Karen Louise Rohrbauck Stout is an American communications and leadership professor. She is Bowman Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
Originally from Kent, Washington, Stout attended Kent-Meridian High School before receiving a BA in communication from the University of Puget Sound in 1992. She subsequently attended the University of Montana for an MA in communication and the University of Utah for a PhD in communication, which was awarded in 2002.[1][2][3] As a scholar, her work centers on marginalization and exclusion within social groups such as workplaces.[4] Her doctoral dissertation was on inclusion in sorority membership.[5][6]
In 2014, Stout was named Bowman Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies, succeeding Joseph Garcia, who served a five-year inaugural term.[7][8] Concurrent with her role as Bowman Professor, Stout is the director of the Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership, named after former university president Karen Morse.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Getting to know Karen Stout". WWU News. Western Washington University. April 15, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Karen Stout". First-Generation Resources. Western Washington University. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Our Director". Morse Leadership Institute. Western Washington University. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ Stout, Karen L. (October 6, 2023). "ILA Organizational Member Spotlight: Morse Leadership Institute, Western Washington University". Interface. International Leadership Association. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Stout, Karen Louise Rohrbauck (2002). The Reconceptualization of Organizational Socialization (Dissertation). University of Utah. ProQuest 305518756.
- ↑ Eberly, Charles G. (2010). "Bibliography of Research on the College Fraternity, 1996–June 2010". Faculty Research & Creative Activity 13. Eastern Illinois University.
- ↑ "Joseph Garcia completes 5-year term as Bowman Distinguished Professor and director of the Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership at Western". WWU News. Western Washington University. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Karen Stout named to WWU's Bowman Distinguished Professorship in Leadership". WWU News. Western Washington University. October 30, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ "About Us". Morse Leadership Institute. Western Washington University. Retrieved June 3, 2026.