DKIT professor awarded contracts with two major publishers
World-renowned publisher, Oxford University Press has appointed Colette to curate and edit their prestigious international research text – The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship & Gender. Colette will commission and compile a set of detailed, extensive reviews of the field by the world's top scholars across a range of sub-topics within the area of entrepreneurship and gender research.
In addition, the award-winning, global publisher Edward Elgar has appointed Colette to lead a small team of editors to compile the Elgar Encyclopaedia of Gender and Entrepreneurship. This text will focus on short, encyclopaedic-style entries highlighting both established and emerging research areas in the field.
Both books will be managed in parallel and will act as major reference texts for academics and researchers worldwide.
'I am thrilled to be awarded these two complementary contracts from such internationally renowned publishers,' said Dr Henry. 'I see these projects as legacy texts that will serve as valuable reference points for future scholars for years to come. I am particularly excited to have an opportunity to work globally across international borders to learn about and highlight the excellent scholarship that is being built by research colleagues, some of whom I am yet to meet. What an honour to be part of these exciting developments.'
A native of Co. Down, she began her career in industry, working in sales and marketing roles in Belgium and Northern Ireland, and subsequently joined Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) as External Services/Incubation Centre Manager.
Upon obtaining her MBA, she joined DkIT's Business School as Head of Department of Business Studies. She has also worked as Professor of Business & Enterprise at the Royal Veterinary College, London, and has held several visiting professorial roles.
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