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research.projects

Developing a Culturally Compelling Social Network Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention for African American College Students

 

Practical Logic of STEM Career Choice: A Critical Interpretive Approach to Profiling IT Career Pathways of African American Males at HBCUs

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professional.organizations

  • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems (SIGMIS)
  • International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2)
  • Association for Information Systems (AIS)
  • The PhD Project

 

last updated: October 2012

service

Through service, I have built relationships that enable me to effectively integrate my research and teaching. My service to the College has included advising undergraduate and graduate students, advising two student organizations (Women of IST and the Diversity Network), and serving on ad hoc committees. I am also a founding member of the Center for the Information Society, and the recipient of the 2007 College of IST Diversity and Equity Award.

At the University level, my service is primarily in the area of diversity, including the Commission for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, the Northeastern Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (an NSF-sponsored program for recruiting and retaining under-represented graduate students in math, engineering, science, and technology-related disciplines), the KPMG Future Diversity Leaders Program (a program for under-represented undergraduate students in business-related disciplines), and the Sloan Faculty Mentor program (a program sponsored by the Sloan Foundation to support under-represented graduate students in science and engineering disciplines).

I have contributed to my profession by serving as a guest co-editor for 2 special issues on critical information systems research – Information Technology and People (a scholarly publication of Emerald Insight), and Social Science Computer Review (an interdisciplinary scholarly publication of Sage Publications). I serve on the editorial board for 3 new peer reviewed journals – the African Journal on Information Systems, Sociology Compass, and the International Journal on Technology and Human Interaction. In addition, I co-chaired tracks at leading conferences, including the 2006 International Conference on Information Systems (the premiere conference in information systems) and 2010 Americas Conference on Information Systems.

service.to.profession

2011-2012

  • Review Panel. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education & Human Resources
  • Invitee. STEM Women of Color Conclave, National Science Foundation, Human Resource Development Division, Washington, DC, June 9-11, 2012
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Editorial Board. Sociology Compass
  • Section Editor-Research Methods, Review and Commentaries. African Journal on Information Systems (AJIS)
  • iSchool Inclusion Institute. Faculty Mentor

2010-2011

  • Review Panel. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science and Engineering
  • Invitee. STEM Women of Color Conclave, National Science Foundation, Human Resource Development Division, Atlanta, GA, June 3-5, 2011
  • Faculty Sponsor, KPMG Future Leadership Development Program
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Editorial Board. Sociology Compass
  • Section Editor-Research Methods, Review and Commentaries. African Journal on Information Systems (AJIS)
  • iSchool Inclusion Institute. Faculty Mentor

2009-2010

  • Review Panel. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science and Engineering
  • Invitee. Inaugural STEM Women of Color Conclave, National Science Foundation, Human Resource Development Division, Washington, DC, June 5-6, 2010
  • Faculty Mentor. ACM SIG MIS Doctoral Consortium, University of British Columbia, May 20, 2010
  • Faculty Sponsor. KPMG Future Leadership Development Program
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Editorial Board. Sociology Compass
  • Section Editor-Research Methods, Review and Commentaries. African Journal on Information Systems (AJIS)
  • Track Co-Chair (with Cathy Urquart). Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Social Inclusion Track, Lima, Peru

2008-2009

  • Faculty Sponsor, KPMG Future Leadership Development Program
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Editorial Board. Sociology Compass
  • Section Editor-Research Methods, Review and Commentaries. African Journal on Information Systems (AJIS)
  • Editorial Advisory Board. Information Technology and People (ITP)
  • Associate Editor. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Social Aspects of Information Technology Track, Paris, France
  • Co-Chair (with Nathalie Mitev and Helen Richardson). The Sixth International Critical Management Conference (CMS6), ICTS and Globalization Stream, University of Warwick, UK
  • Associate Editor. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Verona, Italy

2007-2008

  • Faculty Sponsor, KPMG Future Leadership Development Program
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Editorial Board. Social Stratification Section. Sociology Compass
  • Section Editor. Research Methods, Review and Commentaries. African Journal on Information Systems (AJIS)
  • Discussant. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
  • Review Panel. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science and Engineering

2006-2007

  • Co-Chair (with Robert Davison). International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), IT for Under-Served Communities Track, Milwaukee, WI
  • Co-Chair (with Andrea Tapia). ACM Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems / Computer Personnel Research (SIGMIS), Inaugural Doctoral Consortium, Claremont, CA
  • Co-Chair (with Nathalie Mitev). Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Information Systems Track, San Antonio, TX
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Program Committee. International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Limerick, Ireland
  • Session Chair. ACM SIG MIS/CPR Conference (SIGMIS), Atlanta, GA

2005-2006

  • Co-Editor (with Helen Richardson). Information Technology and People (ITP) , Special Issue on Critical Research in Information Systems
  • Co-Editor (with Helen Richardson and Andrea Tapia). Social Science Computer Review (SSCORE), Special Issue on Applying Critical Theory and Critical Social Methodologies to the Study of ICT
  • International Editorial Review Board. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
  • Discussant. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Las Vegas, NV
  • Session Chair. ACM SIG MIS/CPR Conference (SIGMIS), Atlanta, GA
  • Session Chair. International Federation on Information Processing, Working Group 8.2 Conference (IFIP 8.2), Cleveland, OH
  • Program Committee. Critical Management Studies Conference (CMS5), Cambridge, UK
  • Program Committee. Fourth Decennial Aarhus Conference on Critical Approaches in Computing, Aarhus, Denmark (DBLP)

2004-2005

  • Mini-Track Co-Chair (with Fay Payton and Sharon White), (Re)Conceptualizing Diversity in Information Systems Research, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), New York, NY
  • Review Board. Informing Science + IT Education Joint Conference, Rockhampton, Australia
  • Program Committee. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Turku, Finland
  • Program Committee. International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Manchester, UK

2003-2004

  • Review Panel. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science and Engineering
  • Program Committee. International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Athens, Greece

2002-2003

  • Program Committee. International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Barcelona, Spain

2001-2002

  • Program Committee. (Re-)Defining Critical Research in Information Systems, Information Systems Institute, University of Salford, UK
  • Program Committee. International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Boise, ID

 

service.to.university

  • Chair. Faculty Search Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2011-2012.
  • Faculty Council. Representative for the Social Policy, Economics & Informatics Scholarly Interest Group, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2011-2012.
  • Faculty Mentor. FastStart, Pennsylvania State University 2009-2011.
  • Member. Africa Global Engagement Nodes (GEN), Pennsylvania State University, 2009.
  • Member. IST Diversity Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology 2009-2012.
  • Member. IST Instructional Support Ad Hoc Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2009.
  • Member. Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2008-2010.
  • Lead Faculty Member. Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP), Pennsylvania State University, 2008.
  • Member. Graduate Recruiting Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2008.
  • Member. Research Advisory Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2007-2008.
  • Member. Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC), College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2007.
  • Member. Professor In Charge Search Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2007.
  • Member. Search Committee for Dean, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2006-2007, 2010.
  • Full Member. Commission on Racial / Ethnic Diversity (CORED), Pennsylvania State University, 2004-2008.
  • Faculty Mentor. Penn State Sloan Fellows, Pennsylvania State University, 2003-2005.
  • Faculty Adviser. The College of Information Sciences and Technology Diversity Network (D-Net), 2003-2005.
  • Faculty Adviser. Woman of Information Sciences and Technology (WIST), 2001-2003.
  • Faculty Recruiting Committee, College of Information Sciences and Technology, 2001, 2002 & 2004.