Robert H. Smith School of Business Professor
Named Editor of Top Journal
College Park, Md. – November 15, 2010 – Ritu Agarwal,
professor and Dean’s Chair of Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School
of Business, was named editor-in-chief of Information Systems Research.
She will assume her role January 1, 2011.
“Information Systems Research is widely considered the top academic journal
in the area of information systems,” said G. “Anand” Anandalingam, dean of the
Robert H. Smith School of Business. “Ritu’s prestigious appointment validates
her leadership in the field. Her achievements demonstrate the caliber of
prominent faculty we have at the Smith School doing top-ranked, game-changing
research.”
Agarwal was selected by a committee and interview process, and plans to make
the quarterly journal even stronger to better serve the needs of its
constituencies. Information Systems Research is a journal of the
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The
quarterly journal incorporates theory, research and intellectual development
focused on information systems in organizations, institutions, the economy and
society.
Agarwal is the founder and director of the Center for Health
Information and Decision Systems at the Smith School. She has published more
than 80 papers on information technology management topics in journals including
Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Management Science, and
Journal of Management Information Systems. Her current research is focused
on the use of information technology in health care settings, quality
transparency in health care, and online social networks.
Agarwal has worked extensively with Fortune 500 companies including 3M,
Freddie Mac, Dow Chemicals, Rohm and Haas, AstraZeneca, NCR, and others on a
variety of research and consulting engagements and made several presentations to
groups of senior IT and business executives. Her research has been sponsored by
the Society for Information Management, U.S. Department of Labor, the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, and DARPA.
She has served a variety of editorial appointments, including most recently
as a senior editor for Information Systems Research, and an associate
editor for Management Science. She is a member of ACM, the Association
for Information Systems, INFORMS, and the Academy of Management. She received
her Ph.D. in management information systems from Syracuse University.
About the Robert H. Smith School of
Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized
leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and
schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School
offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, executive MBA, MS in
business, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach
services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree,
custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America
and Asia.
