CURRICULUM VITAE Emily Huddart Kennedy, Ph.D. Department of Sociology Wilson-Short Hall, Room 213 PO Box 644020 Pullman, WA 99164-4020 509-335-7513 emily.kennedy@wsu.edu Citizenship Canadian Languages English Spanish Current Positions 2014-present Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Department of Sociology 2014 Visiting Professor, University of Victoria, Department of Sociology 2013 2018 Adjunct Professor, Royal Roads University, School of Environment and Sustainability Past Positions 2012 2014 Assistant Professor (teaching), University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology Education 2007 2011 Ph.D., Environmental Sociology, Department of Rural Economy, The University of Alberta. Dissertation: Reclaiming Consumption: Sustainability, Social Networks, and Urban Context. Supervisors: Dr. Naomi Krogman and Dr. Harvey Krahn. External examiner: Dr. Michael Carolan. 2003 2005 M.Sc., Environmental Sociology, Faculty of Forestry, The University of New Brunswick. Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Beckley. 1999 2003 B.Sc., Natural Resources Conservation (Honours), Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia. Emily Huddart Kennedy 1
Refereed Publications Kennedy, E.H., H. Krahn, and N.T. Krogman. 2014. Are we counting what counts? A closer examination of environmental concern, pro-environmental behaviour, and carbon footprint. Local Environment. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.837039. Impact factor: 1.213. Kennedy, E.H., H. Krahn, and N.T. Krogman. 2014. Egregious emitters: disproportionality in household carbon footprints. Environment & Behavior, 46(5) 535-555. DOI: 10.1177/0013916512474986. Impact factor: 2.013. Cited by 1. Kennedy, E.H., N.T. Krogman, and H. Krahn. 2013. Sustainable consumption and the importance of neighbourhood: A suburban / central-urban comparison. The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 38(3): 359-383. Impact factor: 0.448. Cited by 6. Kennedy, E.H., H. Krahn, and N.T. Krogman. 2013. Downshifting: An exploration of motivations, quality of life, and environmental practices. Sociological Forum, 28(4): 764-783. Impact factor: 1.980. Cited by 1. Kennedy, E.H., H. Krahn, and N.T. Krogman. 2013. Taking social practice theory on the road: A mixed methods case study of sustainable transportation. In, Ecological Macroeconomics, Social Practices, and the New Economics: Toward a Synthesis. Brown, H., Cohen, M., and P. Vergragt [Eds]. Chapter 12, Pp.252-276. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. Beckie, M., E.H. Kennedy, and H. Wittman. 2012. Scaling up alternative food networks: Farmers markets and the role of clustering in Western Canada. Agriculture and Human Values, 29(2): 333-345. Impact factor: 1.359. Cited by 10. Kennedy, E.H. 2011. Rethinking ecological citizenship: The role of neighbourhood networks in cultural change. Environmental Politics, 20(6): 843-860. Impact factor: 1.640. Cited by 8. Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. 2011. Materialist values. Encyclopaedia of Consumption and Waste (Eds) C. A. Zimring and J. G. Golson. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. McFarlane, B., Beckley, T.M., E.H. Kennedy, S. Nadeau, and S. Wyatt. 2011. Public views on forest management: value orientation and forest dependency as indicators of diversity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 41(5): 740-749. Impact factor: 1.85. Cited by 5. O Shaughnessy, S. and E.H. Kennedy. 2010. Relational activism: Reimagining women s environmental work as cultural change. The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35(4): 551-572. Impact factor: 0.448. Cited by 6. Kennedy, E.H., T.M. Beckley, B. McFarlane, S. Nadeau. 2009. Environmental concern and behavior in Canada. Rural Sociology. 74(3): 309-329. Cited by 43. Kennedy, E.H., T.M. Beckley, B. McFarlane, S. Nadeau. 2009. Why we don t "walk the talk : understanding the environmental values/behaviour gap in Canada. Human Ecology Review. 16(2): 151-160. Cited by 95. Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. 2008. Towards a sociology of consumerism. International Journal of Sustainable Societies. 1(2): 172-189. Impact factor: 0.424. Cited by 10. Emily Huddart Kennedy 2
Forthcoming Publications Sprague, C.S. and E.H. Kennedy. The cultural politics of alternative food movements: The limitations of cultivating awareness. Book chapter in Conversations in Food Studies, Anderson, C., J. Brady, and C. Levkoe [Eds]. University of Manitoba Press. Submitted August 29, 2014. Kennedy, E.H. and T. Bateman. Environmental civic practices. Book chapter in Putting Sustainable Consumption into Practice. Kennedy, E.H., M. Cohen and N. Krogman [Eds]. Edward Elgar Publishing. Submitted Kennedy, E.H., M. Cohen and N. Krogman [Eds]. Putting Sustainable Consumption into Practice. Edward Elgar Publishing. Publications Under Review Kennedy, E.H., J. Parkins, and J. Johnston. Evaluating the democratic imagination of citizenconsumer practices: Comparative insights from eat-local movements. Journal of Consumer Culture. Submitted August 30, 2014. Non-Refereed Publications Kennedy, E.H. June, 2013. Social practice theory and civic engagement. Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) 4 th Workshop. Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts. Krogman, N.T. and Kennedy, E.H. March, 2012. Examining sources of emotional energy that lead to mindfulness and linking them to the potential for sustainable consumption practices. Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) 3 rd Workshop. Vancouver, BC. Kennedy, E.H. and N.T. Krogman. 2011. Where we live shapes how we live. Curb Magazine, 2(2): 2-4. Kennedy, E.H. and N.T. Krogman. May, 2011. Used: Why some choose to buy new goods. Waste The Social Context. Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. and N.T. Krogman. April, 2011. The suburb effect: The influence on neighbourhood and environmental attitudes on sustainable household behaviour. 2 nd Workshop of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI). Princeton, NJ. Kennedy, E.H. 2011. Reclaiming consumption: Sustainability, social networks, and urban context. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. The University of Alberta, AB, Canada. Kennedy, E.H. 2010. Book Review: The New Economics, by D. Boyle and A. Simms. 2010. Emily Huddart Kennedy 3
The Journal of Cleaner Production, 6(2): 70-72. Kennedy, E.H. October, 2010. Reclaiming consumption: Quantity, quality, sustainability. European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production. Delft, The Netherlands. Kennedy, E.H. 2009. Book Review: Sustainable Consumption and the New Economics: Seeds of Change, by G. Seyfang. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 34(2): 532-534. Hergesheimer, C. and E.H. Kennedy. 2009. Farmers markets: A literature review. Working Paper, BALTA SERC II. Available from: www.socialeconomyhub.ca. Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. May, 2008. Waste: People, places, practices. Waste The Social Context. Edmonton, AB. Nadeau, S., T.M. Beckley, E.H. Kennedy, B.L. McFarlane, and S. Wyatt. 2007. Public views on forest management in New Brunswick: Results from a provincial survey. Natural Resources Canada. Report M-X-222E. Available from: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/files/544. Huddart [Kennedy], J.E. 2005. An exploration of pro-environmental behaviour: evidence from a national mail-out survey. Unpublished Master s Thesis. University of New Brunswick, NB Canada. Huddart [Kennedy], J.E. 2005. Are There Differences in Pro-Environmental Behaviour between Rural and Urban Canada? NRE InSites, July-August. Huddart [Kennedy], J.E. 2004. Not in it for the money: Survey of island woodlot owners shows low expectations, high satisfaction. Atlantic Forestry Review, 11(2): 18-19. Invited Presentations Kennedy, E.H., J.R. Parkins and J. Johnston. 2014. Social Movements and the Citizen- Consumer: Lessons for Changing Environmental Behaviour. Alberta Council for Environmental Education, Edmonton Regional Community of Practice (Approx. 20 people), October 7, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. 2014. The Limits of Individualization for Environmental Change. Department of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria (Approx. 15 people), March 26, Victoria, BC. Kennedy, E.H. 2012. Meaningful Citizen Engagement in Climate Change. Alberta Climate Dialogues Citizen Panel. Centre for Public Involvement, University of Alberta, (Approx. 150 people), November 8, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. 2012. Sustainability Awareness and Academia. Sustainability Awareness Week, University of Alberta, (Approx 25 people), October 3, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. 2012. Institutional Environmental Leadership. Bullfrog Power: Greener Horizons. Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, (Approx. 50 people), June 15, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. and C. Sprague. 2012. Stronger, More Vibrant Local Communities. Food in the City, (Approx 50 people), May 24, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. 2011. Sustainable Consumption and Well-being. Advisory Council to the Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences (ALES), (Approx. 25 people), November 15, Edmonton, AB. Emily Huddart Kennedy 4
Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. 2011. Sustainability, Suburbs, and Sociology. City of Edmonton s Department of Community Services and Department of Transportation, (Approx. 10 people), May 12, Edmonton, AB. Kennedy, E.H. 2010. Sustainable Household Practices: Suburban and Inner City Neighbourhood Comparison. Alberta Environment, Education & Outreach, (Approx. 10 people), November 15, Edmonton, AB. Selected Academic Presentations and Posters Kennedy, E.H., J. Johnston and J. Parkins. July, 2014. Social Movements and the Citizen- Consumer. Presented at the International Sociological Association, RC24. Yokohama, Japan. Audience: 35. Sprague, C. and E.H. Kennedy. May, 2014. I m an Advocate, Not an Activist. Presented at the Canadian Sociological Association. St. Catherine s, ON: Canada. Audience: 25. Sprague, C. and E.H. Kennedy. May, 2014. The Cultural Politics of Local Food Movements. Presented at the Canadian Association of Food Studies. St. Catherine s, ON: Canada. Audience: 40. Davidson, D., M. Beckie, E.H. Kennedy, and C. Tornaghi. October, 2013. Enhancing Knowledge Flows in Urban Agriculture: Creating Shared Knowledge through Collaborative Research. Presented at the Association of European Schools of Planning Conference on Innovations in Urban Food Systems. Montpelier, France. Audience: 35. Kennedy, E.H., Krahn, H., and N.T. Krogman. June, 2013. Carbon Footprints in Alberta. Poster presented at SSHRC Conversations. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. Audience: 50. Kennedy, E.H. June, 2013. Social Practice Theory and Civic Engagement. Paper presented at Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) 4 th Workshop. Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts. Audience: 25. Krahn, H., Kennedy, E.H., and N.T. Krogman. June, 2012. Downshifting: An Exploration of Motivations, Quality of Life, and Environmental Practices. Paper presented at the International Symposium of Society and Natural Resources. Edmonton, AB. Audience: 15. Kennedy, E.H., Krahn, H., and N.T. Krogman. June, 2012. Let s Not Put All Our Eggs in One Blue-Box: Examining Carbon Footprints and Disproportionality. Paper presented at the International Symposium of Society and Natural Resources. Edmonton, AB. Audience: 15. Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. June, 2011. Neighbourhood Matters: A Cluster Analysis of Sustainable Household Behaviours. Paper presented at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Madison, WI. June 5-9. Audience: 30. Krogman, N.T. and E.H. Kennedy. June, 2011. Morality and Leadership as Key Elements of a Cultural Shift to Sustainable Consumption. Paper presented at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Madison, WI. Audience: 15. Emily Huddart Kennedy 5
Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. May, 2011. Used to Buying New: Why Some Choose to Avoid Buying Used. Paper presented at Waste The Social Context, Edmonton, AB. May 8-11. Audience: 50. Krogman, N. and E.H. Kennedy. May, 2011. Individuals, Morality, and Social Change: Fostering a Culture of Sustainable Consumption. Paper presented at Waste The Social Context, Edmonton, AB. Audience: 50. Kennedy, E.H., N. Krogman, and H. Krahn. June, 2011. The Suburb Effect: The Importance of Environmental Attitudes and Place of Residence for Sustainable Daily Practices. Paper presented to the 2 nd Workshop of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI). Princeton, NJ. Audience: 25. Kennedy, E.H. January, 2011. Reclaiming Consumption: Sustainability, Social Networks, and Urban Context. Seminar presented to the Department of Rural Economy. Edmonton, AB. Audience: 15. Kennedy, E.H. and N. Krogman. October, 2010. Fostering a Culture of Sustainable Consumption: Individuals and the Role of Morality. Poster presented at the European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production. Delft, NL. Kennedy, E.H., Beckie, M, Cabaj, P., H. Wittman, M. Zapisocky, and C. Hergesheimer. June, 2010. Farmers Markets, Local Food Systems, and the Social Economy. Paper presented to the Association for Non-Profit and Social Economy Research. Montreal, QC. Audience: 20. Kennedy, E.H. and S. O Shaughnessy. June, 2010. Relational Activism: Re-Imagining Women s Environmental Work as Social Change. Paper presented at the Canadian Sociological Association. Montreal, QC. Audience: 20. Beckie, M., Cabaj, P., Kennedy, E.H., and H. Wittman. November, 2008. Farmers Markets as Drivers of the Social Economy. Paper presented at the BALTA Symposium. Vancouver, BC. Audience: 25. Kennedy, E.H. October, 2008. Exploring Students Non-consumerism Practices. Poster presented at Advances in Qualitative Methods. Banff, AB. Kennedy, E.H., and N. Krogman. May, 2008. Waste People, Places, Practices. Paper presented at Waste The Social Context. Edmonton, AB. May 11-15. Audience: 25. Kennedy, E.H., and N. Krogman. June, 2007. Bringing Sociological Theory into our Understanding of the Social Context of Waste. Paper presented at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management. Park City, UT. Audience: 25. Reimer, B. R. Bollman, O. Chouinard, I. Emke, G. Halseth, E. Huddart [Kennedy], D. Looker, J. Parkins, L. Ryser, S. Teitelbaum and D. Wilkinson. May-June, 2007. Bridging Communities of Place: Insights from the New Rural Economy Project. Paper presented at the Canadian Sociological Association. Saskatoon, SK. Audience: 25. Huddart [Kennedy], J.E. June, 2006. The Gap: Understanding the Discrepancy between Stated Values and Reported Behaviour. Paper presented at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management. Vancouver, BC. Audience: 25. Emily Huddart Kennedy 6
Grants and Awards 2014-2015 Partnership Grant Letter of Intent Stage. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $30,000. [Co-Investigator with Dr. Debra Davidson]. 2014-2019 Insight Grant. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $365,450. [Co-Investigator with Dr. Ann Dale]. 2013 2016 Sustainability Enhancement Fund. University of Alberta Office of Sustainability, $10,270. [Co-Investigator with Dr. Debra Davidson]. The Sustainability Enhancement Fund is given to proposals that promise to foster campus engagement, and demonstrate the viability of best practices. Dr. Davidson and I are using the funding to develop an urban agricultural research station at the University of Alberta farm. 2013 2016 Insight Development Grant. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $70,235. [Principal Investigator]. My co-investigators are Josée Johnston (University of Toronto) and John Parkins (University of Alberta). We are studying key actors in the sustainable food movement to identify civic practices and motivations to adopt these practices. 2013 2014 World Universities Network. $36,000. [Co-Investigator with Dr. Debra Davidson]. 2013 Roger S. Smith Award. University of Alberta, $5,000. [Co-Investigator with Tyler Bateman]. The Roger S. Smith award is provided to involve undergraduate students in faculty research projects. This award was used to pay Tyler Bateman to assist in data collection and analysis in the summer, 2013. 2013 2014 Support for the Advancement of Scholarship. University of Alberta, $4,492. [Principal Investigator]. The Support for the Advancement of Scholarship is an internal award used to support innovative research. 2009 2013 Special Environmental Call. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $95,218. [Written with PhD supervisors]. I wrote substantial portions of this grant to fund my doctoral and postdoctoral work related to sustainable consumption practices. 2009 Finalist [Interviewed]. The Trudeau Foundation, Doctoral Fellowship. I was one of 25 doctoral students interviewed for this prestigious fellowship. Four students from each university in Canada are nominated, in addition to Canadian students studying abroad. Emily Huddart Kennedy 7
2008 2011 President s Doctoral Award of Distinction. The University of Alberta, $25,000. The President s Doctoral Award of Distinction recognizes the success of those students who received fellowships from the Tri-Council. 2008 2011 Doctoral Fellowship. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $60,000. The SSHRC doctoral fellowships are a competitive, annual award that provides a student s stipend for up to 36 months of graduate school. 2008 2009 Qualitative Methods Scholarship. The Canadian Institute of Health Research, $17,500. This scholarship, administered by CIHR, provided me with an office, a financial award, course fees for qualitative methods classes, workshops, and conferences, and enrolment as an intern with a qualitative researcher. 2007 2008 Provost Doctoral Entrance Award. The University of Alberta, $4,400. This recruitment award is in recognition of strong academic standing. Teaching Experience Fall 2014 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2013 Contemporary Sociological Theory (SOC 517), Washington State University. Environment & Society (SOC 332), Washington State University. Advanced Topics in Environmental Sociology (R SOC 400), University of Alberta. Sociology of Environment and Development (R SOC 365), University of Alberta. Fall 2013 Food: Perspective of People and the Natural Environment (R SOC 500), University of Alberta. Winter 2013 Winter 2013 Fall 2012 Politics and Power (R SOC 400), University of Alberta. Environmental Sociology (R SOC 450), University of Alberta. Sociology of Environment and Development (R SOC 365), University of Alberta. Winter 2004 Teaching assistant, Social Values and Forest Management (FOR 4005), University of New Brunswick. Emily Huddart Kennedy 8
Advisory Experience (Chair or Co-Chair only) 2014 2016 Liz Dzialo, MA student, Washington State University 2012 2014 Anna Kessler, M.Sc. student, University of Alberta 2012 2014 Cathryn Sprague, M.Sc. student, University of Alberta Supervisory Experience 2013 2014 Tyler Bateman, Undergraduate student, University of Alberta. Summer 2009 Hannah McFadden, Undergraduate student, University of Alberta Research Experience 2011 2012 Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) and the Department of Sociology, The University of Alberta. 2010 2011 Research Director, Green Metrics Ltd. 2008 2010 Student researcher, BC-Alberta Research Alliance on the Social Economy (BALTA). Fall 2008 Consultant, Paper Cut project. 2007 2008 Research Assistant, University of Alberta. Fall 2007 Research Consultant, Canadian Forest Service. 2003 2005 Research Assistant, University of New Brunswick. Community and Academic Service 2014-Current 2014-Current 2009 Current Social Media Committee, Washington State University Graduate Studies Committee, Washington State University Reviewer, for peer-reviewed publications. Environment & Behavior, Environmental Politics, Environmental Science and Technology, International Journal of Psychology, the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (2), the Journal of Rural Studies, the Journal of Cleaner Production, Social Problems, Society & Natural Resources (2), and Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy. Emily Huddart Kennedy 9
2013 2014 Faculty representative and student advisor, Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at the University of Alberta. 2013 2014 Organizer, Food security strategy on University of Alberta lands. 2013 2014 Co-Founder and Co-Organizer, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology s (REES) weekly seminar series. Spring 2013 Faculty representative, Organizing Committee for the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology s Graduate Student Conference. 2011 2012 Member, Organizing committee for the International Association of Society and Natural Resources (IASNR). 2011 2012 Editor, Newsletter of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI). 2010 2011 Member, Planning committee for Waste The Social Context 2011. 2008 2009 Representative, Department of Rural Economy s member of the Graduate Students Association. 2007-2008 President, University of Alberta Student Organization for Society & Natural Resources (SOSNR). 2007 2008 Member, Planning committee for Waste The Social Context 2008. 2005 2007 Environmental Management Specialist, CUSO, Costa Rica 2003 2005 President, Board of Directors for the New Brunswick chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Professional Affiliations 2013-2016 Member of the International Sociological Association, RC24 2012 2013 Member of the Canadian Association of Food Studies 2009 2013 Member of the American Sociological Association: Environment and Technology and Consumers and Consumption subsections 2009 2013 Member of the Canadian Sociological Association 2007 2013 Member of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) 2005 2013 Member of the International Association of Society and Natural Resources Emily Huddart Kennedy 10
Selected Media Coverage (available upon request) Kennedy, E.H. 2014, January 27. Interview on downshifting paper. On This Week in Sociological Perspectives with Samuel R. Lucas. Berkeley, CA: Agency Structure Productions. Kennedy, E.H. 2013, May 21. The bigger picture [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba3xeetw_bk&feature=c4- overview&list=uudua7twolhzrqmvezzeniyg Kennedy, E. H. (Performer, television) 2013. In Lack, R. (Executive Producer), The Lang and O Leary Exchange. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Kennedy, E. H. (Performer, radio) 2013. In Connor, K. (Executive Producer), The Rutherford Show. Calgary: CORUS News. Pratt, S. 2013, April 1. Frequent flyers have oversized emissions when it comes to greenhouse gases. The Edmonton Journal, p. A1. Betkowski, B. 2013, March 22. Income disparity should be key factor in carbon policy. Folio, p. 14. Griwkowsky, C. 2013, March 20. Richest Albertans have biggest carbon footprints. Edmonton Sun, p. A4. Proulx, M. 2013, March 19. Income disparity needs to be considered in greenhouse gas reduction policies. GreenHouse, pp. 13-14. Cowie, A. 2010, September 5. Trying to go green in the suburbs. Metro News, p. 21. Franklin, J. 2010, September 4. Not easy being green. Edmonton Sun, p. B4. Emily Huddart Kennedy 11