Associate Professor of Commerce
Area Coordinator—Information Technology & Innovation
University of Virginia School of Commerce

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  • I live in Charlottesville, Virginia

  • I’ve worked at the University of Virginia since 2015

  • I worked at Temple University from 2008-2015

  • I earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business (‘08)

  • Pre-academia, I worked over a decade for a variety of high-tech companies

  • I have a degree in computer science (‘88) and an MBA (‘93) from William & Mary

  • I grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina

What do I do as an
Associate Professor of Commerce?

  • Teach multiple courses a year. Most recently: Ethical Use of AI, Managerial View of AI, and Race in Commerce

  • Provide service to my school and to my profession; such as, a Faculty lead in the Digital Technology and Democracy lab of the U. of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy; serve as an Associate Editor at Information Systems Research

  • Read, think, write, and do a lot of editing that eventually ends up in published research papers

  • As area coordinator, provide oversight of faculty affairs & area curricular content, and also provide various administrative and outreach functions for the IT & Innovation Area

Research

My research adopts a social-technical perspective to investigate how platforms, algorithms, and social dynamics shape the discovery, creation, and sharing of digital information. My research spans a broad range of topics, including online communities and other social media that support open innovation; application of social network analysis to teams, topics, and large voluntary collectives; content moderation; information source diversity; echo chambers and filter bubbles; race, gender, and technology; and the ethical use of AI and other emerging technology.

Research Awards

  • 2021 - Distinguished Winner of “Responsible Research in Management” Award

  • 2021 - Association for Information Systems (AIS) Senior Scholar Best Paper Award

  • 2021 - First Runner-Up AOM OCIS Division Best Published Paper

  • 2021 - University of Virginia Research Achievement Award

  • 2020 - MISQ Best Paper Award

  • 2020 - First Runner-Up AOM OCIS Division Best Published Paper.

  • 2018 - AOM OCIS Division Best Conference Paper Award

  • 2018 - Prix académique de la recherche en management

  • 2015 - OCIS Division Best Published Paper

Teaching

Teaching college students is a true delight! I have taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses on topics including systems and strategy, business analytics, and information technology management. In Spring, 2023 I am teaching:

What else do I enjoy?

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