Ellen Smith

Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

Departments/Programs

Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

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	133a	Art, Artifacts, and History: The Material Culture of Modern Jews
NEJS	184a	Cultural and Historical Jewish Museum Studies