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CIS ALUMNI<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The CIS program has had an international impact as evidenced by the placement of graduates in various positions around the world. Graduates are faculty or are in industry positions in Australia, German, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, and Taiwan, as well as organizations throughout the United States.<\/p>\n

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Kaveh <\/span>Abhari <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor of Information Systems, Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. Affiliate faculty at the University of Hawai\u2018i at Manoa.
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Modeling Actor Behavior in Collaborative Innovation Network: The Case of Social (New) Product Development\u00a0 (2014)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong><\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kumiko <\/span>Aoki <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor of Informatics, Open University of Japan. Adjunct Professor, Kanda University of International Studies.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Intercultural telecollaboration: a field experiment based upon a heuristic telecollaboration model for collaborative writing through the Internet (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"CIS<\/div><\/div>

Weranuj <\/span>Ariyasriwatana <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Communication, Marist College.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> “Healthy Deliciousness”: Discovering The Secret To Healthy Eating Via Social Media (2018)<\/p>\n

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Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Wayne Buente<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Salvatore <\/span>Aurigemma <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Instructor of Information Technology Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Edward E. and Helen T. Bartlett Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems College of Business Accounting and Computer Information Systems<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> From the Weakest Link to the Best Defense: Exploring the Factors that Affect Employee Intention to Comply with Information Security Policies (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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donna <\/span>Bair-Mundy <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Retired, Library and Information Science Program, University of Hawai’i at Manoa<\/a>
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> A Theoretical Model for the Evolution of Law Relating to Telecommunication Privacy Vis-a-Vis Law Enforcement Surveillance in America (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Dr. Rebecca Knuth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jennifer <\/span>Beamer <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Senior Assistant Professor and Scholarly Communications Librarian, California State University, San Bernardino; Fulbright Researcher, 2023 – 2024.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Examining Open Access Information Infrastructures: A Sociotechnical Exploration Of Institutional Repository Models In Japan And The United States (2021) <\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Alexander <\/span>Bergo <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Director Innovation Norway San Francisco and Palo Alto. CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at MeetingSift<\/a>
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Fostering the Creation of Futures Data and Simulating Subsequent Future Event and Trend Interactions: Early Identification of Opportunities and Threats for High-Speed Broadband Development in Hawaii (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kelly <\/span>Burke <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor<\/a>, Management Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, University of Hawai’i at Hilo<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Development processes and performance in groups using an electronic meeting system : a comparison of face-to-face, synchronous and asynchronous meeting environments (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Laku Chidambaram<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jennifer <\/span>Campbell-Meier <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> MIS Programme Director School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Case Studies on Institutional Repository Development: Creating Narratives for Project Management and Assessment – Jennifer L Campbell-Meier (2008)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Rebecca Knuth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Gregory <\/span>Carlton <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor at Computer Information Systems Department, College of Business Administration, Cal Poly Pomona.<\/a>
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> A protocol for the forensic data acquisition of personal computer workstations (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sophea <\/span>Chea <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Business and Information Management, Delaware Valley University<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Understanding the Roles of Emotion in Technology Acceptance (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jeng-Chung (Victor) <\/span>Chen <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Distinguished Professor, Institute of International Management, National Cheng Kung University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong><\/strong> Trust and privacy in electronic monitoring workplaces (2001)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rebecca Knuth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jeng-Her <\/span>(Alex) <\/span>Chen <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, College of Management, Yuan Ze University<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Personal Factors and Efficiency of Web Searching (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rebecca Knuth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ruobing <\/span>Chi <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Educator at Intercultural Communication, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> From a Typological to Network Understanding of Acculturation (2014)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sungwon <\/span>Cho <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Design of a trading mechanism in electronic marketplaces: online multidimensional auction mechanism with enhanced negotiation support (2001)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Candace <\/span>Chien-Tzu <\/span>Chou <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor & Doctoral Program Director, Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education, University of ST. Thomas, Minnesota.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Student interaction in a collaborative distance-learning environment: a model of learner-centered computer-mediated interaction (2001)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kar-Hai <\/span>Chu <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/a> University of Pittsburgh.<\/a>
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Exploring How Technology Mediates the Types of Relationships Formed in Sociotechnical Systems (2012\uff09<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lisa <\/span>Chuang <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Program Director, Master of Arts in Strategic Communication; Associate Professor of Communication, Hawai’i Pacific University.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Effective computer-mediated intercultural communication factors: the influence of intercultural communication competence, social cues, and accommodative behavior in intercultural online exchange (2014)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Karen <\/span>Rebecca <\/span>Clark-Kraut <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>A spreadsheet-based decision model for the choice of indexing and abstracting data delivery option for academic libraries (1993)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Carol Tenopir<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Michael <\/span>Cress <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Computer science professor at University of Hawaii: Honolulu Community College.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Is my computer safe? The role of structural assurances in E-commerce trust building (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Caterina <\/span>Desiato <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Researcher and Consultant, Freelance. Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Online Deliberation Lived Experiences of K\u0100NAKA MAOLI Women (2018)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Daniel D. Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kim <\/span>Chi <\/span>Diep <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation<\/strong>: VEMBA Program Manager, University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa, Shidler College of Business.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Conceptual Framework for Best Practices in Information Literacy Instruction Based on Stakeholders\u2019 Perceptions: A Case Study of Four Vietnamese Academic Libraries (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Diane M. Nahl<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Soussan <\/span>Djamasbi <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Founder and Director of User Experience and Decision Making Research Lab, Associate Professor, IT, School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute<\/a>
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Does affect influence information overload? (2004)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Patricia<\/div><\/div>

Patricia <\/span>Donohue <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate Professor in the Instructional Technologies in the Graduate College of Education at San Francisco State University (SFSU).<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Cooperative Groups in Practice: An Analysis of Affect and Productivity in Group Interactions (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Yun <\/span>Du <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Developing a Web-Based Learning Environment (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Pamela <\/span>Estell <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Management, Human Resources, and Organizational Behavior, Chaminade University of Honolulu.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Employee Engagement, Direct Voice Mechanisms, and Enterprise Social Network Sites (ESNS) (2021)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Mauricio <\/span>Featherman <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor of Management Information Systems, Carson College of Business, Washington State University.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Evaluative criteria and user acceptance of Internet-based financial transaction processing systems (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Stanislava <\/span>Gardasevic <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Metadata Specialist, Kawaiaha\u02bbo Church Archives; Project Manager at Hamilton Library, University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong> Designing Usable Knowledge Graphs: The Case of an Interdisciplinary PhD Program<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Stacia <\/span>Garlach <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Brand Manager, University of Hawai\u2018i Foundation<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Usability of advertising preference tools on smartphones: AdChoices and Facebook Ad Preferences (2022)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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LeAnn <\/span>Garrett <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Department Chair, Systems Librarian, Mt. San Antonio College<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Authority control and its influence on recall and precision in an online bibliographic catalog (1997)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Larry N. Osborne<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Patrick <\/span>Gilbert <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor in the Business department at University of Hawaii West Oahu<\/a>, Kapolei, HI<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Delphi Policy Study on the Futures Use of Distance Education within the University of Hawai\u02bbi System (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Justin <\/span>M. W. <\/span>Goo <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Opihi Net LLC<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Effect of Negative Feedback on Confidence Calibration and Error Reduction in Spreadsheet Development (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kumiko <\/span>Hachiya <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Mobile Phones and Older Japanese Adults (2010)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Andrew R. Arno<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Richard <\/span>Halverson <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Consultant and President Guide.Net; Lecturer University of Hawaii; Applications Developer
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Functional memory approach to the design of custom computing machines (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Art Y. Lew<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kay <\/span>Hamada <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong>Faculty Specialist, Advising Center for the Colleges of Arts & Humanities and Languages, Linguistics & Literature, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong>Dissertation: A study of factors impacting student use and non-use of advising (2018)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Anis <\/span>Hamidati <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> “Top-Down Approach, Bottom-Up Solution: Overcoming Perceived Challenges of an Indonesian E-Government-Based Scholarship Program”<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jingxiang <\/span>He <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>HAT (Hyper Analysis Toolkit) : a tool for hypertext-based dynamic systems analysis (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Kenneth A. Griggs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jerome <\/span>Heath <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Retired Professor in the Computer Science department at Hawai’i Pacific University
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Culture, mindscapes, and technology (1997)
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\nChair:<\/strong> Dr. Andrew R. Arno<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Christina <\/span>Higa <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Director, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC); Associate Faculty Specialist, College of Social Sciences\/Social Science Research Institute; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Creating Healthier Communities: Leveraging \u2018Ohana (Friends\/Family) Support and Information Technology in Chronic Disease Management (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Claire <\/span>Hitosugi <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Leeward Community College, Information and Computer Science.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation<\/strong>:<\/strong>Effects of Culture on Online Initial Trust: Individual Level Analysis (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kelly <\/span>Holden <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Faculty Instructor, University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Whose Health Is It Anyway? The Impact of Employee Wellness Programs on Health Engagement (2021) <\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Beverly <\/span>Hope <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Quality improvement in the service sector : an expert support system (ESS) for continuous improvement (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rosemary H. Wild<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kelsea<\/div><\/div>

Kelsea <\/span>Hosoda <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation<\/strong>: Assistant Professor, Native Hawaiian Health; Director, Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Hawaiian Morphemes: Identification, Usage, and Application in Information Retrieval\u00a0 (2019\uff09<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Lipyeow Lim<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dara <\/span>Lee <\/span>Howard <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Interacting with information : constructing personal knowledge using written text (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Carol Tenopir<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hai <\/span>Huang <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Principal Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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\nDissertation: <\/strong>Proud–an integrated reverse engineering system for software maintenance (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Isao Miyamoto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Mark <\/span>Hukill <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Electronic Media Communications, LLC.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Telematics policy in the ASEAN countries : a base-line data taxonomy of telecommunications and information systems infrastructure and investment for developing planning (1990)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Michelle <\/span>Ibanez <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> S&T Policy Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, U. S. Department of Homeland Security.
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> Virtual Red Light Districts: Detecting Covert Networks and Sex Trafficking Circuits in the U.S. (2016)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Philipp <\/span>Jordan <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Lecturer in Informatics, Indiana University Bloomington.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Meta-Study and Content Analysis of Science Fiction in Computer Science Research (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Scott Robertson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lotus <\/span>E. <\/span>Kam <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Decision Science & Customer Analytics at Starbucks<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Bayesian decision network model for analyzing biosecurity risk: Using a test-action biosecurity risk framework to develop a decision-theoretic model of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) import risk for Hawai’i shrimp aquaculture (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. PingSun Leung<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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T. N. <\/span>Kamala <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Individual differences in the use of CD ROM databases (1991)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Carol Tenopir<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Moshe <\/span>Karabelnik <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Visual Social Media Activism Practice of Opponents to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n

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Nyle <\/span>Sky <\/span>Kauweloa <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Specialist Faculty, Interdisciplinary Studies; Director of Â鶹´«Ã½Esports, M\u0101noa & System, University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong>The College Esports Experience: Gaming, Identity, and Development (2022) <\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Xiangdong<\/div><\/div>

Xiangdong <\/span>Ke <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Sr. Software Engineer, Ke-Meadow, Sacramento, California<\/span><\/p>\n

Dissertation<\/strong>: GOURD : an object-oriented uncertainty retrieval approach for graphics databases (1997)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Stephen Y. Itoga<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kathleen <\/span>Kihmm <\/span>Connolly <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Special Projects Business Administrator, JABSOM Central Business Office, University of Hawai\u02bbi M\u0101noa
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\nDissertation:<\/strong> The Digital Divide and Health Outcomes: A Teleretinal Imaging Study (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Laurel <\/span>King <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Lanakila Pacific.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Influence of Individual Differences on Diagrammatic Communication and Problem Representation (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sajja-Koirala\"<\/div><\/div>

Sajja <\/span>Koirala <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Contract Specialist, United States Air Force.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> What Needs to be Heard: The Roles of Audio Description in Preparing Blind or Low Vision People for Visits to Public Attractions (2025)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Brett Oppegaard<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hanae <\/span>Kramer <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate\u00a0Professor at School of Communications, University of Hawai’i at Manoa<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong> Marketing a Nation: The Role of Film in Manchoukuo (2010)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hyosun <\/span>Kwon <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Adoption of cellular telephone technologies and services : user perceptions and motivations in the United States (Hawaii) and South Korea (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Laku Chidambaram<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Erika <\/span>Lacro <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Former Vice President for Community Colleges, University of Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Enhancing Student Learning and Success Through the Use of Social Networking Technologies: A Design-Based Research Approach (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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David <\/span>Lassner <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> President Emeritus, University of Hawai\u02bbi.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Global telecommunications standardization in transition: impacts on Southeast Asia (1998)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Randall <\/span>Larsen <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Artist’s Rights versus Copyright Owner’s Rights (2005)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Majid Tehranian<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Peter <\/span>Leong <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor at Learning Design and Technology, University of Hawai’i at Manoa<\/a>
\n
\nDissertation:<\/strong> Understanding Interactivity in Online Learning Environments: The Role of Social Presence & Cognitive Absorption in Student Satisfaction with Online Courses <\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Curtis P. Ho<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Zhi <\/span>Cheng <\/span>Li <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Generalization of the stable marriage algorithms involving group preferences in resource allocation problems (1992)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Stephen Y. Itoga<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Viil <\/span>Lid <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Director of Design Research & Strategy, Adobe.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Investigating the Evolution of Key Member Roles in Socio-Technical Networks: Introducing the Composite Role Framework (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Trisha <\/span>Tsui-Chuan <\/span>Lin <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor & Associate Dean of College of Communication (Research); Chair of Doctoral and Master Programs of Communication; Chair, Department of Radio & Television, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. <\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong> TV News Digitalization in Taiwan: An Intraorganizational Model of IT Adoption and Implementation (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Elizabeth J. Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Ya <\/span>Liu <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong> GDB : a graphic database indexing and retrieving by visual relations (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Stephen Y. Itoga<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Zhengfu <\/span>Geoffrey <\/span>Liu <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor, Library & Information Science, San Hos\u00e9 State University<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Experimental study of incorporating thematic role analysis into VSM-based text information representation and retrieval : design and evaluation of the semantic vector space model (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Larry N. Osborne<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

John <\/span>Locke <\/span><\/h2>

Assiliation:<\/strong> Creative Producer, Immersive xR Experiences. Visionary\/Founder, The Mystic Media Group.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Creative Fission: Towards a Communication-Based Paradigm for the Study and Augmentation of Collaboration in Creative Information Ecologies (1998)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"CIS<\/div><\/div>

Lila <\/span>Loos <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Information Technology Administrator, State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Passphrase Authentication Design: Identifying Locus of Control Personality, Cognitive, and Psychophysiological Variable Influencers (2020)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Joanne <\/span>Loos <\/span>(Romero) <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Science Writer at School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene; Faculty Lecturer at School of Communication and Information, University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Examining the Influence of Wearable Health Monitors on Patients and Physicians in a Filipino Community (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Margaret <\/span>Meiling <\/span>Luo <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Department of Information Management & Institute of Healthcare Information Management, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Technology Acceptance of Information Services (2005)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Maureen<\/div><\/div>

Maureen <\/span>MacLeod <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Program Director and Dean of Students, Master of Education in Private School Leadership, University of Hawai’i, M\u0101noa, and Teaching Faculty – English and Ke Kilohana<\/em> at Punahou School.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Talking Story: Using Narrative Analysis to Explore Identity in Middle School Technology Innovation (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Elizabeth J. Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Leorey <\/span>Marquez <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Senior Research Scientist with the Digital Productivity Flagship at CSIRO, Australia\u2019s federal research agency<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Function approximation using neural networks : a simulation study (1992)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Paulo <\/span>Maurin <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> National Education Coordinator and Fellowship Manager, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP).<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Informational Exchanges Among Hawaii Marine Stakeholders (2008)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Misa <\/span>Maruyama <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Social watching” to learn about and discuss a civic issue: How receiving positive social media feedback while watching a broadcast instills a sense of community (2016)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Johannes <\/span>Meier <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Founder and Managing Director of Xi GmbH<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Formal analysis of costs and benefits of interorganizational systems (1990)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William G. Chismar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Miwa <\/span>Merz <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing and Decision Sciences, College of Business, San Jos\u00e9 State University.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>The Effect of Message Framing on Attitudes and Intentions Toward Diabetes Mellitus Type II Prevention (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dineh Davis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Carleton <\/span>Moore <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Instructor at Information and Computer Science, University of Hawai’i at Manoa<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Investigating individual software development: an evaluation of the leap toolkit (2000)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Phillip M. Johnson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

John <\/span>F. <\/span>Morton <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Emeritus Vice-President for Community Colleges, University of Hawai’i.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Effects of computer-mediated communication on faculty-student interaction outside the classroom (1997)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Laku Chidambaram<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"CIS<\/div><\/div>

Julie <\/span>Motooka <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Adjunct Instructor and Instructional and Student Support Specialist, University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Mindful Serendipity: A Model of Information Search Behavior & Strategies in Producing Serendipitous Outcomes (2020)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Diane <\/span>M. <\/span>Nahl <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science, University of Hawai’i at Manoa<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> CD-ROM point-of-use instructions for novice searchers : a comparison of user-centered affectively elaborated and system-centered unelaborated text (1993)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Carol Tenopir<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Junghyun<\/div><\/div>

JungHyun <\/span>Nam <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Visiting assistant professor<\/a>, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Perceived Quality and Motivations on Intention-To-Use of a General Web Portal (2008)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Tung X. Bui<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>

Ryota <\/span>Ono <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Professor, Business Management, Aichi University<\/a>, Japan<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Worldwide probe of the telecommunications development gap from developing country and developed country perspectives : the nature of the gap, the obstacles and the strategies to close the gap (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

David <\/span>Pai <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>The Role of Cognitive Absorption in Technology Acceptance: Not All Dimensions are Created Equal (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William E. Remus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sunyeen<\/div><\/div>

Sunyeen <\/span>Pai <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate Professor, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Kapi’olani Community College, University of Hawai’i <\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Role of Cognitive Absorption in Technology Acceptance: Not All Dimensions are Created Equal (2000)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> William G. Chismar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Marc <\/span>Le Pape <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor Adjunct, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology John A. Burns School of Medicine.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Human-Computer Interaction In Extreme Environments: Interaction Effects Between Field Dependency-Independency And Altered \u00b1Gz Accelerations On End-User Performance (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Phuaphanthong-Thayanan\"<\/div><\/div>

Thayanan <\/span>Phuaphanthong <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Lecturer, Department of IT Management; Program Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Business Administration, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Program Coordinator, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Memetic Theory of Interorganizational Information Systems (IOIS) Emergence and Evolution: A Longitudinal Case Study of IOIS for Trade Facilitation (2014)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Tung X. Bui<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Blanca<\/div><\/div>

Blanca <\/span>Polo <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor of Computer Science, Leeward Community College, University of Hawai’i.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Virtual Critical Studio: Implementing Studio-Based Learning Techniques in an Online Introductory Programming Course to Address Common Programming Errors and Misconceptions (2013)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Asanga <\/span>Porage <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Software Development at Policy Studies\/Barclay Card USA\/Echostar\/T-Mobile\/TIAA-CREF\/AMDOCS\/Federal Express\/Oracle<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Framework for the interactive customization of products and services (1999)
\n
\nChair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dave<\/div><\/div>

Dave <\/span>Stevens <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, IT\/Cybersecurity, Kapi\u2019olani Community College.<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Cybersecurity Internship Impacts on Participant Professional Development and Employment: A Case Study (2025)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Scott Robertson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ashiyan_Rahmani-Shirazi\"<\/div><\/div>

Ashiyan <\/span>Rahmani-Shirazi <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Communications Lecturer, California State University (SF Bay Area campuses);
\nVolunteer, Affiliated Global Faculty, Baha’i Institute for Higher Education, MA in Media Studies program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Gender Praxis: Rural Fiji Radio and Mobile Devices (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Shakti <\/span>S. <\/span>Rana <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor, SAIM college<\/a>, Nepal<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Product development model : case study of high definition television (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William G. Chismar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Chamil <\/span>Rathnayake <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Lecturer In\u00a0Journalism, Media and Communication, The University of Strathclyde<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Carrying forward the Uses and Grats 2.0 agenda: Developing an affordance-based measure of social media uses and gratifications, and applying it across political actors and attributes (2016)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

John <\/span>Lee <\/span>Reardon <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Study of the Assimilation of Electronic Medical Records by Independent Physician Practices (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth J. Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Wiebke <\/span>Reile <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Manager of Insights at Zenith and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Activist Organizations and Strategic Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies: An Exploration of CODEPINK: Women for Peace (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Stephanie <\/span>Rolfe <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Principal Advisor National Security, New Zealand Police.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Conceptualizing ICTs for Development: A Comparison of Four Pacific Island Countries and New Zealand as Donor (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Terence<\/div><\/div>

Terence <\/span>Rose <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Librarian IV, Hawai`i Library for the Blind.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Library Services to Special Populations (focusing on Issues of Access to Information, Communication Rights, and the Right to Read), Assistive\/Adaptive Technologies, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and NLS’s Digital Talking Book Program (2021) <\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Wayne Buente<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Matthew <\/span>James <\/span>Sharritt <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> President of Situated Research, Founder at Situated Research & CueCamp.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Students\u2019 Use of Social and Cognitive Affordances in Video Game Play Within Educational Contexts: Implications for Learning (2008)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Dan <\/span>Smith <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Principal Engineer – Avionics, Hawaiian Airlines; Lecturer, University of Hawai`i at Manoa.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Social Media Correlates of Organizational Climate (2009)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Tom Kelleher<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Lai <\/span>Kuen <\/span>So <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Automatic code generation for simulation programs using Petri net models (1997)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Art Y. Lew<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David<\/div><\/div>

David <\/span>Stone <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> One channel at-a-time multichannel autoregressive modeling : applications to stationary and nonstationary covariance time series (1993)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Will Gersch<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>

Rajib <\/span>Subba <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Digital Technology Program; Coordinator, Public Affairs and Resource Mobilization, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology, Nepal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Institutionalization Process of Non-Binding Virtual Communities: A Case Study of Haiti Earthquake Response Facebook Groups (2014)<\/p>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Dr. Tung Bui<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Yinan<\/div><\/div>

Yinan <\/span>Sun <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Exploring Cultural Affordances on Wechat (2024)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel D. Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Steve <\/span>Takaki <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>Self-efficacy, confidence, and overconfidence as contributing factors to spreadsheet development errors (2005)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Raymond R. Panko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"CIS<\/div><\/div>

Alicia <\/span>Takaoka <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Researcher<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Across the Generational Divide: Exploring Stigmas About Voluntarily Childless Women in Hawai’i\u00a0(2021) <\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Koji <\/span>Takeda <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Design of a uniform language for client-designer communication in software development (1998)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Isao Miyamoto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Siong <\/span>Meng <\/span>Tay <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>A study of coordination and communication in distributed information technology support (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth J. Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Danurahardjo <\/span>Tjahjono <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Exploring the Effectiveness of Formal Technical Review Factors with CSRS, A Collaborative Software Review System (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Phillip M. Johnson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Zach <\/span>Tomaszewski <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Former Professor at Palantir Technologies (retired).<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Marlinspike: An interactive drama system (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Kimberly A. Binsted<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Louis <\/span>Tomsic <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Effectiveness of Blog Response Strategies to minimize Crisis Effects (2010)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Tom Kelleher<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kauwela\"<\/div><\/div>

S. Kauwela <\/span>Valeho-Novikoff <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina in the Library and Information Science Program:
\nUnderstanding and Being a Hawaiian Place of Learning<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Ravi <\/span>K <\/span>Vatrapu <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Director of Centre for Digital Enterprise Analytics and Leadership & Professor at Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Technological Intersubjectivity and Appropriation of Affordances in Computer Supported Collaboration (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Rita <\/span>Michele <\/span>Vick <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> Development of shared mental models: structuring distributed naturalistic decision making in a synchronous computer-mediated work environment (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Dadong <\/span>Wan <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Senior Researcher and Innovation Executive at Accenture Technology Labs<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong> CLARE : a computer-supported collaborative learning environment based on the thematic structure of scientific text (1994)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Phillip M. Johnson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Hsiao-Hui <\/span>Wang <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Associate Professor at Infomation Communication Yuan Ze University, Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Value of information technology : an empirical study of the impact of IT capabilities and IT use on economic growth and on organizational performance in Taiwan (1997)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Meheroo F. Jussawalla<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Xiaobo <\/span>Wang <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong> Dadong is a Senior Scientist and Fellow with Accenture Technology Labs.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Generating Customized Layouts Automatically (1996)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr: Isao Miyamoto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Yiting <\/span>Wang <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> https:\/\/yiting.world<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Multimodal Analysis: The Performativity of Short-Form Videos and Their Affordances (2024)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel D. Suthers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Laura <\/span>Welsh <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation:<\/strong> The Effect of Espoused National Cultural Values, the Five-Factor Model of Personality, and the Context of Travel on Technology Acceptance Across Two Levels of Structured Tourism Websites (2011)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Sonja <\/span>Wiley-Patton <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong> Associate Professor at EJ Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong> A Test of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model for Understanding the Internet Adoption Behavior of Physicians (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. William G. Chismar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Joel<\/div><\/div>

Joel <\/span>Wilf <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation<\/strong>: Jet Propulsion Laboratory <\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Technically Utopia: Technology and Control in Utopian Fiction (2024)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Jenifer <\/span>Sunrise <\/span>Winter <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation: <\/strong>Professor, Communication Program, School of Communication and Information, University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Early identification and evaluation of slowly emerging problems related to the ubiquitous networked computing & communications environment in the State of Hawaii (2003)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"CIS<\/div><\/div>

Taunalei <\/span>Wolfgramm <\/span>(Kau) <\/span><\/h2>

Dissertation: <\/strong>Bridging Formal and Informal Roles in Workgroups: Moving beyond Followership towards Supportership, a Case Study (2019)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/div><\/div>

Anthony <\/span>Wong <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor at MUST<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Information and Communication Technology in Professional Organizations: An Empirical Investigation of the Social Actor Model (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Colin G. R. Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Su-Chin <\/span>Wu <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Lecturer at University of Hawai’i<\/a> at Manoa and Hawaii Pacific University<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> An individual differences learning model (IDL) for asynchronous distributed learning (ADL) preferences: Gender, cultural backgrounds, learning styles, and attitudes toward collaborative learning (2006)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Dan J. Wedemeyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lisa <\/span>Yoda <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Senior Data Analyst at AlohaCare<\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Toward an understanding of college women’s decisionmaking regarding the human papillomavirus vaccine (2012)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Martha E. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jonathan <\/span>Young <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Librarian II, Science and Technology Reference, Public Services Division, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> \u00a0Interdisciplinarity in Translational Medicine: A Bibliometric Case Study- Jonathan Young (2017)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Rich Gazan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Joyce <\/span>Yukawa <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Master of Library and Information Science, Associate Professor; Library and Information Science Certificates, GR Program Director and Associate Professor, St. Catherine University. <\/a><\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> Hearts and Minds Through Hands Online: A Narrative Analysis of Learning Through Co-Reflection in an Online Action Research Course (2005)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Violet H. Harada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vichianin <\/span>Yudthaphon <\/span><\/h2>

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate Professor and Head, Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University. Director of Public Relations and Communication, ISRRT.<\/p>\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> How do healthcare information and communication technology (HICT) interventions affect access to public sector healthcare delivery in a developing country? A case study of professionals’ perception in Saraburi Province, Thailand (2007)<\/p>\n

Chair:<\/strong> Dr. Elizabeth J. Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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