A warm welcome to Dr. Kathleen Rodenburg [1], who has just joined the School's faculty on August 1st.

In Kathleen's words:

"I am excited to be at the University of Guelph. 75% of my post-secondary degrees hail from Guelph.

I have an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in Hotel and Food Administration from the University of Guelph. I have a MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Guelph. I have 15 years of Business and Industry experience holding senior management positions at a Tier I organization in the areas of Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain Management and Finance. My most recent position was the Director Marketing Innovation for the Campbell Soup Company Canada. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate Business, Marketing (including Marketing, leveraging Digital technology) and Consumer Behaviour, I have taught MBA Economics (Micro and Macro) Environmental Economics, Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics, and Finance. I have managed the capstone projects with industry partners for the Masters of Digital Experience Program at the University of Waterloo."

Please read more on Dr. Rodenburg's teaching philosophy and research interests on her bio page [2].

Dr. Rodenburg's office can be found in Macdonald Hall, Room 235.