About

Aaron Mosiah Curtis `

PhD. Candidate, Information Systems

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

1039 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405

812-650-4512 / aacurtis@indiana.edu 

Education

Ph.D. Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, (expected December 2008); 
Major field: Management Information Systems, Minor field: Social Psychology
Dissertation: “From Dialogue to Monologue: Using Performative Objects to Promote Collective Mindfulness in Computer-Mediated Group Discussions”

Master of Information Systems Management, Marriott School of Management,
Brigham Young University (April 2004); Major: Management Information Systems

Bachelor of Science, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University (April 2004);
Major: Management, Emphasis: Information Systems

Research

Research interests include collaboration, memory and cognition, knowledge management systems, health care information systems, social networks, and linguistics.

Published Journal Articles 

Lowry, P.B., J.F. Nunamaker Jr., A.M. Curtis, and M.R. Lowry, “The impact of process structure on novice, virtual collaborative writing teams” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 48(4) pp. 341-364, 2005  

Lowry, P.B., J.F. Nunamaker Jr., Q.E. Booker, A.M. Curtis, and M.R. Lowry, “Implementing distributed collaborative writing in traditional educational environments,” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 47(3) pp. 171-189, 2004 

Lowry, P.B., D. Romans, A. Curtis “Global journal prestige and supporting disciplines: A scientometric study of information systems journals” Journal of the Association for Information Systems 5(2) Article 2, 2004 

Lowry, P.B., A.M. Curtis, and M.R. Lowry “Building a taxonomy and nomenclature of collaborative writing to improve empirical research, writing practice, and tool development” Journal of Business Communication 41(1), pp. 66-99, 2004 

Research in Progress

Curtis, A.M., Wells, T.M., Lowry, P.B., Higbee, T. “An Overview and Tutorial of the Repertory Grid Technique in Information Systems Research” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, under second round of review

Dennis, A.R., Robert, L.P., Curtis, A.M., Kowalczyk, S.T., Hasty, B.K “Trust is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Behavioral Controls on Individual Trust in Virtual Teams”
Submitted to MIS Quarterly

Dennis, A.R., Ko, D., Clay, P.F., Curtis, A.M. “Building Knowledge Management Systems to Create Loyal Users: Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry” Revise and Resubmit from
 Journal of Management Information Systems

Curtis, A.M., Brown, C.V. “Diagnosing the Condition of Health Care Information Systems: A Review of HCIS Research” In Progress

 

Teaching 

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Visiting Lecturer (Spring 2009) S400 Accounting Information Systems (2 sections)

Visiting Lecturer (Fall 2008) S400 Accounting Information Systems (2 sections)

Associate Instructor (Spring 2008), S305: Data Communications and Networking (5.4/7.0)

Lab Instructor (Fall 2005), BUS K201: The Computer in Business (6.3/7.0)

Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Teaching Assistant (Spring 2003), ISYS 201: Introduction to Management Information Systems 

Work Experience

Visiting Lecturer, Indiana University (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)

 

Research Assistant / Associate Instructor, Indiana University (2004-2008)

 

Managing Editor, MIS Quarterly Executive (2005-2007), Coordinated review process with editorial board members. Managed print and online publication activities. Managed the redesign of the misqe.org website and the implementation of Open Journal Systems peer review tracking and journal publication system. 

 

Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant, BYU School of Accountancy and Information Systems (2003-2004), Facilitated lab experiments, performed literature reviews, and coauthored research papers.

 

Web Programmer, Zipswitch Web Hosting (2002), Designed web page components using PHP / mySQL for client web site. 

 

Accounting / Information Systems Specialist, Curtis Auto, (1998 - 2002), Implemented Oracle Small Business  Suite for auto retailer. Designed web presence. Maintained financial and inventory  records. Assisted with business plan development. Provided training and support for office staff.

Service 

Voluntary Reviewer

·                        Small Group Research

·                        Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

·                        Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS)

·                        Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

·                        International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

Awards and Honors

·                     Nominated for Doctoral Student Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, (Spring 2008)

·                     BAT Fellowship, Kelley School of Business: $3,000 (Fall 2006)

·                     Chancellor’s Fellowship, Indiana University: $18,000 (Fall 2004 - Spring 2005)

·                     IS Pre-Ph.D. Student Fellowship, Brigham Young University: $9,800 (Summer 2004)

Affiliations

·                     American Accounting Association

·                     Association for Information Systems