School of Business Faculty

Deanna Kennedy

Profile | Curriculum Vitae

Deanna M. Kennedy, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

2009 Ph.D. in Management Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2005 Masters of Business Administration, Concentration in Operations & Supply Chain Management, Minor in Project Management, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
1999 B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Concentration in Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Behavioral operations
Groups and teams
Project management

TEACHING AT UW BOTHELL

Undergraduate
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Process Improvement
Operations and Project Management
Resource Planning
Graduate
- Business Statistics
- Project Management

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Křečková, J., Kennedy, D. M., Brožová, H., Rydval, J. (2020). Project Management Communication Planning: An Improved Optimization Model with Additional Recipients and Individualized Weights. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Doi: 10.1109/TEM.2020.2973643
Maynard, M. T., Kennedy, D. M., & Resick, C. (2018). Teamwork in extreme environments: Lessons, challenges, and opportunities. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(6), 695-700.
Silberzahn, R., Uhlmann, E. L., Martin, D. P., [and 62 others, including Kennedy, D. M.] (2018). Many analysts, one dataset: Making transparent how variations in analytical choices affect results. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1(3), 337-356.
Kennedy, D. M., Sommer, S. A., & Nguyen, P. A. (2017). Optimizing multi-team system behaviors: Insights from modeling team communication. European Journal of Operational Research, 258, 264-278.
Tierney, W., Schweinsberg, M., Jordan, J., Kennedy, D. M. [and 79 others]. (2016). Data from a pre-publication independent replication initiative examining ten moral judgement effects. Acceptance at Scientific Data, Vol. 3, article number 160082.
Knight, A., Kennedy, D. M. & McComb, S. A. (2016). Using recurrence analysis to examine group dynamics. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 20(3), 223-241.
Schweinsberg, M., Madan, N., Vianello, M.[and 79 others, including Kennedy, D. M.] (2016). The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory’s research pipeline. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 66, 55-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.10.001.
Kennedy, D. M., Landon, L. B. & Maynard, M. T. (2016). Extending the conversation: Employee resilience at the team level. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 9(2), 466-475. DOI: 10/1017/iop.2016.41.
Maynard, M. T., Kennedy, D. M. & Sommer, S. A. (2015). Team adaptation: A fifteen-year synthesis (1998-2013) and framework for how this literature needs to “adapt” going forward. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(5), 652-677. DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2014.1001376.
Verbos, A. K., Kennedy, D. M., Gladstone, J., & Birmingham, C. (2015). Native American cultural influences on career self-schemas and MBA aspirations. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 34(3), 201-213. DOI: 10.1108/EDI-05-2014-0044.
Kennedy, D. M. & McComb, S. A. (2014). When Teams Shift among Processes: Insights from Simulation and Optimization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(5), 784-815. DOI: 10.1037/a0037339.
Sherman, K., Kennedy, D. M., Woodard, M., & McComb, S. A. (2012). Examining the “exchange” in leader-member exchange. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. 19(4), 407-423.
Mostashari, A., McComb, S. A., Kennedy, D. M., Cloutier, R. and Korfiatis, P. (2012). Developing a stakeholder-assisted agile CONOPS development process. Systems Engineering. 15(1), 1-13. DOI: 10.1002/sys.20190 (2nd most downloaded paper 2012).
Kennedy, D. M., McComb, S. A. & Vozdolska, R. (2011). Using simulation to analyze complex behavioral models: An investigation of project complexity’s influence on team communication. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 28(3), 109-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2011.03.001.
Verbos, A. K., Gladstone, J. & Kennedy, D. M. (2011). Native American values and management education: Envisioning an inclusive virtuous circle. Journal of Management Education, 35(1), 10-26. DOI: 10.1177/1052562910384364.
Verbos, A. K., Kennedy, D. M. & Gladstone, J. (2011). Coyote was walking…Management Education in “Indian Time.” Journal of Management Education, 35(1), 27-50. DOI: 10.1177/1052562910384368.
Kennedy, D. M., Vozdolska, R. & McComb, S. A. (2010). Team decision-making in computer-supported cooperative work: How initial computer-mediated or face-to-face meetings set the stage for later outcomes. Decision Sciences Journal, 41(4), 933-954. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2010.00293.x.
McComb, S. A., Kennedy, D. M., Perryman, R., Warner, N. & Letsky, M. (2010). Examining temporal patterns of mental model convergence: Implications for distributed teams interacting in an electronic collaboration space. Human Factors, 52(2), 264-281. DOI: 10.1177/0018720810370458.
Kennedy, D. M. & McComb, S. A. (2010). Merging internal and external processes: Examining the mental model convergence process through team communication. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 11(4), 340-358. DOI: 10.1080/14639221003729193.
McComb, S. A., Kennedy, D. M., Green, S. G. & Compton, W. D. (2008). Project team effectiveness: The case for sufficient setup and top management involvement. Production Planning & Control, 19(4), 1-11. DOI: 10.1080/09537280802034059.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Maynard, M. T. Kennedy, D. M., Tannenbaum, S., Mathieu, J., & Donsbach, J. (Forthcoming). Team Adaptation and Resilience: Where the Literature Currently Stands and How it Applies to Long-Duration Isolated, Confined, and Extreme Contexts. Landon, L. B., Slack, K. J., Salas, E. (Eds.) Psychology and Human Performance in Space Programs: Research at the Frontier.
Black, S. & Kennedy, D. M. (2019). Supply Chain Management for Native American Entrepreneurs. In Miller, R., Jorgensen, M. & Stewart, D. (Eds.) Creating Private Sector Economies in Native America. Praeger Publishers.
Kennedy, D. M. & Maynard, M. T. (2017). It’s about time: Temporal considerations of team adaptation. In Salas, E. (Ed.) Research on Managing Groups and Teams (Vol 18). UK: Emerald Publishing.
Kennedy, D. M. & McComb, S. A. Simulation and virtual experimentation. (2017). In Pilny, A. & Poole, M. S. (Eds.) pp. 181-206. Group processes: Data-driven computational approaches. Computational Social Science series. NY: Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-48941-4.
Kennedy, D. M., Bill, D., Meares, R. & Braine, R. (2017). Service Management for Native American Customers. In Kennedy, D. M., Harrington, C., Verbos, A. K., Stewart, D., Gladstone, J. & Clarkson, G. (Eds.), American Indian Business. WA: University of Washington Press.
Claw, C., Kennedy, D. M., Pembleton, D. A. (2017). Business case examined through an Indigenous lens. In Verbos, A. K., Henry, E., & Peredo, A. M. (Eds.) Indigenous Aspirations and Rights: The Case for Responsible Business and Management. UK: Greenleaf Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78353039902.
Verbos, A. K. & Kennedy, D. M., Claw, C. (2016). Native American values applied to leadership and business ethics education. In Rosile, G. A. (Ed.) pp. 111-123. Tribal Wisdom for Business Ethics. Emerald Publishing. ISBN: 9781786352880.
Maynard, M. T., Kennedy, D. M., Sommer, S. A. & Passos, A. (2015). Team cohesion: A theoretical consideration of its reciprocal relationships within the team adaptation nomological network. In Salas, E., Vessey, W. B. & Estrado, A.(Eds.) Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 17, pp. 82-111, UK: Emerald Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-78560-283-2.
Verbos, A. K. & Kennedy, D. M. (2015). Cleaning our houses: Gender equity in business schools. In Flynn, P.M., Haynes, K., & Kilgour, M. (Eds.), Integrating Gender Equality into Management Education, PRME Book Series, 81-93. UK: Greenleaf Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78353-225-4.
McComb, S. A. & Kennedy, D. M. (2011). Facilitating effective mental model convergence: The interplay among the team’s task, mental model content, communication flow, and media. In E. Salas, S. Fiore, & M. Letsky (Eds.), Theories of Team Cognition: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives, pp. 549-568. NY: Routledge.

BOOK

Kennedy, D. M., Harrington, C., Verbos, A. K., Stewart, D., Gladstone, J. and Clarkson, G. (Eds.) (2017). American Indian Business. University of Washington Press: Washington.

TECHNICAL REPORT

Maynard, M. T. & Kennedy, D. M. (2016). Team adaptation and resilience: What do we know and what can be applied to long-duration isolated, confined, and extreme contexts. NASA Center for AeroSpace Information, NASA/TM-2016-218597.

JOURNAL EDITORSHIPS

2018-present Associate Editor, Group and Organization Management. (2017 impact factor = 2.627)
2018 Special Issue Editor, “Teams in Extreme Environments” with Maynard, M.T. and Resick, C. Special Issue at Journal of Organizational Behavior.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Computational Modeling of Cognitive and Social Network Activities among Multi-team Systems. Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement for Behavioral and Applied Scientific Research, W911NF-12-R-0012-04. PI Deanna Kennedy, $399,999. Awarded, 2018-2021.
Multi-Faceted Approach to Examine Team Adaptation & Resilience within Isolated, Confined, and Extreme Environments. Contract for NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) in Behavioral Health and Performance. Tannenbaum, S. (PI), Awarded, 2016-2020. Research Team: John Mathieu, Travis Maynard, Deanna Kennedy, Jaime Levy.
Review of Team Adaptation and Resilience Related To Long Duration Exploration Missions. Contract for NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) in Behavioral Health and Performance. Travis Maynard (Co-PI) & Deanna Kennedy (Co-PI). Awarded, 2014-2015.