Ellen Smith

Professor Emerita in the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

Departments/Programs

Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership

Degrees

Boston University, M.A.
Oberlin College, B.A.

Expertise

Visual and Material Culture; Museum Studies; Jewish Women's History; American Jewish History; Boston and Boston Jewish History; Professional Leadership Training.

Profile

Ellen Smith is Associate Professor and Director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University; and an Affiliate Faculty Member in Brandeis's Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Ellen is also principal of Museumsmith, a firm specializing in museum exhibitions and historic site interpretations throughout the nation.

Trained as both an academic historian and a museum curator, Ellen has published more than three dozen books, articles, and exhibition catalogues including The Jews of Boston, co-edited with Jonathan D. Sarna. At Brandeis she teaches courses in leadership, American Jewish history, visual and material culture, museum studies, and team consulting; and co-directs on-line and on-site training programs for Jewish professionals and organizations. A popular speaker locally and throughout the country, Ellen sits on numerous academic and non-profit boards and has won numerous awards for her leadership in the Jewish community.

Courses Taught

HRNS	380a	Proseminar: Issues, Structure, and Perspectives of the American Jewish Community
HRNS	399a	Capstone
HRNS/HS	232a	Team Consulting Project Workshop
NEJS	184a	Cultural and Historical Jewish Museum Studies