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Kelley Packalen

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Kelley Packalen, PhD is an Associate Professor of Strategy, Organization and Entrepreneurship in the Smith School of Business and the Special Advisor on Academic Integrity to the Vice Provost (Teaching & Learning). Kelley’s current research focuses on integrity in academia, effectiveness of Work Integration Social Enterprises’ (WISEs) business models and the ethical use of GenAI in higher education.

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Appointment Type

Tenure/Tenure-Track

Academic Area

  • Strategy and Organizations

Interest Topics

  • Academic Integrity
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ethical & Moral Decision-Making
  • Innovation
  • Social Impact & Sustainability

Highlights

WISE Impact

WISE Impact is a 5 year study of work integration social enterprises (WISEs) in Ontario, and how they can impact lives of people with mental illnesses. Our project joins WISE experts and researchers in a collaborative process that systematically examines WISE outcomes over time.

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Full Bio

Kelley studies integrity in academia with a particular focus on when and why individuals fail to act with integrity. She examines these questions through multiple frameworks or lenses including moral disengagement. She is also involved in a multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of work integration social enterprises (WISEs) in Ontario, and how they can impact the lives of people with mental illnesses and in 2024 began work with an international group of colleagues on the ethical use of GenAI in higher education.

In the past she has investigated how career histories of founders may influence firm level outcomes and the evolution of multi-level organizational and industry networks over time.

Kelley has received funding for her research from the Matariki Network, SSHRC, Employment and Social Development Canada, SSRC, the Kauffman Foundation and the Smith School of Business. She has presented her work at conferences and published in multiple formats.

At Smith, Kelley currently teaches entrepreneurship and innovation to undergraduate students in Commerce and Engineering, social impact and innovation to students in the Advanced MBA program and a survey research methods and entrepreneurship and innovation to students in the masters of science and doctoral program.

Kelley holds a Masters in Sociology and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (with a focus on organizational behaviour, strategy and entrepreneurship) from Stanford University. She graduated with a Bachelors degree with honours from Wellesley College, where she majored in psychology and minored in economics.

Prior to starting at Stanford, Kelley worked as a Research Associate at Harvard Business School, where she wrote cases about the strategic challenges facing high technology firms. Her cases have been among those translated into other languages and included in the HBS Press Premier Case Series.

Academic Degrees

PhD | Industrial Engineering (2004)
MA | Sociology (2002)
Stanford University, USA

BAH | Psychology (1997)
Wellesley College, USA

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business | Queen’s University
Associate Professor (2012 - Present)
Academic Coach, Centre for Social Impact (2018)
Assistant Professor (2004-2012)

Queen’s University | Canada
Special Advisor on Academic Integrity to Vice Provost (Teaching & Learning), Queen’s University (2023 - Present)

Publications

Journal Articles

Note: Some publications are authored in maiden name of Porter

Packalen, K. A. (2025). Attitudes toward academic integrity: The relationship between demographic features, peer norms, learning profiles, rates of academic misconduct, and various attitudes. Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 56(2), 269–297.

Packalen, K. A., & Rowbotham, K. (2024). Clues to fostering a program culture of academic integrity: Findings from a multidimensional model. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 20(1), 14.

Packalen, K. A., Sobchuk, K., Qin-Wang, K., Cheetham, J., Hildebrand, J., Fecica, A., & Lysaght, R. (2024). How supervisors and coworkers enable workplace practices to foster success for employees with mental health and/or addiction challenges. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. Advance online publication.

Lysaght, R., Packalen, K. A., Krupa, T., Ross, L., Fecica, A., Roy, M., & Brock, K. (2024). Social enterprise as a pathway to work, wellness and social inclusion for Canadians with mental illnesses and/or substance-use disorders. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 15(1), 30–51.

Packalen, K. A. (2015). Multiple successful models: How demographic features of founding teams differ between regions and over time. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 27(5–6), 357–385.

Packalen, K. A. (2007). Complementing capital: The role of status, demographic features, and social capital in founding teams’ abilities to obtain resources. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(6), 873–891.

Book Chapters

Lysaght, R., Krupa, T., & Packalen, K. (2024). From exclusion to inclusion. In O. Branzei & A. Zeyen (Eds.), The Routledge companion to disability and work (pp. 67–83). Routledge.

Packalen, K. A., & Rowbotham, K. (2022). Student insight on academic integrity. In S. Eaton & J. Christensen Hughes (Eds.), Academic integrity in Canada (pp. [insert page numbers]). Springer.

Seidel, V., Packalen, K. A., & O’Mahony, S. (2016). Help me do it on my own: How entrepreneurs manage autonomy and constraint within incubator organizations. In D. Burton, L. Cohen, & M. Lounsbury (Eds.), Research in the sociology of organizations (Vol. 47, pp. 275–310). Emerald Publishing.

Packalen, K. A. (2015). When silos collapse, what happens to the seeds?: A case study of the diffusion of people and ideas when research programs are cancelled. In D. DeTienne & K. Wennberg (Eds.), Research handbook on entrepreneurial exit (pp. 64–86). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Powell, W. W., Packalen, K. A., & Whittington, K. C. (2012). Organizational and institutional genesis: The emergence of high-tech clusters in the life sciences. In W. W. Powell & J. Padgett (Eds.), The emergence of organizations and markets (pp. [insert page numbers]). Princeton University Press.

Porter, K. A., & Powell, W. W. (2006). Networks and organizations. In S. Clegg, C. Hardy, T. Lawrence, & W. Nord (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of organization studies (2nd ed., pp. 776–799). Sage Publishing.

Porter, K. A., Whittington, K. C., & Powell, W. W. (2005). The institutional embeddedness of high-tech regions: Relational foundations of the Boston biotechnology community. In S. Breschi & F. Malerba (Eds.), Clusters, networks, and innovation (pp. 261–296). Oxford University Press.

Technical Reports

Lysaght, R., Fecica, A., Brock, K., Krupa, T., Packalen, K. A., Ross, L., & Roy, M. (2022). WISE Impact: An Outcome Study Focused on WISE in the Mental Health Sector. Prepared for Employment and Social Development Canada. Available for download here.

Current Research Projects

Integrity in Academia

Effectiveness of Work Integration Social Enterprises’ Business Models (with R. Lysaght & T. Krupa)

Ethical Use of Gen-AI in Higher Education (with L. Adam, S. Bjelobaba, G. Curtis, C. Montgomery & M. Murray)

Teaching

Courses Taught

Smith School of Business | Queen's University
Survey Research Methodology, MSc & PhD Program (2025 - Present)
Social Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accelerated MBA (2023 - Present)
New Business Development, Commerce Program (2005-2007, 2012, 2014 - Present)
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MSc & PhD Program (2015 - Present)
Social Innovation & Impact, Commerce Program (2015-2018)
Business & Corporate Strategy, Commerce Program (2004-2005, 2015-2018)

School of Science | Aalto University
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, PhD Program (2021)
Qualitative Research Methods, PhD Program (2020)

Academic Supervision

Jayson Killoran, PhD in Management, Committee member (2024-2025)
Oluwapelumi Olajugba, MSc in Management Candidate, Academic advisor (2023-2024)
Vishal Rituraj, PhD in Management Candidate, Academic advisor (2022-2023)
Elena Fadul, PhD in Industrial Engineering Candidate, Aalto University, Thesis advisor (2021-2022)
Alison Bubeqi, BComm independent study, Academic advisor (2021)
Amanda Kilvichan, BComm independent study, Academic advisor (2020)

Visiting Positions

Visiting Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
2013-2014, 2019-2020

Presentations

Research Presentations

Packalen, K. A. (2025, June). Ethical use of gen-AI in higher education: areas of consensus, contradiction & concern. Lakefield College School Summer AI Institute. Lakefield, ON.

Bjelobaba, S., Curtis, G., Packalen, K. A., Montgomery, C., Murray, M., & Adam, L. (2025, June). Ethical use of gen-AI in higher education: A Matariki network project. European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia 2025, Uppsala, Sweden.

Packalen, K. A. (2025, May). Students’ perceptions and (mis)use of GenAI tools in the classroom. Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, Regina, SK.

Packalen, K. A. (2025, May). What I learned when I asked students to "show their work." Showcase of Teaching & Learning 2025, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.

Packalen, K. A., Lee, I., & Rowbotham, K. (2024, May). The interplay between peer support and institutional connection on self-reported rates of academic integrity violations. Joint International Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia: Main Conference, Gatineau, PQ.

Packalen, K. A. (2024, February). Student motivations for cheating. Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) Webinar Series, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbothman, K. (2023, December). It does matter: The slippery slope and academic integrity’s grey areas. Bournemouth University, ALDinHE and ENAI Academic Integrity Webinar Series, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2023, July). Do my mindset and actions align? Comparing self-reported rates of academic integrity departures among students who differ in their attitude towards academic integrity. 9th European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia, Derby, UK.

Packalen, K. A., Lysaght, R., Krupa, T., Fecica, A., & Ross, L. (2023, June). Hybridity in action: Supervisory tensions balancing social and economic goals in WISEs. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

Packalen, K. A. (2023, June). Make it personal: Tips on customizing academic integrity talks for the audience. Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity 2023, Winnipeg, MB.

Lysaght, R., Fecica, A., Packalen, K. A., Brock, K., Krupa, T., Ross, L., & Roy, M. (2023, February). WISE impact: evaluating the effectiveness of WISE in the mental health sector. 2023 Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) Research Program Hybrid Workshop, Ottawa, ON.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2022, May). What’s the harm? The professor will never know: Understanding how students justify participating in the “grey areas” of academic integrity. European Conference on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism 2022, Porto, Portugal (Hybrid).

Packalen, K. A. (2022, May). Fostering engagement and inclusion through discussion-based learning. Teaching & Learning Showcase 2022, Queen’s University, Virtual.

Lysaght, R., Fecica, A., Packalen, K. A., Brock, K., Krupa, T., Ross, L., & Roy, M. (2022, May). The supervisory juggling act – Managing social and business mandates of hybrid organizations. 15th Annual Conference of the Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, Virtual.

Lee, I., Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2022, March). The interplay between peer support and institutional connection on self-reported rates of academic integrity violations. International Centre for Academic Integrity Conference, Virtual.

Lysaght, R., Fecica, A., Packalen, K. A., Brock, K., Krupa, T., Ross, L., & Roy, M. (2021, July). Work integration social enterprises (WISE) as a source of personal and community empowerment. International Society for Third Sector Research Conference, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021, June). Clues to fostering a program culture of academic integrity: Findings from a multidimensional model. Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity 2021, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021, June). Student insight on academic integrity. European Conference on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism 2021, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A & Rowbotham, K. (2021, March). Student wellness and its relationship to academic integrity. International Centre for Academic Integrity Conference, Virtual.

Lysaght, R., Fecica, A., Packalen, K. A., Brock, K., Krupa, T., Ross, L., & Roy, M. (2020, May). Mental health and employment – Who chooses work integration social enterprise? Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists National Conference, Virtual.

Rowbotham, K., Packalen, K. A. & Garnier, L. (2019, June). A multi-pronged approach to academic integrity awareness: Methods used by a Canadian undergraduate business program. 5th International Conference Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond & 3rd International Conference Shaping Ethics in Academia and Society, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2019, April). A qualitative exploration of business students’ perceptions of academic integrity’s grey areas. Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, Calgary, Alberta.

 

Conference Papers

Brohman, K., Baiyere, A., & Packalen, K. A. (2025, January). The Role of Technological Capacity in Enacting Digital Strategy. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Waikoloa, HI.

Packalen, K. A. (2024, May). Attitudes toward academic integrity: The relationship between demographic features, peer norms, learning profiles, rates of academic misconduct, and various attitudes. Joint International Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia: Symposium, Gatineau, PQ.

Packalen, K. A., Sobchuk, K., Qin-Wang, K., Cheetham, J., Hildebrand, J., Fecica, A., & Lysaght, R. (2023, July). Fostering an environment of support within work integration social enterprises. 16th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference (EDI), London, UK.

Bubeqi, A. & Packalen, K. A. (2022, October). The effect of dissuasion: Immigrant entrepreneurs’ influence on their children’s career paths. Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2021, August). Down the slippery slope: Moral disengagement and academic integrity’s grey areas. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A., Lysaght, R. & Fecica, A. (2020, November). Understanding how workplace integration social enterprises foster meaningful work for those living with mental illnesses: A preliminary analysis. Social Entrepreneurship Conference, Virtual.

Packalen, K. A. & Rowbotham, K. (2020, August). Clues to fostering a program culture of academic integrity: Findings from a multidimensional model. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Virtual.

Awards

Fellowships & Awards

Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) Research Seed fund for the project “Ethical Use of Gen-AI in Higher Education,” Value £25,000, Role: Co-investigator (2024)

D.I. McLeod Summer EDII Research Assistantships (2021)

Employment and Social Development Canada, Research Program on Effectiveness of Work Integration Social Enterprises Expansion, Value: $94,559 (spring 2020-2022), Role: co-investigator (2020)

D.I. McLeod Term Research Assistantships (2019)

SSHRC Institutional Grant – Explore Grant, Value: $5,000 (2109-2021), Role: Principal investigator (2019)

Employment and Social Development Canada, Research Program on Effectiveness of Work Integration Social Enterprises, Value: $300,000 (summer 2017-2022), Role: co-investigator (2017)

Service

Committee Membership

  • Senate, Queen’s University, Vice-chair (2025 - Present)
  • Senate Agenda and Summer Action Committee, Queen’s University, Chair (2025 - Present)
  • Senate, Queen’s University, Faculty Senator (2024 - Present)
  • Academic Integrity Sub-committee, Queen’s University, Member (2023 - Present)
  • Senate Committee on Academic Development and Procedures (SCADP), Queen’s University, Member (2023-2025)
  • Smith School of Business, Acting Academic Integrity Lead (2022)
  • Strategy & Organization Area, Smith School of Business, Area Coordinator (2020-2022)
  • Academic Integrity Panel, Smith School of Business, Chair (2020-2021)
  • Academic Integrity Panel, Smith School of Business, Member (2016-2019)
  • Commerce Academic Integrity Committee, Smith School of Business, Member (2017-2019)

Professional Development

  • Summer AI Institute, Lakefield College School, Invited panelist (2025)
  • Ask the Expert: Academic Integrity, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Invited panelist (2024)
  • Course Design Institute, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Attendee (2024)
  • Generative AI Detection: Higher Education Considerations, Academic Integrity Council of Ontario Biannual Meeting, Invited panellist (2024)
  • Graduate Students Accessibility: Considerations for Supervisors when Accommodating Students with Disabilities, SGSPA, Queen’s University, Attendee (2024)
  • International Women’s Day Women in Academia Panel for PhD/MSc, Smith School of Business, Invited panellist (2024)
  • Can Fairness Truly Coexist with Academic Excellence? Unpacking the Myths of Assessment Accommodations in Higher Education, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Attendee (2024)
  • QVENT (Queen’s Venture Creation, Experiential Learning, and Net-Zero Training) Certificate: Workshop on Design Thinking, Queen’s University, Instructor (2024)
  • Navigating the Complexities of Graduate Supervision, SGSPA, Queen’s University, Attendee (2023)
  • Building Leadership Capacity @ Queen’s Coaching Certification, Third Factor, Participant (2022)
  • Foundations for Effective Graduate Supervision, SGSPA, Queen’s University, Attendee (2022)
  • Decolonization in Education and Global Engagement, Queen’s University, Attendee (2022)
  • EDII Professional Development Workshop, Smith School of Business, Attendee (2022)
  • Decolonization and Indigenization: Finding our Way Along the Path, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Attendee (2021)
  • Selecting Indigenous Resources for the Classroom, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Attendee (2021)
  • Foundations of Indigenous Pedagogies, Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen’s University, Attendee (2021)
  • Mental Health Essentials for Professors, Instructors & TAs, Queen’s University, Attendee (2021)

Membership

  • European Network of Academic Integrity (2023 - Present)
  • Academy of Management (OMT, ENT, TIM and MED divisions) (1999 - Present)
  • International Center for Academic Integrity (2019-2023)
  • United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2003-2019)

Reviewer

  • Higher Education, Ad hoc reviewer (2025 - Present)
  • Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, Ad hoc reviewer (2022 - Present)
  • International Journal for Educational Integrity, Member of the editorial board (2021 - Present)