Katherine Fennelly

Areas of Expertise

Immigration and public policy; diversity and cross-cultural relations; health and public policy; leadership in the public sector

Biography

Katherine Fennelly's research and outreach interests include leadership in the public sector, the human rights of immigrants and refugees in the United States, and the preparedness of communities and public institutions to adapt to demographic changes. She has been dean of the University of Minnesota Extension Service, a faculty member and department head at the Pennsylvania State University, and a faculty member at Columbia University School of Public Health. At Penn State, she was a senior faculty associate in the Population Research Institute and associate editor of Demography.

Fennelly is bilingual in Spanish and English and has worked and traveled extensively throughout Latin America. Fennelly has served as consultant to scores of organizations ranging from the Kellogg Foundation to the Ministry of Health of Chile.

She holds a certificate of studies from the University of Madrid, a master's of philosophy, a master's of health education, and a doctorate in adult education from Columbia University.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Selected Writings

• Economic Impacts of Immigration

• U.S. Immigration: A Historical Perspective

• English Language Proficiency of Immigrants and Refugees in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

• The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon

• Immigration and Poverty in the Northwest Area States

• Immigrant Integration and Mental Health: Brief prepared for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation, January, 2006

• Latinos, Africans and, Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota

• Local Responses to Immigrants in the Midwestern United States

• Rural Residence as a Determinant of Attitudes Toward US Immigration Policy

• State and Local Policy Responses to Immigration in Minnesota

• SLIDE SHOW: Ten Myths About Immigration

• A Comparison of the Integration Experiences of Two African Immigrant Populations in a Rural Community

• Impediments to Integration of Immigrants: A Case Study in the Twin Cities

• Diversity Coalitions in Rural Minnesota Communities

• Prejudice Toward Immigrants in the Midwest