Kristine F. Hoover is a Professor and Chair of the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program at Gonzaga University, specializing in Change Leadership. She previously served as director of the Gonzaga Center for the Study of Hate, chair of the Washington State Legislative Ethics Board, and trainer for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She joined Gonzaga in 2009, drawn by its Catholic, Jesuit mission. Ed.D., Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University M.B.A., Bowling Green State University M.O.D., Bowling Green State University B.Arch., University of Cincinnati Her research focuses on leadership strategies to counter hate, organizational transformation, multicultural ethics, and service-learning pedagogy. She has designed courses to explore hate dynamics and solutions, and her projects include a digital archive documenting hate-group dismantling, a documentary on Dutch Resistance fighter Carla Peperzak, and the PNW MOSAIC online storytelling initiative. Hoover’s publications analyze nonviolent leadership, ethical corporate practices, and inclusive education models. While no personal scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, her directorship of the Gonzaga Center for the Study of Hate involved administering the Take Action Against Hate and Eva Lassman Student Research awards. Projects under her leadership include: Digital archive honoring photographer Diana Gissel (Idaho Aryan Nations documentation) Documentary on Dutch Resistance fighter Carla Peperzak PNW MOSAIC: Online storytelling for Pacific Northwest allyship and inclusion








