Kenneth Westhues is a Canadiansociologist. He is a professor emeritus of Sociology at theUniversity of Waterloo, where he was the chair of the department from 1975 to 1978. He is the author or editor of several books aboutworkplace bullying in academia.

Westhues earned a PhD in Sociology fromVanderbilt University in 1970.^[1][2]

Westhues was a professor of Sociology at theUniversity of Guelph in 1971.^[3] He subsequently joined the Sociology department at theUniversity of Waterloo, where he was the department chair from 1975 to 1978.^[4]

Westhues initially published research about the relationship between church and state.^[5] He subsequently published research about thehippie movement.^[3] Westhues authored and edited several books aboutworkplace bullying in academia. His research found thatvulnerability was increased by personal differences such as being a foreigner or of a different sex; by working in apost-modern field such as music or literature; financial pressure; or having an aggressive superior.^[6] Other factors includedenvy,heresy andcampus politics.^[6]

• Westhues, Kenneth (1991).Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process.Lewiston, New York:Edwin Mellen Press.ISBN 9780773482104.OCLC 85947740.
• Westhues, Kenneth, ed. (2004).Workplace Mobbing in Academe: Reports from Twenty Universities.Lewiston, New York:Edwin Mellen Press.ISBN 9780773459779.OCLC 492833127.
• Westhues, Kenneth (2005).The Envy of Excellence: Administrative Mobbing of High-Achieving Professors.Lewiston, New York:Edwin Mellen Press.ISBN 9780773459793.OCLC 68113388.
• Westhues, Kenneth, ed. (2008).The Anatomy of an Academic Mobbing: Two Cases.Lewiston, New York:Edwin Mellen Press.ISBN 9780773449220.OCLC 242561191.

• Kenneth Westhues homepage

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