart of informing and reforming educational structures and practices” stream, Gender, Work and Organization Conference (GWO) - 2024
  • Case Competition Coach, NAIT team for Alberta Not-for-Profit Case Competition (University of Alberta) & John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (John Molson School of Business) - 2018 to 2022
  • Reviewer, GWO Conference; Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) (Gender, Diversity and Organization, Corporate Social Responsibility, & Case Division streams, 2013, 2019, 2023, 2024); Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management (2022, 2023, 2024); Canadian Journal of Communication (2023); & Human Relations (2022)
  • National Master’s Committee, Tennis Canada (Alberta Representative and Co-Chair, Fundraising Sub-Committee Co-Chair) – August 2022 to Present

Education

N.D.
Doctor of Business Administration

Athabasca University

N.D.
Master of Business Administration

University of Alberta

N.D.
Bachelor of Education

University of Alberta

Awards

2023
Outstanding Reviewer Award

ASAC, Case Division

2016
Instructional Excellence Award - Nomination

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

2014
Graduate Student Research Fund

Athabasca University

2013
Society for Business Ethics Founders' Award

Society for Business Ethics

2013
Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship

Athabasca University / Government of Alberta

2013
novaNAIT, Applied Research Technology Transfer Award

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

2012
Profiling Alberta's Graduate Students Award

Athabasca University

Research

Research interest

Leadership

Gender & diversity

Corporate social responsibility

Publications

Waddell, S., Cherneski, J., & Hancock, J. (Forthcoming). Chandos Construction: Bringing Humanity to Building, Ivey Publishing. 

Cherneski, J. & Ruel, S. Women in Pandemics (Forthcoming). In J. Helms Mills, A.J. Mills, S. Williams & R. Bendl (eds.), Encyclopedia of Gender and Management. Cheltenham: Elgar. 

Cherneski, J. Sex and Gender in CSR (Forthcoming). In J. Helms Mills, A.J. Mills, S. Williams & R. Bendl (eds.), Encyclopedia of Gender and Management. Cheltenham: Elgar. 

Cherneski, J. (2023). Project Rescue: Ventilators & Made for a Pandemic World, The CASE Journal, Emerald Publishing. 

Saunders, C., Marcolin, B., & Cherneski, J. (2022). The role of Students' Personal Values and Ethical Ideologies in Increasing the Importance of Perceptions of Social Responsibility for Business Students: A PRME Directive. Journal of Management Education. https:doi.org/10.1177/10525629221077320

Cherneski, J. (2021). Zebras showing their stripes: A critical sensemaking study of women CSR leaders. Qualitative Research in Organizations in Management, 16(3/4). https: doi.org/10.1108/QROM-07-2020-1984.

Cherneski, J. (2020). Evidence-loving rockstar chief medical officers: Female leadership amidst COVID-19 in Canada. Gender Work and Organization, 27, 900-913. https:// doi.org/10.1111.gwao.12494