Constance Friesen

Academic Degrees

PhD (Philosophy - Communication Studies) University of Calgary (2013)

MA (Communication Studies) University of Calgary (2001)

BPE University of Calgary (2010)

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen’s University Adjunct Professor (2013 – Present)

Schulich School of Business, York University Instructor (2013 & 2018)

University of Calgary Instructor, Communication and Culture (2009-2011) Tutorial Instructor, Communication and Culture (1999-2001 & 2006-2009)

School of International Business, University of New South Wales, Australia Tutorial Instructor (2002-2003)

Faculty of Commerce & Economics, University of New South Wales, Australia Research Assistant to Professor Chris Poullaos (2002-2003)

Refereed Publications

“We Have Never Been Secular: Religious Identities, Duties, and Ethics in Audit Practice” (2016) with J. Everett, C. Friesen, D. Neu, and A. S. Rahaman, Journal of Business Ethics. 153 (4), 1121-1142.

“Humanitarian Accountability and Performance in the Théâtre de l'Absurde” (2010) with J. Everett, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 21(6): 468-485.

“The Changing Internal Market for Ethical Discourses in the Canadian Charted Accountant Profession” (2003) with D. Neu and J. Everett, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 16(1): 70-103.

Research

Research Interests

• Indigenous perspectives, curriculum decolonization
• Equity, diversity, inclusion, and racism
• Transition to a low carbon economy
• Organizational accountability

Current Research

• Sexual harassment study in the accounting profession with Professor Jeff Everett (York University) and Associate Professor Darlene Himick (University of Ottawa). Project funding: York University

Awards

• Mary Parker Follett Award for Best Paper in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (2003)
• Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (2009), University of Calgary
• Communication Studies Department Bursary (2006-2010), University of Calgary

Service

Editorial Work

Reviewer for Critical Perspectives on Accounting. Most recent papers reviewed: December 2020 and April 2022

Reviewed draft of chapter in forthcoming book, (Dispossession By Any Means). Author: Pushkala Prasad, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, May 2021

Case researcher and reviewer for a Wet’suwet’en/CGL Pipeline Case for the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, November 2020 – February 2021

Academic Development

• Participated in an academic reading group concerning gender, race, indigeneity 2019-2020
• Participated in an academic reading group concerning feminist literature 2018
• Participated in United Nations Principles of Management Education (PRIME) workshop: Launching and Implementing a Responsible Management Education Program in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2016
• Participated in Smith School of Business Centre for Social Impact Values-Based Leadership Workshop led by Mary Gentile, January 2015
• Participated in Queen’s Centre for Teaching and Learning Workshop, July 30-31, 2013
• Participated in a reading group of Foucault’s College de France lectures: Security, Territory, and Population (1977-78) and The Birth of Biopolitics (1978-79) in 2010
• Audited a Doctoral Seminar in Sociology (SOCI 731), facilitated by Dr. Art Frank, covering Foucault, Bourdieu, Latour, and Bakhtin 2010
• Attended the International Studies Association (ISA) annual convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010
• Attended the National Communication Association (NCA) annual convention, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
• Completed a Leighton Artists’ Colony residency at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, 2009