Mehruz Kamal

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Mehruz Kamal

Associate Professor and Chair

(585) 395-2179
mkamal@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 116

Bio

My Ph.D is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. My academic background comprises of a Bachelors as well as a Masters degree in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology. I have had a number of years industry experience working as a software engineer for Motorola Inc. in Arlington Heights in Illinois.

I am actively involved in the IS/T research community through my numerous scholarly research endeavors. My main research stream is in the area of Information Technology for Development - which to briefly state, investigates how Information Technology can help bring about both social as well as economic development of a community. My work has been published in various Information Systems journals and presented at leading IS conferences.

I enjoy teaching and working with students and participating in professional academic service activities, such as serving as mini-track chairs at various international, national, and regional IS conferences.

Courses Taught

• CIS 202 – Fundamentals of Information Systems
• CIS 206 - Information Technology Tools
• CIS 317 – Analysis and Logical Design of Information Systems
• CSC 356 - Life in the Digital Age
• CIS 427 – Project Management and Practice
• CIS 442 - Electronic Commerce Systems
• CIS 487 – Information Technology for Development

Teaching Experience

Research Interests

My major research efforts are in the area of Information Technology for Development, focusing on technology adoption issues in small and micro-enterprises and investigating efforts for small business growth. A secondary research stream of mine focuses on processes of knowledge networking and sourcing of skills. I have also been involved in a number of research projects in the area of Collaboration Engineering.

Google Scholar Page

• Recent Publications
  • Kamal, M. (2016), Kevlin, S., & Dong, Y. (2016, Mar 18 – 19). Investigating Multitasking with Technology in Academic Settings. Proceedings of the 19th Southern Association for Information Systems Conference. St. Augustine, Florida.
  • Kamal, M. (2015). Developing a Sustainability Network for Information Technology Adoption and Use in Micro-Enterprises. Journal of the Midwest Association for Information Systems, 1(1), pp. 21 - 32.
  • Kamal, M. (2013). A Roadmap for Microenterprise Growth through Information Technology. International Journal of Management Practice, 6(1), pp. 4-23.
  • Qureshi, S., Kamal, M., & Wolcott, P. (2009). Information Technology Interventions for Growth and Competitiveness in Micro-Enterprises. International Journal of E-Business Research, 5(1).
  • Wolcott, P., Kamal, M., & Qureshi, S. (2008). Meeting the Challenges of ICT Adoption by Micro-enterprises. Journal of Enterprise InformationManagement,21 (6).
  • Davis, A. J., Kamal, M., Schoonover, T. V., Nabukenya, J., Pietron, L. R., & de Vreede, G.-J. (2008). Incident response planning using collaboration engineering process development and validation. Journal of Information System Security, 4(3), pp. 24-45.

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