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