Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
Education
Ph.D., Business and Administration (Information Systems), University of Minnesota 2006
M.S., Management Information Systems, University of Arizona 1993
B.S., Statistics, Chulalongkorn University 1988
Web Sites
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I began my career in Information Systems as a programmer at a software development company in Bangkok, Thailand. Like many new graduates, I simply followed the trend at that time to start off a career in IS with programmer positions. The picture of a programmer in my mind was someone who sits in front of a computer coding and debugging programs. However, through this job, I not only learned that my impression was wrong but I also discovered that I truly enjoyed the part of the job that I used my knowledge to teach and train others. This made me decide to make a switch from working in the industry to pursuing a career in academia at Thammasat University in Thailand, where I served as a faculty from 1993 to 2000. It was the experience of teaching colleagues, students, and others to use various information technologies that made me want to study problems that center on the interaction between people and information technologies.
Angsana’s research interests focus on theory-building and empirical analysis on the adoption and diffusion of technology, digital divide, technology policy, IT standards, and management and performance of IT in organizations. She has published previously in Electronic Markets, Information Technology and Management, and Journal of Association for Information Systems. She won a best research paper award at HICSS in January 2004. Angsana’s teaching is in the area of telecommunications and networks.
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