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Kate Rowbotham

Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning), Adjunct Assistant Professor & Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Organizational Behaviour
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Dr. Kate Rowbotham is the Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning and a Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Organizational Behaviour at Smith School of Business. 

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Academic Area

  • Organizational Behaviour

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Full Bio

Kate received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Studies and French and her Master of Science in Management from Queen's University. She completed her PhD at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
 

Kate's research focuses on experiences of inclusion and exclusion across different organizational and educational settings, including work that looked at the gender implications of modesty in negotiation outcomes. Kate has also studied deviance inside and outside of the workplace, and her current research centres on academic integrity where Kate and her co-author are examining how a sense of belongingness (or a lack thereof) contributes to students’ perceptions of integrity and their behaviours in that regard.
 

Kate’s deep commitment to inclusion plays a part in her other involvement across the Queen’s community and beyond. Kate has worked as a dispute resolution advisor for the Office of the University Ombudsman. She works with student governments on campus to train student government heads and orientation leaders, encouraging a values-based approach when working with their peers. Kate is a co-founder of a teaching community at Smith School of Business that focuses on inclusive, learner-centred pedagogy. Kate has worked with and consulted for non-profit organizations to develop human resource practices that honour their organizational values. She is frequently asked to moderate and appear on panels to share her expertise and experience.

Academic Degrees

PhD in Management
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2009)

M.Sc. in Management
Smith School of Business, Queen’s University (2001)

B.A. (Honours, First Class)
Queen’s University (1997)

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning (2023 - Present)
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Organizational Behaviour

Publications

Packalen, K.A., & Rowbotham, K. (2022). Student insight on academic integrity. In. S. Eaton and J. Christensen Hughes (Eds.), Academic Integrity in Canada (pp.353-375). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83255-1_18

Miron, J., McKenzie, A., Eaton, S.E., Stoesz, B., Thacker, E., Devereaux, L., Persaud, N., Steeves, M. & Rowbotham, K. (2021). Academic integrity policy analysis of publicly-funded universities in Ontario, Canada: a focus on contract cheating. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy/Revue canadienne en administration et politique de l’éducation, (197), 62-75. (refereed)

Teaching

Teaching Activities

Authored Cases and Exercises

  • AniVid (case) 2018
  • Ford’s Food & Drug (case) 2018
  • Red Door Laundry (case) 2018
  • Sandra Attley’s Endorsement Deal with Pegasus Canada Inc. (case, co‐authored with Peter Kissick) 2018
  • St. Patrick’s Day (case) 2018
  • Davenport Daily News (case) 2018
  • Perfect Scent (exercise) 2018
  • Finding Space (exercise) 2018
  • Wearables in Williamsville (case) 2017
  • Funding a Grad Trip (exercise) 2017
  • Commerce Conference Consortium (exercise) 2016
  • Cedarsville High (case) 2016
  • Reward Trip (exercise) 2015
  • Student Housing Market (exercise) 2013
  • TranCan Airlines (case) 2013
  • CIS Electronics (case) 2012

Instruction

  • Gender and Diversity in Organizations (undergraduate)
  • Human Resource Management (undergraduate, graduate, MBA)
  • Interpersonal Skills for Managers (undergraduate)
  • Managerial Negotiations (undergraduate, graduate)
  • Managing Groups and Organizations (undergraduate)
  • Organizational Behaviour and Analysis (undergraduate, graduate)

Research

Research in Progress

Contract Cheating as an Academic Policy Issue in Canada (with collaborators from across Canada)

Business Students’ Perceptions of Academic Culture and Academic Integrity (with Kelley Packalen)

Presentations

Conference Presentations

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021). Student wellness and its relationship to academic integrity. Presented at the International Centre for Academic Integrity Annual Conference (Virtual).

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021). Student insight on academic integrity. Presented at the European Conference on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (Virtual).

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021). Clues to Fostering a Program Culture of Academic Integrity: Findings from a Multidimensional Model. Presented at the Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity (virtual).

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021). Down the slippery slope: Moral disengagement and academic integrity’s grey areas. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Virtual).

Rowbotham, K. (2021). Freedom and Flexibility in a Final Project: The Unessay. Presented at the Management and Organizational Behaviour Teaching Society (Virtual).

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2020). Clues to Fostering a Program Culture of Academic Integrity: Findings from a Multidimensional Model. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Virtual)

Packalen, K.A. & Rowbotham, K. (2020). Down the Slippery Slope: Moral Disengagement and Academic Integrity’s Grey Areas. Presented at the Academy of Management M.E.D. Writer’s Workshop (Virtual)

Packalen, K. & Rowbotham, K. (2019). A Qualitative Exploration of Business Students’ Perceptions of Academic Integrity’s Grey Areas. Presentation at Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity. Calgary, AB.

Packalen, K., Rowbotham, K., & Garnier, L. (2019). A multi-pronged approach to academic integrity awareness: Methods used by a Canadian undergraduate business program. Presentation at the 5th International Conference Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond & 3rd International Conference Shaping Ethics in Academia and Society. Vilnius, Lithuania.

Rowbotham, K. (2017). Making sense of prosocial explanations for violations of academic integrity. Presentation at Plagiarism Across Europe and Beyond, European Network of Academic Integrity. Brno, Czech Republic.

Rowbotham, K. & Coulter, C. (2015). Issues of Academic Integrity: Implications for Teachers and Learners. Presentation at the Teaching and Learning Conference, Academy of Management. Vancouver, B.C.

Coulter, C. & Rowbotham, K. (2015). Employee Social Media Use: Implications for HR Practices and Policies. 

  • Paper presented at HR Practices, Strategic and Entrepreneurial Challenges: Academic and Practitioner Views, EuroMed Academy of Business Conference. Paris, France.

Rowbotham, K. & Budworth, M. (2014). Teaching collaborations across campuses: Initiatives that inform, excite, and (sometimes) aggravate. Paper presented at the Teaching and Learning Conference, Academy of
Management Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Budworth, M., & Rowbotham, K. (2014). Meaning of work: Exploring the changing role of careers through the lens of loss. Paper presented at the Work and Family Research Network Conference. New York City, NY.

Budworth, M., Mann, S.L., & Rowbotham, K. (2013). Modesty and gender. Paper presented at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Congress. Münster, Germany.

Awards

Teaching Awards

Commerce ’89 Professor‐Student Life Award (2018)

Commerce Society Teaching Award (2018)

Commerce ’89 Professor‐Student Life Award (2017)

Nominated for the Alumni Award in Teaching Excellence (2016)

Commerce Society Honourary Distinction Award (2015)

Commerce Society Teaching Award (2015)

AMS Excellence in Teaching Certificate (2013)

Service

Queen’s University Academic Integrity Subcommittee 2017 - Present

Queen’s University Dispute Resolution Advisor 2014 - Present

Smith School of Business Academic Integrity Panel 2011 - Present

Smith School of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2013‐2015, 2017 - Present

Smith School of Business Full‐time MBA Curriculum Advisory Group 2017