Areas of Expertise
Business Law & Ethics, Negotiation, Dispute Resolution; Conflict Management, Leadership and Professional Development, Team Performance and Group Processes, Cultural Competencies in Organizations, Diversity
Academic Degrees
- JD, Indiana University, 1991
- MEd, Ohio University, 1986
- BS, Ohio University, 1976
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Professor, Martin University
- Adjunct Law Professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- Adjunct Asisstant Professor, University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business
- Assistant Professor, Purdue University, School of Liberal Arts
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, College of Arts and Sciences
- Law Clerk, Indiana Supreme Court Hon. Justice Brent E. Dickson
- VP of Diversity and Inclusion, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN
- Assistant to the President, Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Manager, Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Director of Affirmative Action, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity and Diversity, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Awards, Honors & Certificates
- Academy of Law Fellow, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University
- Innovative Teaching Award, In the Wake of #MeToo MBA Winter session, Kelley School of Business
- Virtual Global Learning Fellow, IUPUI Office of International Affairs
- Project Based Learning Faculty Fellow, IUPUI Institute for Engaged Learning
- Charles R. Bantz Community Fellowship: Faculty Scholar (IUPUI)
- Indiana University Bicentennial Medal
- Indiana University Bicentennial Professor
- Evening MBA Teaching Excellence Award
- Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Scholar Award
- IUPUI Women's Leadership Award
- Samuel S. Dargan Award, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Black Law Student Association
- Kelley School of Business, Indiana University: Schuyler F. Otteson Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Kelley School of Business, Indiana University: Excellence in Teaching Award - Student Athletes
- National Association of College and University Attorneys, First Decade Award
- Advocacy Award, Society for Hispanic Engineers, Purdue University
- Certificate: The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), Certificate in Effective Instruction
- Certificate: Advanced Mediation Training for Senior Executives and Lawyers, Harvard Negotiation Institute
- Certificate: Certified Facilitator, Intercultural Development Inventory
- Certificate: Level One, CQ Facilitator, Cultural Intelligence Center
Selected Publications
- L. Zheng, C. Westerhaus-Renfrow, S. Lin, and Y. Yang (2022). Assessing Intercultural Competence in The Digital World: Evidence from Virtual Exchange Experience in a Study Abroad Program. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, in press.
- Westerhaus-Renfrow, C. (2006), Diversity and Inclusion: Enhancing Diversity in Intercollegiate Athletics, NCAA.
- Westerhaus-Renfrow, C. (2000). Sexual Harassment: Proactive Measures to Prevent it and Protect Your Institution. College and University Professional Association for Human Resources Journal, Issue 4, Fall.
- Westerhaus-Renfrow, C. (1991). Resurrecting Race-Specific State and Local Set-Asides. Indiana Law Journal, 67(1), 169-186.
Edited on July 26, 2022