Colleen Sharen
Associate Professor
Phone: 519-661-2111 x84928
Email: csharen@uwo.ca
Academic Background
Ed.D Candidate, University of Calgary
Diploma, Applied Social Research, Georgian College
MBA., Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University
B.A., Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
Research and Scholarly Interests
Leadership
Leadership development
Nonprofit strategy
Management education
Teaching
MOS 3350A
MOS 4411B
MOS 4427A
Recent Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals
Sharen, C., M., & Kirk, H. (2023). It’s complicated: Instructors’ perception of their teaching roles. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 17(1).
Jean, M., & Sharen, C., M. (2020). Who me? Increasing high school girls’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy, knowledge and intentions. Collectif: Examining the Value and Utility of a Women’s College Education in North America, 48–74.
Sharen, C., M., & McGowan, R. A. (2019). Invisible or clichéd: How are women represented in business cases? Journal of Management Education, 43(2), 129–173. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562918812154
Sharen, C., Feltham, M., & Braecker, M. (2017). The collaborative case: From class assignment to publication. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (CELT), 10(1).
Feltham, M., & Sharen, C. (2015). What do you mean I wrote a C paper?: Writing, revision and self-regulation. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (CELT). 8(1)
Recently Published Peer Reviewed Cases
Sharen, C., & Feltham, M. (2019). Books on the Books: Can a Change in Channel Strategy Promote Sales for an Antiquarian Bookseller? Case Research Journal 39(1). In press.
Young, J., & Sharen, C. (2018). Rise Asset Development: Scaling a social innovation. Case Research Journal (38)4.
Sharen, C. (2016). The balancing act: Making tough decisions [Special Issue on Women and Leadership]. Case Research Journal, 36(4).
Breward, K., & Sharen, C. (2017). An uncomfortable encounter: Perceptions of sexual harassment. Case Research Journal 37(3)
Professional Memberships
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
North American Case Research Association
Business and Professional Women’s Club of London
Pillar Nonprofit Network
Prior Work Experience
Western Canadian Marketing Director, Canada Bread
Marketing Director, Grocery Gateway
Category Business Director, Kraft Canada
Marketing Manager, General Mills Canada
Teaching Awards
Brescia University College Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18; 2018/19
Brescia University College Dean’s Teaching Honor Roll (2013/14; 2015/16)
Research Awards and Editorial Publications
Faculty Scholar (2018-19), Teaching Innovation and Research at the Advanced Learning and Teaching (ALT) Centre at Brescia University College.
Outstanding Reviewer (2018). Case Division at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON.
Curtis E. Tate Jr. Award for best case published in the Case Research Journal Volume 36. Received October 21, 2017 for Sharen, C. (2016). The balancing act: Making tough decisions. [Special Issue on Women and Leadership]. Case Research Journal 36(4).
Member, Case Research Journal Editorial Board.
Best Case, Foundation for International Development Assistance: Building Organizational Capacity. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. Calgary, AB (8 – 11 June 2013)
Institutional Award for Case Writing Excellence, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. Montreal, QC (July 2011)
Institutional Award for Case Writing Excellence, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. Regina, SK (July 2010)
Recent Media Mentions
Lewington, J. (2019, May 31). Recent alumni of graduate business programs better equipped to tackle workplace gender inequality. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved from https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/article-recent-alumni-of-graduate-business-programs-better-equipped-to-tackle/
Recent Media Interviews
Lewington, J. Business School News, “Young women learn you don’t have to be mean and bald to be an entrepreneur.” The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/young-women-learn-you-dont-have-to-be-mean-and-bald-to-be-an-entrepreneur/article31053826/. (22 July 2016)
