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Please read on to find out more about my family and me or click on the links below to learn more about my teaching and research interests or to view my vita and personal photo gallery.

I was born in North Carolina but at the age of 12, we moved to Alaska where my father worked as a university professor. I later returned to NC where I met my husband, Ted. With our marriage in the mid 1990's I began the roller-coaster life of an Air Force Officer's Wife that included several moves and numerous deployments. After living briefly in Panama city, FL we were stationed at Howard AFB, Panama. While I enjoyed shopping and traveling in Central America, I spent most of my time working towards a degree in Computer Science at Florida State University. In 1999 we accepted an assignment to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City.

Currently I am an assistant professor in the Department of MIS at San Jose State University.  My current research interests include: knowledge management and innovation, computer-mediated communication and the role it plays in the development and ongoing interaction in groups, and the ability of technology to enhance employee creativity. I am particularly interested in investigating creativity processes and exploring organizational initiatives that can be designed to facilitate such processes. I am also interested in healthcare informatics and effects of self-efficacy in technology training and use.  More information on my current research activities can be found in my vita.

This will be my second year at SJSU.  This fall I am teaching BUS 110A - Fundamentals of MIS which includes discussions of basic MIS concepts and an introduction to application development with Visual Basic and BUS 188.  While I was at the University of Oklahoma I had the opportunity to teach several sections of the Introduction to MIS (MIS 2113) lab which provides business students training in the use HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access; skills the students need to successfully complete their courses and compete in the job market.  At OU I also taught Business Data Analysis, a course that employs Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and advanced MS Excel to make business decisions, and Systems Analysis and Design.

While my family and career occupy most of my waking hours, I occasionally find time for other pursuits.  In particular enjoy traveling, visiting with friends, reading, and home decorating.

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