Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Missouri - St. Louis
Bringing Together Business and Technology
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University of Missouri - St. Louis

 
Current Doctoral Students

Current Students: | Charles Chowa | Mike Cornish | Daniel Hollander | Vidya Iyer | Shaji Khan |
| Svetlana Krasteva | Srikanth Mudigonda | Kathy Ntalaja | R.S. Prasad |
| Stan Simon-Solomon | Rooji Sugathan | Thanaporn (Fon) Sundaravej |
| Robert Talbott | Aihua Yan |
Recent Alumni:| Anand Jeyaraj | Chris Kang | Kyootai Lee |
Charles Chowa
office: no on-campus office
voice: no on-campus office
e-mail: chowa AT umsl.edu
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hometown: Lusaka, Zambia
degrees/institution:
    • B.S. Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Zambia
hobbies:
    • I love anything to do with Computers!
    • Reading Christian literature and Business success stories
    • Listening to good Christian music
    • Touring new places and meeting new people
research interests:
    •Knowledge Management, e-Commerce, Systems Development


Mike Cornish
office: no on-campus office
voice: +1 314.497.5427
e-mail: mccbp7 AT umsl.edu
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hometown: St. Peters, MO USA
degrees/institution:
    • B.S. Business Administration, Maryville University, St. Louis
    • M.B.A. University of Missouri - St. Louis
hobbies:
    •Trout fishing, Fly Tying, Golf, Cooking, Mountain Climbing
research interests:
    •Technology enabled business strategy, IT productivity measurement, demand-supply forces and financial markets, use of Data and System Architectures to guide IT investment,IT portfolio management, SEI Capability Maturity Model


Daniel Hollander
office: 231 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.4882
e-mail: dthea3 AT umsl.edu
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hometown: St. Louis, Missouri USA
degrees/institution:
    • B.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Missouri - St. Louis
    • M.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Missouri - St. Louis
hobbies:
    •literature, fitness, writing
research interests:
    •criminology, cyberculture. e-commerce, evolutionary computing, genetics, robotics, strategic management


Vidya Iyer
office: no on-campus office
voice: no on-campus telephone
e-mail: vidiyer AT hotmail.com
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hometown: Trichy, India
degrees/institution:
    • B.B.A., Indore University, India
    • M.S. in Management Sciences, Indore University, India
    • M.S. in Information Systems, Texas A&M International University, Laredo Texas
hobbies:
    •Reading, Music, Internet Surfing, Exploring New Places
research interests:
    •Organizational impact of information systems, e-Commerce, and Knowledge Management


Shaji Khan
office: 231 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.4882
e-mail: shaji AT techqed.com
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hometown: Hyderabad India
degrees/institution:
    • B.Com., Osmania University, Hyderabad - India
    • B.A. BOG, Governors State University, IL
    • M.S Computer Science, Governors State University, IL
    • MBA, Governors State University, IL
hobbies:
    •Web Applications Development, Blogging/building community forums, Driving, Cooking
research interests:
    •IT adoption, innovation, 'Mini' ERP use and implementation, IT in entrepreneurial context


Svetlana Krasteva
office: 240 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.6626
e-mail: skrasteva AT umsl.edu
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hometown:
degrees/institution:
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    •MS in IS at University of Missouri - St. Louis
hobbies:
    •walk or to bicycle in Forest park
    •to watch the games of my favorite soccer team - Inter, Italy
    •to play with my cat
research interests:
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Srikanth Mudigonda
office: 236 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.6563
e-mail: Srikanth.Mudugonda AT umsl.edu
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hometown: Hyderabad, India
degrees/institution:
    • M.Sc(Hons.) Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
    •Master of Management Studies, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
hobbies:
    •Reading, Travelling, Photography, Computer Programming
research interests:
    •Data warehousing and Mining, Software Engineering, Strategic use of Information Systems and Decision Support Systems


Kathy Ntalaja
office: 237 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.6291
e-mail: kathyntalaja AT yahoo.com
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hometown: St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A. and Kinshasa, DRC
degrees/institution:
    • B.S. in Applied Mathematics - Probability & Statistics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
    • M.S.. in Applied Mathematics - Computer Science, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO
hobbies:
    •Photography, Reading, Walking, Traveling, Computers, Swimming
research interests:
    •Knowledge Management, Decision Support Systems, Database Management, MIS in International Development models


R.S. Prasad
office: 238 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.4881
e-mail: psrwf4 AT umsl.edu
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hometown: Bangalore, India
degrees/institution:
    • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore University, India
    • Master of Science (Business Information Techonlogy), Middlesex University, U.K.
hobbies:
    •Music, Swimming, Travelling, Reading
research interests:
    •Information System Development Methodologies, Organization Behavior, Knowledge Management, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Management


Stan Simon-Solomon
office: 236 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.6563
e-mail: stan.umsl AT gmail.com
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hometown: Chennai, India
degrees/institution:
    • Bachelor's in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Madras University, India
    • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, California State University, Sacramento
hobbies:
    •Arsenal Football Club, Team India, Adobe Premiere Pro, C.S. Lewis, Coldplay, Switchfoot
research interests:    • Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, Information Systems in Non-Profit Organizations


Rooji Sugathan
office: no on-campus office
voice: no on-campus telephone
e-mail: rooji AT hotmail.com
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hometown: New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, India
degrees/institution:
    • MBA, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois
    • MA (English Literature), Loyola College, University of Madras, India
    • Diploma in Software Engineering, Madras, India
hobbies:
    •Theater, Gardening and Travel
research interests:
    •IT & Productivity, Knowledge Management, Service Oriented Architecture, ERP Systems and more


Thanaporn (Fon) Sundaravej
office: 422 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.7322
e-mail: sundaravejf AT umsl.edu
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hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
degrees/institution:
    •M.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Illinois
    •M.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois
hobbies:
    •Traveling, Cooking, Watching Cardinals, Doing Meditation
research interests:
    •Diffusion of Information Technology Innovation, E-Commerce, Impacts of Information Systems to Organizations


Robert Talbott
office: no on-campus office
voice: no on-campus office
e-mail: talbottf AT yahoo.com
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hometown: Bethalto, Illinois
degrees/institution:
    •A.A., Music Performance, Lewis and Clark Community College
    •B.S., Computer Science, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
    •M.B.A. Lindenwood University
hobbies:
    •Guitar, Synthesizer, Piano, Songwriting, Reading, Writing, People Watching
research interests:
    •System Development-Behavior Interaction, Business Game Theory, CRM, BI, Consumer Behavior Prediction


Aihua Yan
office: 237 CCB
voice: +1 314.516.6291
e-mail: aiwayan AT gmail.com
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hometown: Fujian, P.R. China
degrees/institution:
    •July, 2001 , B.M. in Management Information System, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R.China
    •July,2000, B.E. in Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R.China
    •November,2005, Master in Communication, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R.China
hobbies:
    •Reading, Music and Movies, Traveling, Cooking, Shopping
research interests:
    •Knowledge management, Data mining, ERP


  To contact us:
       email - information_systems@umsl.edu
       voice - +1 314.516.6267
       fax - +1 314.516.6827

 
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  Information Systems Area
College of Business Administration
University of Missouri - St. Louis
211 Computer Center Building
One University Boulevard (m/c 22)
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 U.S.A.
 
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