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 3, 2023