Carleen F. Maitland

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How do trends in international policy making for wireless technologies influence access to these technologies in developing regions?

How do non-governmental organizations (NGOs), together with the United Nations, coordinate information management and technology use in international disaster relief and development?

How can global networks of firms work together to improve their competitiveness and what role do information and communication technologies play in these efforts?

...these are just a few of the questions I hope to provide answers to in my research here at Penn State University.

Who am I? Carleen Maitland is Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research and teaching sheds light on the ways in which the international and inter-organizational context influences the production of, access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Her work has been conducted in the U.S., Europe and Africa, and in several domains including humanitarian relief and wireless communications.

To date the findings of her research have been reported in over 30 refereed articles in journals and conference proceedings. Also, her research program has been made possible through grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, IBM, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the European Commission, among others.

To learn more about Dr. Maitland's teaching, research and service activities follow the links on the left.