CTG's research program contributes in many ways to the academic life of the University at Albany. Through courses, internships, and other opportunities for faculty and students, the Center is closely engaged to the teaching and research missions of the University.
ROCKEFELLER COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLICY
One of the key reasons why the Information Strategy and Management Concentration holds the #2 ranking is the participation by Pardo and Dawes as faculty and the access they provide for students to NYS government and its Chief Information Officers.
Pictured above: Dan Chan (middle front row), Acting NYS CIO, participated on a panel discussion as part of Theresa's Fall 2011 graduate level course, PAD 650: Building a Case for IT Investments in the Public Sector. Dr. Chan was joined by Bill Travis, CIO of NYS Office of Children and Family Services, Brian Scott, CIO NYS Health Department, David Walsh, CIO of NYS Department of Education, and Adam Gigandet, CIO of NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.
CTG is also linked to the MPA program through its graduate assistants, student, and research projects.
INFORMATION SCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
CTG directors participate in the design and management of the information science doctoral program. They also teach courses that focus on information policy, theory, and strategic decision-making.
The Visiting Scholar Program attracts digital government researchers from around the world. CTG accepts applications for both short- and long-term visits through a competitive review process.
A core aspect of CTG's mission is to take an active role in the community of researchers studying and adding to the growing body of knowledge about IT in government. We accomplish this, in part, through our participation in national and international academic conferences.
For the last several years, we have played active roles in organizing the following major conferences:
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate assistants and student interns participate in many aspects of the partnership and research projects conducted at the Center.
Center researchers have been active members of the University's IT Commons curriculum.
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
CTG is closely aligned with the University's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, which is one of the nation's top-ranking public affairs schools, according to U.S. News & World Report. CTG researchers serve as faculty and guest presenters at Rockefeller College, and selected students from the College become graduate assistants or use CTG work for dissertations and theses.
In the most recent rankings, Rockefeller College was ranked #2 in the country for best public affairs schools for information and technology management programs. Overall, the College was ranked 14th among the nation's 269 master's of public affairs and administration programs.
INFORMATION STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT
As members of the faculty of the Department of Public Administration and Policy, CTG Director Theresa Pardo and Senior Fellow Sharon Dawes worked in partnership with Distinguished Professor David Andersen to develop an academic specialty in government information strategy and management.
The concentration offers specially designed courses that focus on the real-world issues in government, along with special topics and readings that augment advanced study. This curriculum focuses on the ways in which information policy, management, and technology interact in the design, operation, and evaluation of public programs. Students tackle these issues in course work, projects, and individual research.
The complex interplay among these domains is viewed within single organizations and across multiple organizations, sectors, and levels of government. The program offers a series of courses designed to inform, educate, and prepare students for state-of-the-art careers in the public sector.
The specialty is available in the Master of Public Administration, Ph.D. in Public Administration, and professional certificate programs.
MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The Master of Public Administration program strives to prepare students for careers as policy analysts and leaders in public service both in and out of government. The curriculum provides students with analytic and quantitative skills to frame policy issues, deal with their institutional and political contexts, and bring about effective action directed at the formulation, approval, implementation and evaluation of policy. A number of students in the Masters program have served as graduate students at the CTG, and some have used CTG research data for their Masters' theses.
For admissions information visit http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/admissions.shtml.
For samples of dissertations and theses that have used CTG research, visit Disserations and Theses.
Information Science Doctoral Program
CTG partners with University at Albany's College of Computing and Information as faculty partners and guest lecturers of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Information Science. As faculty partners, Sharon Dawes and Theresa Pardo as well as Deputy Director Anthony Cresswell participate in the design and management of the doctoral program as well as present courses that focus on information policy and information theory.
More detailed information about the College and its programs can be found at the College's website at www.albany.edu/cci/.
IT Commons
The University at Albany's Information Technology Commons (IT Commons) is designed to increase the number of information technology courses in the University’s curriculum. The IT commons supports world class research and educational programs in information-related studies throughout many of the disciplines on campus. Through the IT Commons, students can take information technology courses through multiple departments around the University. The Commons shares faculty members who participate in discipline-based and interdisciplinary research in areas related to IT. More information on the IT commons is located at http://www.albany.edu/itc/index.html.
Graduate Students
Opportunities
CTG provides graduate students with both scholarly and practical opportunities that provide a strong foundation for future careers in teaching, research, and public service, as well as in the private sector. Scholarship and practical experience commingle in all of the CTG's applied research projects, fostering a unique educational experience for students at both the master's and doctoral levels.
CTG graduate students Mohammedd Gharawi (left) and Taewoo Nam (right) at the poster session of the 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2010) in Beijing, China.
Contact CTG to inquire about current opportunities.
Djoko Sigit Sayogo, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Nancy Cowan, School of Public Health
2004 Graduate Student Orientation at CTG.
Visiting Scholars Program
The Center for Technology in Government (CTG) has a strong network of international scholars who have had the opportunity to visit and share their research, interacting with CTG staff and other University at Albany faculty on shared interests. CTG is open to advanced doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and academic professionals from all over the world and all related disciplines.
Successful applicants have the following characteristics:
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Qualified educational background
Applicants should be formally affiliated with a recognized academic institution. -
Experience working in applied research settings
Applicants should have experience in engaged scholarship with a focus on government organizations. -
Ability to work in a team-based setting
CTG projects rely on a team-based approach and strong relationships among the project staff. Applicants should be comfortable working in a team environment. -
Recommendation from a CTG staff member or a CTG research partner
Strong candidates typically have a recommendation from one of our staff members or one of our research colleagues.
Short-Term Visits
Applications for visits of 1 month or less are accepted on a rolling basis. For short-term visitors, we ask that you submit your application to the visiting scholar coordinator at least 3 months prior to the date you wish to arrive.
Applications for visits of 1 month or less are accepted on a rolling basis. For short-term visitors, we ask that you submit your application to the visiting scholar coordinator at least 3 months prior to the date you wish to arrive.
Long-Term Visits
Individuals who are interested in visiting CTG for longer than one month should submit their applications to the visiting scholar coordinator, according to the schedule below. Generally, the Center accepts only one to two long-term visitors during an academic semester.
Individuals who are interested in visiting CTG for longer than one month should submit their applications to the visiting scholar coordinator, according to the schedule below. Generally, the Center accepts only one to two long-term visitors during an academic semester.
Application Calendar
Although CTG operates year-round, we try to schedule visits according to the University at Albany’s academic calendar. All applications should be submitted to the visiting scholar coordinator.
Although CTG operates year-round, we try to schedule visits according to the University at Albany’s academic calendar. All applications should be submitted to the visiting scholar coordinator.
Academic Calendar
Fall: End of August to Mid-December
Spring: Mid-January to End of May
Summer: June to Mid-August
Fall: End of August to Mid-December
Spring: Mid-January to End of May
Summer: June to Mid-August
Application Due Dates
Fall Visits: April 1st
Spring Visits: October 1st
Summer Visits: February 1st
Fall Visits: April 1st
Spring Visits: October 1st
Summer Visits: February 1st
Funding
The CTG Visiting Scholar Program does not provide funding. We will provide a workspace, basic research resources, and opportunities to meet with CTG staff and others at the University. All applicants must provide their own funding for travel, accommodations, and other expenses.
The CTG Visiting Scholar Program does not provide funding. We will provide a workspace, basic research resources, and opportunities to meet with CTG staff and others at the University. All applicants must provide their own funding for travel, accommodations, and other expenses.
Important Logistic Information
CTG is located off-campus. Therefore, travel to the University requires a car or the use of public transportation, which is limited between CTG and the UAlbany campus. The University at Albany does not provide short- or long-term housing. Visitors are responsible for finding their own lodging, whether they stay at a hotel or make arrangements for a rental.
CTG is located off-campus. Therefore, travel to the University requires a car or the use of public transportation, which is limited between CTG and the UAlbany campus. The University at Albany does not provide short- or long-term housing. Visitors are responsible for finding their own lodging, whether they stay at a hotel or make arrangements for a rental.
Application Materials
If interested in being considered for CTG’s Visiting Scholar Program, please provide the following information:
If interested in being considered for CTG’s Visiting Scholar Program, please provide the following information:
- Curriculum Vitae
Applicant should be an established scholar at a recognized institution. - A Research Plan or Statement of Purpose, which includes:
-The proposed dates of your visit.
-How you learned about CTG.
-Your interests and how they match CTG projects or topic areas.
-The goals and expectations you have for your visit.
Past Visiting Scholars
Over the years, CTG has hosted many visiting scholars who have shared their expertise and research, and collaborated on CTG research and projects. CTG is open to long- and short-term visits from advanced doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and academic professionals from all over the world and all related disciplines as part of its Visiting Scholar Program.
Milena Yordanova Krumova
Year at CTG: 2013
Country:Bulgaria
Research Focus at CTG: During her time at CTG, Milena focused on her research in Web 2.0/3.0 applications for creating and sharing new knowledge, and in Public Administration 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 and Learning 2.0 principles, along with participating in several seminars, workshops, and presenting her research.
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Hannu Larsson
Year at CTG: 2012
Country: Sweden
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Hannu met with staff to discuss shared research interests, presented his research on Sustainability for eGovernment, and attended the ICEGOV 2012 conference.He also showed how us how Fika is done in Sweden, their morning social break ... we liked that!
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Marie Anne Macadar
Year at CTG: 2012
Country: Brazil
Research Focus at CTG: During her time at CTG, Marie focused on internationalizing her research on Information Systems in Brazilian Public Health and contributed to current CTG projects.
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Ignacio Criado
Year at CTG: 2011
Country: Spain
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Ignacio conducted research about interoperability of e-Government developments in multi-level systems, with a special focus on the case of health policy in the United States and Spain.
Current bio>>
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Rodrigo Sandoval Almazan
Year at CTG: 2011
Country: Mexico
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Rodrigo met with CTG staff and students to discuss open government, social media, and advancements in e-government research. He also shared his research about open government adoption in Mexico.
Olivier Glassey
Year at CTG: 2011
Country: Switzerland
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Olivier met with staff to talk about shared research interests and presented a research discussion on the tensions between privacy and transparency issues from a European perspective through proposing a model for data, identity, and privacy management.
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Karim Hamza
Year at CTG: 2011
Country: Egypt
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Karim gave a research discussion on governance structures for building democracy in Egypt, and met with CTG staff to plan future research collaborations focused on the use of social media in government.
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Lorenzo Madrid
Year at CTG: 2010
Country: Brazil
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Lorenzo worked with staff and graduate students on shared research interests. As part of his visit, he gave a presentation on The Economic Impact of Interoperability in Delivering Electronic Citizen Services and was guest lecturer at Theresa Pardo's Department of Public Administration and Policy class, Information Technology Innovation in the Public Sector.
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Antonio Cordella
Year at CTG: 2010
Country: Italy
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Antonio met with staff at CTG to talk about shared research interests and presented a research discussion about an e-Government enactment framework.
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Evgeny Styrin
Year at CTG: 2009-2010
Country: Russia
Research Focus at CTG: During his time at CTG, Evgeny was an integral part of the project team gathering information on how New York State agencies used technology resources to capture, manage, and deliver the data required for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In addition, he also worked in close contact with his colleagues at UAlbany's Rockefeller College, where he held a faculty affiliation for his Fulbright Fellowship.
Lin Zhu
Year at CTG: 2008
Country: China
Research Focus at CTG: During her time at CTG, Lin integrated herself as a member of various research project teams and was a co-author on several writing projects. She shared her work in China at a CTG research discussion, Improving Citizen Access to Government Information in China.
Enrico Ferro
Year at CTG: 2004-05
Country: Italy
Research Focus at CTG: Enrico spent six months at CTG, during which he collaborated with researchers on a number of projects concerning the relationship between eGovernment and the digital divide, as well as the use of online auctions for the sale of government surplus property.
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Marijn Janssen
Year at CTG: 2004
Country: The Netherlands
Research Focus at CTG: While at CTG, Marijn worked with staff on international e-government business models. At the 2005 eChallenges conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Anthony Cresswell, Marijn Janssen, and Luis Luna-Reyes received the Best Paper Award for Modeling Methods for Information Integration: Comparative Cases in e-Government.
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Courses
Fundamentals of Information Strategy and Management
This class introduces the interaction of policy, management, and technology in the design, operation, and evaluation of government operations and public services. It relies heavily on case studies to illustrate how these domains play out in real situations in single organizations and in interorganizational, intergovernmental, and intersectoral settings.
Guest lecturers provide real life context to the information theories and strategies taught in the class.
Read what students have said about this class.
Guest Lecturers
Robert Freeman
Committee on Open Government
New York State Department of State
Terry Maxwell
School of Information Science & Policy
University of Albany
John Aveni
NYS Office for Technology
Bruce Oswald
Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination
Stan France
Schoharie County
Mike Donovan
Office of the New York State Chief Information Officer
Ed DeFranco
DeFranco Associates
Kathleen Newkirk
Town of Bethlehem
Class Testimonials
"The case study format of the class provided a unique opportunity to examine real life issues in government IT project implementation. In addition, Professor Dawes' background in both the academic and government sectors ensured that our course instruction was well informed by real world experiences."
Michael P Holland
United States Government Accountability Office
"Professor Dawes' classes really helped to tie together classroom theory with practical applications. Her technical understanding and hands-on experiences working with a variety of governmental organizations were especially helpful in understanding the key issues related to Information Technology and its integration in the public sector."
Mike Farrar
NYS Office of the State Comptroller
"I took PAD 550 the first year it was offered. I specifically came to Albany to specialize in information management in the public sector. While an MBA was an option, my interests really were targeted to the issues faced by government with respect to their information processing and organizational demands. PAD 550 was exactly what I was looking for. It was the first class that I took that investigated real public sector information management problems and provided an effective framework for understanding the complex intersections of technology, policy, and management."
Natalie Helbig
Ph.D. student and CTG graduate assistant
Building a Case for IT investments
This class formalizes CTG’s Making Smart IT Choices methodology covering problem definition, stakeholder analysis, process analysis, best and current practice research, technology awareness, and case building.
Class projects present students with opportunities to work on real life challenges facing government agencies. Click here for a sample of recent projects.
Guest lecturers round out this class by providing case studies and lessons learned by experts in the field.
Read what students have said about this class.
Project Samples
Project Title: Business Case for XML in OHM
Agency: New York State Office of Mental Health
Summary: OMH had a mandate to implement technology that would lead to achieving the highest level of treatment for their patients. This project made a case that OMH use XML, eXtensible Markup Language, to accomplish this goal.
Project Title: OASAS Credentialing Process Analysis
Agency: New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Summary: This project examined the credentialing process with the Credentialing Unit of OASAS for the purpose of identifying ways to improve the process for unit employees and the customers they serve.
Guest Lecturers
Lester Diamond
US Government Accountability Office
Tony Cresswell
Deputy Director
Center for Technology in Government
Meghan Cook
Program Manager
Center for Technology in Government
Donna Canestraro
Program Manager
Center for Technology in Government
Class Testimonials
"The class provides experience with a real IT case through a team-based project using Smart IT, which is an analysis tool of CTG. It was very helpful to understand IT issues in government agencies, since I had only been involved in business organizations. Therefore, I have learned both similar and different factors that affect the success of IT initiatives between profit and non-profit organizations."
Jinwon Ho
Adjunct Instructor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany/SUNY
"Professor Pardo's class is really great in terms of learning theories of IT investment, and getting experience from an actual administration of IT investment. Theoretical tools and actual project experience could be applied anywhere in public or private organizations."
"When I took PAD 650, our team was working on revising the credentialing process of the NYS, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services) by using theoretical tools of Smart IT and IT investment, and our contribution to this project proved to be very effective."
"Students learned risk analysis, cost-benefit analysis, measuring success factors of IT investment, project management skills, how to use and apply information technologies to IT investment, and much more."
"Professor Pardo is an excellent teacher. She is always willing to help us to achieve high performance and competency in this field."
Kwang-Seok Yoon
Ph.D. Student
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany/SUNY
"PAD 650 is a class where you can really put theory into practice. We learned "Making Smart IT Choices" and applied it to our case study with the government sector, the NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). The skills I learned in this class helped build my communication skills, critical and strategical thinking, and inspiration in my future career. I have to admit, this is one of the greatest and most memorable classes I have taken during my masters year."
Tina Chang
Allion/ NSTL
"The opportunity of analyzing a real problem at the Office of the Real Property Services, and using tools that have proven to be useful in many other situations made this class a very practical and integrative learning experience."
Luis F. Luna Reyes
Universidad de las Americas
Dissertations and Theses
Master’s Theses
- Schwartz, Benjamin (2004). New Developments in Intergovernmental Information Systems: The New York State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype. M.A. Public Affairs and Policy (Information Strategy and Management concentration), University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Research Analyst, Local Government Services and Economic Development Department, New York State Office of the State Comptroller.
Dissertations
- Helbig, Natalie (2010). Thinking Beyond Performance Indicators: A Holistic Study of Organizational Information Use, Ph.D, Public Adminstration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany. Now Senior Program Associate, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany.
- Ackam, Badahir (2009). Socio-Technical Processes in Interorganizational Emergency Response and Recovery Process at the World Trade Center, Ph.D, Information Science, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany. Now Assistant Professor, School of Business, Western New England College.
- Mulki, Fawzi (2009). The Effects of Leadership and Authority on Cross-Boundary Information Sharing in Response to Public Health Crises: A Comparative Study between the United States and Jordan, Ph.D, Informatics, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany. Now Senior Policy Analyst, The Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan.
- Zheng, Lei (2009). Leadership Behaviors in Cross-Boundary Information Sharing and Integration: Comparing the U.S. and China, Ph.D, Public Adminstration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany. Now Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China
- Luna-Reyes, Luis (2004). Collaboration, Trust, and Knowledge Sharing in Information Technology Intensive Projects in the Public Sector, Distinguished Dissertation Award; Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Business School, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico.
- Zhang, Jing (2003). Cross-Boundary Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Building the Multi-Purpose Access for Customer Relations & Operational Support (MACROS) System, Distinguished Dissertation Award; Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Management, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
- Neely, Pamela (2002). A Framework and Associated Software Tool for the Analysis of Source Data for a Data Warehouse: Development and exploratory study. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Business Administration and Economics, The College at Brockport/SUNY.
- Zeng, Jihong (2002). Using Keywords/Phrases in Automatically Generating Hypertext Links: An Exploratory Study. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, New York Institute of Technology.
- Powers, Jennifer Goodall (2001). Network Formation and the Development of Trust in Interorganizational Relationships Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Associate Dean, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany.
- Kelly, Kristine (1999). A Systems Approach to Identifying Decisive Information for Sustainable DevelopmentPh.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Business School, Endicott College.
- Pardo, Theresa A. (1998). Reducing the Risks in Innovative Uses of Information Technology in the Public Sector: A Multidisciplinary Model. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Director, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany
- Han, Charles (1998). Exploring a Path to the Formation of Network Collaboration. Ph.D. Public Administration, University at Albany.
- Kim, Soon Hee (1998). The Effects of Family Leave Policy on Employees and Agencies in New York State Government: Organizational Dynamics and Policy Evaluation. Ph.D. Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Professor, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
- Giguere, Mark (1995). Electronic Document Description Standards: A Technical Feasibility Study of Their Use in the Microform Preservation of Contextual Cues Embedded in Structured Electronic Documents During Digital/Analog/Digital Reformatting. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Electronic Records Specialist, National Archives and Records Administration.
Conferences
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)
October 22-26, 2012 | Albany, New York
The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) is a series organized by the United Nations University - IIST, Center for Electronic Governance. The conference annually brings together practitioners, developers, and researchers from government, academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations to share the latest findings in the theory and practice of Electronic Governance.
CTG will be the host institution for ICEGOV2012, which will take place October 22-26, 2012 in Albany, NY.
Annual Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o)
June 4–7, 2012 | University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
The Digital Government Society of North America (DGSNA) organizes and hosts an annual international conference, bringing together government managers, researchers, educators, industry leaders and others from around the world interested in furthering the investigation and practice of democratic digital government.
Issues relevant to e-government are explored through keynote speeches, research sessions, panels, birds of a feather discussions, and poster and demo sessions. Conference attendees across disciplines and national boundaries have an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and find common ground. The discussions are lively, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the settings are dynamic.
Each year, CTG takes an active part in helping to organize dg.o through its staff who serve in leadership roles and on many program committees, and who submit papers and take part on panels throughout the conference.
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
January 4–7, 2012 | Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
The annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) conference is a unique and respected forum in computer and information systems and technology for the exchange of ideas among research and development communities around the world. It is one of the oldest and most influential conferences in the field of system sciences. CTG has played a key leadership role in establishing both the size and stature of the Electronic Government track.
Over the past decade, the emergent study domain of e-Government, also referred to as digital government, has produced a rapidly increasing number of research contributions at HICSS. The success of the e-government track reflects the efforts of an international team led by Jochen Scholl, of the Information School at the University of Washington, whose leadership at HICSS began when he was a graduate assistant at CTG. CTG leaders Theresa Pardo, Sharon Dawes, and Anthony Cresswell have all co-chaired e-Gov mini-tracks.
According to Dr. Scholl, Electronic Government Track Chair, “Over the years, the Electronic Government Track at HICSS has developed into a premier platform for researchers from around the world to present and discuss their best work with colleagues.” The HICSS e-Government track has been a hotbed for groundbreaking studies and new ideas in this particular research domain. Many studies first presented here were developed further and then turned into publications at top journals. Ten minitracks cover the full spectrum of research avenues of electronic government including minitracks dedicated to emerging topics, open government, and social media and social networking, or most recently, insider threats.
The HICSS e-Government Track has assumed an excellent reputation among e-Government scholars. Several times it has been ranked the academically most rigorous research conference on e-Government in the world. The E-Government Track is in the top 2 of HICSS tracks with the lowest acceptance rate and the highest average per-session attendance. Having a paper accepted at the e-Gov Track at HICSS means something. Furthermore, HICSS is in the top 2 percent of all IEEE conferences with regards to proceedings hits and paper downloads.
Student Profiles
Bahadir K. Akcam
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
While I was continuing my professional and academic carrier in Turkey, I was interested in pursuing a Ph.D. program that would give me the opportunity to work on current information management issues in Government. CTG’s active and pioneering research was one of the main reasons why I decided to attend the University at Albany.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I was the information technology manager of the Turkish Criminal Police Laboratories (KPL). In that position, I was managing information technology, organizational development, and quality management projects for KPL. I received my M.Sc. degree in Information Systems from M.E.T.U. with a focus on IT enabled organizational change and my other M.Sc. degree in Physical Examination and Criminalistics from Ankara University, with a focus on evidence databases.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
With the new knowledge and skills gained at the Information Science Ph.D. program and CTG, I would like to use them in an academic or professional organization where I can make the most impact.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
By actively participating in information management projects in government, we face the current challenges of the field and develop practical solutions from the academic perspective of organizations. This invaluable experience and research skills that I am gaining here can help me to reach my goals for the future.
Andrea Baker
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
My background is as a newspaper journalist. I have written about everything from primary education to state politics. For the last decade, I have witnessed public agencies’ challenges and triumphs with incorporating information technology. In 2003 I decided to attend the University at Albany for a Ph.D. in information policy and management. I was familiar with CTG’s work in the e-government domain and decided to apply for a graduate assistant position. CTG is an excellent place to learn about the fundamental role of information technology in government and experience the art of conducting research.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
In the late 1990s, I was lucky enough to cover New York State’s transition to a new format of reporting data about students’ performance. Writing about the state’s creation and dissemination of information through the “school report cards” was a very interesting and challenging task. After spending a couple of years covering education, I moved to the Albany area to cover politics. I started by covering a small municipality and then moved onto county and then finally state government. In that role, I witnessed leaders create policies and laws that shape citizen’s everyday lives. Just prior to CTG, I worked out of the state Capitol part-time as a researcher for Newsday, a Long Island newspaper.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
Whether I work for an academic institution or a center for research is part of the journey ahead. For now my main goal is to finish my doctoral studies and learn as much about the art of research as I possibly can. I am mainly interested in e-democracy and the government’s role in fostering improved information access. I am also interested in how candidates for public office use technology to communicate with citizens.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I believe the best way to learn is through a combination of formal training and first hand experience. CTG is an excellent place to learn the research process as well as network with leaders in the fields of information science and government. I have recently had the good fortune of being a part of the XML Testbed team. As a team member I have learned project management skills as well as research design skills. CTG is an exciting and interesting place.
Tamas Bodor
What did you do prior to coming to the Center for Technology in Government?
Before coming to the United States, I received two master's degrees in Hungary. After receiving those degrees, I worked for the Gallup Institute in my home country. It was through this work that I became interested in political communication. After working for Gallup, I worked for the nationwide Hungarian Ambulance and Emergency Service as the head of statistics with the Department of Information Technology and Statistics. This department oversaw the operation of entire organization and attempted to make improvements based on the research I was doing.
Why did you come to CTG?
One day I received a message from the Communication Department listserv describing CTG and advertising for a graduate assistant position. My academic and professional background at Gallup and the Ambulance and Emergency Service seemed to match the skills I would need to work at CTG. Overall I figured it would be a good place to work, and in February 2003 I became a member of the CTG staff.
What have you been involved with since coming to CTG?
When I came to CTG the organization was in the process of working on its MIII project for which I was particularly hired. This project investigates social processes of information sharing across organizational borders. Through this study, I have collected data through observational research and participated in the project's literature review. I have also worked, and I am working on the project's research papers that have been submitted and will be submitted to various journals and conferences. Currently I am involved in the design activities of a national survey, which constitutes the next phase of the MIII project.
What are your plans for the future?
After finishing my Masters Degree in May I will either apply to a political science Ph.D. program, or return to Hungary. If I do not begin my Ph.D. studies right away, I expect to return home and will look for a job related to public opinion and market research or organizational consulting.
How can CTG help you with your future plans?
Eventually, I would like to get my Ph.D. in political science. Through my work at CTG I have been able to see how government works, and what it exactly does. I really enjoy the research culture within this professional environment. Being at CTG has also given me the opportunity to combine applied social science and academic research in ways I never imagined possible. CTG has opened my eyes to many new possibilities that I never thought existed.
What is one little known or interesting fact about you?
I love hiking, fishing, and just playing outdoors with my kids. New York State is beautiful and provides great opportunities to such things. I love gardening too but currently living in an apartment, I've had to give it up for now. Being from Hungary, I am also an avid soccer fan.
Minal Brahmbhatt
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I have come to the United States to gain international exposure and experience. I learned about CTG in my first semester at UAlbany and I was delighted when I received the opportunity to work here in my second semester. The work that I do here greatly reinforces my academic work.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I was born and raised in India. I completed my undergraduate in Bachelor of Engineering at Dharm Sinh Desai University.
What do you do at CTG?
I work in the Technology Services Unit an different projects. I have been working on the CTG Web site to bring it into better conformity with current Accessibility standards removing table formatting and replacing it with CSS. I have also been involved in some internal and external web applications developed at CTG using XML and mySQL.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
My immediate plans are to complete my Masters and join the IT industry.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG has a wonderful work atmosphere. This is my first experience of working in a professional environment. I shall not find the transition from student life to professional life difficult because of the vast experience I shall have collected here.
Nancy Cowan
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
When I saw that CTG is participating in a project regarding the use of satellite data to determine air quality, I was interested. Air quality is a crucial aspect to overall health, and many health implications are linked to poor air quality. Finding accurate measurements of air pollutants is a challenge for environmental health scientists, and to invest in new technology that can possibly indicate better measurements of air pollutants is a major advancement for our society’s health and future.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I interned at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) prior to working at CTG. In the summer of 2012, I worked at the Wadsworth Laboratories as a research assistant intern investigating new and more precise methods to detect contamination in drinking water. In the fall of 2012, I worked at the NYSDOH Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment, where I conducted research on health implications associated with certain types of building insulation.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
I hope to find a career that works with communicating, informing, and educating the public about health issues associated with environmental exposures. I am possibly considering continuing education in my field by applying for a PhD or DrPH program.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Communication and informing government agencies, non-profit agencies, educational institutions, and private sectors about STI are the main components of the project I am working on. Effective communication to an organization or the general public is a very important aspect in public health. I am also learning a lot of project management skills, which will be very useful for my future career in public health.
Lucy Dadayan
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
In the Spring of 2002 I took the course Foundations of Information Strategy and Management with Center Director Sharon Dawes, and the course strengthened my interest in the information and technology dimensions of government. As I moved to a Ph.D. program in the Fall of 2004, I gladly accepted the opportunity to work with CTG to get an hands-on experience of how to measure, analyze, apply, and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of technologies in public sector.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Prior to coming to CTG, I worked and still continue to work as a policy analyst with the Rockefeller Institute of Government. At the Rockefeller Institute I am working on making state and local government information more accessible to non-expert audiences. Thus I am working with large data sets on state and local government revenue, expenditures, and employment to identify and present trends and "fast facts" in a user-friendly way. At the Rockefeller Institute, I also worked on a project examining spending on social welfare programs in rich and poor states, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as on an eight-state study of state and local administration of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
My short-term goal is to complete my doctoral studies in the field of Information Systems.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope CTG will serve as a niche for a professional growth in the field of Information Systems. In addition, I hope CTG will serve as a solid platform for research and will help to build a network of relationships with both academic and non-academic colleagues not only in the USA but also worldwide.
Fikret Demircivi
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I had wanted to come to CTG for a long time. I originally heard about CTG when I was a Masters student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. I was looking up information on my field of study and came across the CTG web-site. Upon learning what CTG does, I realized that I could do exactly what I was interested in through this organization. In fact, I mentioned CTG in my letter of intent when I was applying to the Ph.D. program at the University at Albany. Once I had been accepted into the Criminal Justice Program I paid close attention to any job openings that might be occurring at CTG. Finally a graduate student position opened up and I became an integral part of the CTG staff.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Before even coming to the United States I worked at the Central Crime Lab in Turkey. Here I was basically a tech person, trying to create and keep the labs newly created networks running. What made things even more interesting is that the Turkish National Police were trying to connect eight countrywide laboratories, including the one I worked for, together onto one network. While working with the Turkish National Police I received a scholarship to obtain my graduate degrees. This brought me to the School of Criminal Justice at John Jay University to get my Masters degree. Upon completion of this degree I came to the University at Albany to obtain my Ph.D. and to hopefully gain a position at CTG.
What are some of your major accomplishments/projects you have completed while at CTG?
Because I have only been with CTG since February 2003, a little more than a year, I have only really worked on one major project. This project, entitled Modeling Interorganizational Information Integration or MIII focuses on two main governmental systems, the health system and the criminal justice system. I have been working on the criminal justice aspect of the project. I am studying how different criminal justice systems share information with each other. In addition the MIII project, I have worked on a few minor literature reviews.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
The scholarship that I obtained in order to come to the United States requires that I return to my job with the Turkish National Police. When I return to Turkey, I would like to teach at the college level. I would not like to focus solely on teaching though, I would also like to be able to do some research, but know that my ability to do this depends on the conditions.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Because I would like to go into academia in the field of criminal justice my work at CTG is very pertinent to my future. Being at CTG has given me the opportunity to do much research within my field, especially in working on the MIII project. Both qualitative and quantitative research types are important in criminal justice, and I think CTG provides an excellent opportunity to develop qualitative research skills and that will be very helpful in my dissertation and any other future research projects. Another benefit that CTG has provided me with is the amount of hands-on research that I am able to do. Because of the programs I am involved with through CTG I feel that when I return to the Turkish National Police I will be integrated directly into a project. I believe I will be knowledgeable and ready to handle anything that I will experience when I return.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I love aviation and model airplanes.
Denise Dreany
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
This is a great opportunity for me to learn about technology in government, learn what is being considered and researched, and get to know some of the issues as well as people involved in research and government management.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
My previous career has been in marketing and advertising, as Director of Marketing and Advertising for Long Island University, Advertising Manager for Cushman & Wakefield, an international commercial real estate firm, and at the start of my career with the advertising agency Doyle, Dane, Bernbach. DDB was a great place to work and begin my career as it was considered the most creative advertising agency in New York at the time. I got to work with some of the legends in advertising and have some entertaining stories to tell of the experience.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After receiving my master’s degree, I hope to work as an academic librarian or in business doing information management.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG can give me background in research organizations, technology issues that are being evaluated and considered, and how technology and government interacts. It will give me access to issues and information that I can add to my store of knowledge, which will make me a more valuable person in the marketplace.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
My dad was a children’s book illustrator and illustrated a number of the Little Golden Book series in the 1950s, which are now collector’s items.
Tuuli Edwards
Country of Origin
Finland
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I was looking for a quality MPA program that offered a concentration in information management. Rockefeller College and CTG stood out, and after my first semester in the program, I was happy to join CTG as a graduate assistant.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Contemporary History at the University of Turku in Finland in 2007. After that, I moved to the U.S. and worked at an insurance agency before I entered the MPA program in January 2009.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After completing my degree, I hope to work as an information manager in the public or not-for-profit sector.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Working at CTG allows me to explore the various ways in which information management is relevant to public administration. Through my work at CTG, I am developing a wide range of information management skills. The CTG community is also an excellent resource for exploring different career options.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
My favorite sport is orienteering.
Sudarshan Embar
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
Technology in the private sector has been the key focus of most of my academic work since I enrolled in the University at Albany's MBA program. At the start of my second year, my advisor, Professor Lakshmi Mohan suggested that I apply for a GA position at CTG. Working at CTG helps me hone my research skills by providing me ample opportunities and avenues to learn state-of-the-art technologies and their applications in government agencies.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I graduated with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI in 2002. I then worked as an intern/co-op in GE Power Systems, Schenectady for about two years, following which I joined the MBA program at UAlbany in Fall 2003. I have been involved in a project at the New York State and Local Retirement Systems in the Office of State Comptroller since the first year of the program. My role in this project is to work with the Web Development team of the IT division to help develop programs and generate data needed for various measures. The data is then represented graphically in the system.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
I will be completing my MBA program with a specialization in MIS in May 2005. Following this, I hope to get a full-time job in the IT industry in the US.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Since joining CTG in September 2004 as a Graduate Assistant, I have been involved in a research project by conducting a literature review, collecting data, and assisting in data analysis. I have also had the opportunity to work with my supervisor in preparing project proposals, task plans, and facilitation plans for the project. I strongly believe that this valuable experience and knowledge that I am gaining will expand my horizons and improve my prospects of securing a job in the IT sector.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I am a quiet and reserved person with a great sense of humor. I also like to travel and visit new places.
Mohammed Gharawi
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
Since I joined the Information Science PhD program, I have been connected to the CTG through different channels including my professors, colleagues, and the IISRN research group. Additionally, I regularly explore the news, publications, and reports that are published through the CTG website. This relationship has contributed to shaping my research interests. Therefore, I decided to join CTG to have the chance to explore and learn more about my area of study.
Additionally, I believe CTG is the right place to learn the skills of applying theory to practice. As a PhD student who plans to work as a consultant for government agencies in the future, I found CTG is the right place to build these skills, which I will definitely need to succeed in my future career.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
After I completed my Master of Science in Computer Science degree from the University of South Florida (USF) in 2001, I worked as an instructor and consultant for the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) in Saudi Arabia for more than five years. Working for the IPA was a great experience for me as it provided me a chance to understand the nature of work in government.
In fall 2007, I joined the PhD program at SUNY. Since that time I have been collaborating with different teams and research groups toward working on research areas related to my research interests.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After completing my degree, I will return back to my home country, Saudi Arabia. I will be working for the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) as a faculty member. My primary tasks at the IPA will include training, consultations, and conducting research within the public sector domain.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
The tasks I am learning at CTG are aligned with what I will be doing in my future work at IPA. At CTG, I have the chance to work with key persons in my area of study and that will allow me to build the skills to be good researcher in the area of e-government. Also, at CTG, I will learn the skills to be a consultant as I will have the opportunity to work on various consultation projects.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I love watching soccer games and I am a big fan of Barcelona (globally), and Al Nasser, (locally), a famous soccer team in Saudi. I like to to go to the stadium to watch important soccer games whenever I get the chance to do so.
J. Ramón Gil-Garcia
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I started work at the CTG in January 2002 mainly because of my research interests. My academic advisor suggested that if I wanted to study the use of information technology in government, then CTG was the place to be. I have had the opportunity to work on several projects at CTG and have realized that this is actually the best place to be for a student interested in government IT research.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I held many positions within my home country of Mexico before coming to the University at Albany. Initially I went to work for the government of the State of Mexico, where I worked in IT until I was promoted to administrative assistant for a high-ranking political appointee. This position helped me to make one of the most important decisions of my life. That's when I decided to focus more on the academic side of politics instead of the practitioner side. In 1999, I became an Assistant Professor at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), the top-ranked Masters in Public Administration and Policy program in the country. At CIDE, I conducted a study on the budgeting processes in Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. This research explored an organizational approach to understand the promises and limitation of a technique called performance-oriented budgeting.
What are some of your most meaningful accomplishments so far at CTG?
I feel that publishing is one of the main measures of my successes or accomplishments in the academic field. Because of this, CTG is a good place for me to be. Being at CTG has given me the chance to write several academic papers. Currently I am working on a project looking at how people used technology in government to respond to the events of September 11, 2001. I am part of a research team writing an article that covers one aspect of this research. Another major study that I am working on looks into information usage in the Criminal Justice field.
How will your experience at CTG help with your future?
Because my future plans include teaching and researching at the university level, performing research at CTG has allowed me to gain much knowledge in regards to the technological and informational aspects of government. In addition to this, CTG has given me the opportunity to research the field of digital government from a social science approach. This research has provided me with a solid base from which to grow and continue research in the future.
What have you learned?
A more technologically based government allows citizens greater access to their government. This cannot blind people to the traditional form of government though. When we see information technologies as the only aspect of government we are only seeing one side of the coin. One major problem with government going totally digital, is that not everybody has access to the latest technology, or they do not have the education to participate in it. I see the need for the public interaction in the creation of digital government. Similar to any other public policy in a modern democracy, we should ask the people what they want and whether they want or not electronic government.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I collect miniature dragons; in fact I have more than 200 of them.
Russell S. Hassan
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
During my M.Sc. work at the London School of Economics, I became interested in the organizational issues related to information systems development and management in public sector organizations and decided to pursue an academic career. While I was researching for a suitable Ph.D. program with a strong emphasis on public sector IT management, I came to know about CTG and its accomplishments. After a chat with Dr. Sharon Dawes and David Anderson, it became clear that CTG was the kind of place where I wanted to be to further my knowledge.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Before coming to CTG, I was a graduate student at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where I received a M.Sc. in Information Systems with a focus on e-government. Prior to LSE, I worked as an IT consultant and research assistant for the Center for Management and Organization Development (the MOD Center) and the Distance Learning Systems Group at the California State University Northridge from 2000 to 2003. At the MOD Center, I was involved in a number of research and consulting projects with the California State Government and the City of Los Angeles.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
Finishing my Ph.D. and starting an academic career.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
By providing a rich combination of research and practical experience in public sector IT management.
Natalie Helbig
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
In June of 2003, I came to CTG to work with Center Director Sharon Dawes to coordinate the editing of a publication from a symposium on digital government. I stayed with CTG after the symposium to work on an NSF-funded project that is exploring the need for and feasibility of a new journal dedicated to digital government research.
What have you learned at CTG?
My work at CTG has allowed me to look deeper at the type of research, publications and resources dedicated to digital government research and has provided me with first hand experience being a project manager for a research grant.
I have also had the opportunity to conduct a lecture in Sharon Dawes' Strategies of Government Information Management class. We discussed the set up of the class, ways to teach the material, and how to grade students performance. I've been able to learn from a great teacher and hopefully that training will help my teaching in the future.
What are your plans for the future?
I worked in a variety of different organizations within the public and private sectors before returning to work on my Ph.D., and those experiences provided a strong foundation for my research agenda. I would like to continue doing research on digital government in addition to exploring the growing role of technology in society.
How will your experience at CTG help you with your future?
My experience at CTG has provided a learning environment, excellent resources, and interactions with smart people interested in the same things that I am interested in. I like CTG's approach to research because their focus is on working hand-in-hand with the governmental agencies implementing new programs using technology, and studying how it mixes with public policy. It is really one of a very few research centers of its size that focuses exclusively on public sector information systems.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I make Ukrainian Easter eggs, which are eggs that are dyed and decorated with different patterns and colors to represent different symbols and wishes.
Hiroshi Nakagawa
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I’d like to bridge the gap between the state-of-the-art Information Technology (IT) driven by the Open Source Community as practical and what I’ve learned at UAlbany as theoretical. Also, I appreciate CTG's recognization of the priority of policy and management when implementing and practicing IT solutions.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I was an R&D engineer for more than 5 years, working for a Japanese manufacturer of machine tools.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
I’d like to engage in the Open Source Community and the Semantic Web in my future career.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG allows me to work independently even though I am a newbie in the project, giving me a positive and supportive work environment.
M. Alexander Jurkat
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
A fascinating portfolio of applied research projects.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Political Science Swarthmore College waaaay back in 1982. Then, a JD from New York University School of Law in 1987. I've worked as an attorney, game designer and editor.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After completing my degree, I hope to earn a PhD, do interesting work and earn some money.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Provide a great work experience with quality colleagues.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I toss a mean Frisbee.
Cydney Klein
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I discovered the wide range of projects and results CTG has been involved in which are relevant in today's information-focused world. Plus, the people here are extremely passionate about their work yet relaxed and open to new ideas.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Culural Anthropology at UMass Amherst. Then I spent about 8 years in the hospitality industry cooking/baking professionally and running my family's bed and breakfast in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After completing my degree, I hope to do something meaningful with it while earning a decent income.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Hopefully, my time at CTG will expose me to various ways in which practical solutions to seemingly overwhelming problems are designed.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I usually have to make a mistake to learn something.
Hyuckbin Kwon
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I first heard about CTG during my master's study at Indiana University. My mentors talked very highly of CTG's research works as well as the government information policy and management curriculum at the Rockefeller College, which motivated me to pursue doctoral study at SUNY Albany. After entering the Ph.D. program in Public Administration and Policy here at Albany, I could learn more about the great projects conducted by CTG in Professor Sharon Dawes' class. These experiences convinced me that CTG is a great place to study about information technology in the public sector. And finally I joined CTG as a graduate assistant in fall of 2004.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. I did my undergraduate studies in Public Administration at Yonsei University, Seoul. During my senior year, I worked as a research assistant at the Seoul Development Institute, a research organization sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and participated in several research projects on urban policy and management. Then I came to the United States to continue my study at the graduate level. In 2002, I earned a Master's degree in Public Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington with a concentration in public management and information systems, and entered the Ph.D. program at the University at Albany.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After obtaining my doctoral degree, I plan to return to Korea and pursue an academic career at a university. I hope to make scholastic contributions to the design and improvement of information policies of the Korean government.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope and believe that my experience at CTG will be very helpful for my Ph.D. study and further academic career. Participating in CTG projects will give me valuable opportunity to gain more knowledge about the use of information technology in government and develop research skills. Also, I am looking forward to getting to know people at CTG and learning from their experiences and expertise.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I enjoy listening to hard rock and old-school hiphop, and playing computer games.
Chiu-pi Lai
What did you do prior to coming to the Center for Technology in Government?
Before even coming CTG in March 2004 I was an official servant in Taiwan. Here I worked for the Ministry of Examination helping to create the software needed for the national exams.
Why did you come to CTG?
Coming to CTG was a pretty easy decision. From all the things I had been hearing about the organization I realized that CTG was the place for me to be. CTG is a great place to apply the skills I have been learning in the classroom. One day a professor in the Computer Science Department informed me of a graduate position opening at CTG. I applied and got the position.
What have you worked on since being at CTG?
Since I have not been here for a long time I have not had a chance to really do a lot. I am still “learning the ropes” and trying to get a feel for the office. One major thing that I have done since being here though is that I have been put in charge of maintaining parts of the CTG Website. After learning some more programming languages I plan on getting involved in the MIII project.
What are your plans for the future?
After completing my Masters Degree I plan to apply for my Ph.D. in computer science.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I love to try all types of food and I enjoy delicious food.
Roger Lishnoff
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
After listening to Center Director Sharon Dawes speak in a few of my classes during my first year at Rockefeller College, I was very intrigued by the work of CTG. I attended the New York State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype presentation, which encouraged me to get more involved in the information management field and made up my mind that CTG was where I wanted to be.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
In May 2003, I earned my bachelors in Public Communications from Buffalo State College. In one class during my last semester there, I worked for the City of Buffalo’s West Side Community Collaborative to develop a campaign that aimed at bringing small businesses and residents back into the West Side of Buffalo. I had already had an interest in public policy, but this project influenced my decision to go to graduate school to earn masters in public policy. I started at Rockefeller College in the fall of 2003 and prior to working for CTG I worked for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in both the Budget and Revenue Accounting Offices.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
In the immediate future, I would like to apply some of the skills and knowledge I have acquired thus far at CTG towards writing my thesis and completing my graduate degree in May 2005. In the long-term, I would like to learn more about information management and possibly work in the healthcare policy field. I believe that in the coming years, information management and sharing will be crucial to improving the healthcare field.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
The great thing about CTG is that most of its principles can be applied to just about anything. The research and problem-solving techniques that are applied here will prepare me for work in either the public or private sector. However, I would like to work in the public sector and continue to work in information management and sharing in the healthcare field. I am also considering earning a Ph.D., sometime in the not-so-distant future.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I’m a big fan of the Olympics and went to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. When I flew back into Buffalo, I was surprised to see a crowd applauding as I walked out of the airport gate with my Olympics hat on. It turns out that my friends who were picking me up had played a prank and told everyone that I was an Olympic archer.
Luis Luna-Reyes
What did you do prior to coming to the Center for Technology in Government?
Before coming to the United States, I was a staff member at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico. There I was a professor in the University's business school. While I was in Mexico I was given the opportunity to expand my studies and attend the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany. It was through this program that I first became affiliated with CTG. And now, in fact my dissertation uses CTG research data.
What brought you to CTG?
Although I was not formally involved with CTG until January 2003, I have been working closely with the staff there for much longer. In the beginning phases of my Ph.D. my advisor David Andersen started the exploration of an innovative project idea with CTG Deputy Directors Tony Cresswell and Theresa Pardo. At that time, CTG was working on a research project that looked into information sharing among different groups and networks of people. Some of the learning from the research team was related to the observation of some dynamic elements in the cases that could involve rich feedback explanations. David Andersen suggested using system dynamics to create models about the theories developed by CTG with the purpose of extending the already rich set of insights and theoretical statements. I was part of the system dynamics team that began exploring trade theories in 2001. Since that time, I have worked closely with the CTG staff, who are an exciting mix of highly professional and reflective practitioners and researchers.
What are some of your accomplishments while at CTG?
My involvement at CTG has already produced 6 different papers, 3 of them presented at the International System Dynamics Conference, and 3 of them at the Hawaiian International Conference in System Sciences. I am currently involved in 4 other writing projects associated with this initiative.
What are your plans for the future?
Although I have been away for many years, I still have my job at the university in Mexico. In fact, I plan to return to it when my Ph.D. is completed in June. My primary focus will be on teaching and research in the area of management information systems and operations management at the business school.
What has CTG done to make you better prepared for your future?
One of the more important lessons I have learned while at CTG is that people matter. Originally, I cared more about numbers than stories, now it is the other way around. My thinking originally was more like that of an engineer than a social scientist. Being here has made me realize that developing information systems is not only a technical challenge, but also a social process.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I love music and am an avid guitar player as well as a Mexican folk singer.
Christopher Maitland
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
The Center for Technology in Government is one of the leading institutions in the world dealing with the ways government use technology. As a student in public administration, I want to learn as much as I can about the manner with which technology can be used in various governmental situations. Working at the Center gives me this opportunity.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Prior to coming to CTG, I was a student at the University of Pittsburgh. I graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and had a double major in political science.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
In the immediate future, I hope to complete my Master of Public Administration at the University of Albany. After that, I hope to be working in the public sector where I can use the skills and attributes I learned both in school and at CTG.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG provides me with opportunities to learn about areas of public administration that I am presently not familiar with. This added dimension will help to enrich my abilities as a public administrator.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I am a huge sports fan.
Natasha Malik
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I had heard about CTG from my friends at Graduate School at the University at Albany and my Professors. When I first read through the CTG website, it appeared really interesting and it was evident that there was a lot of interesting stuff happening at CTG. This is what inspired me to apply for the position of a Graduate Assistant here. I started working as a Graduate Assistant in Fall 2006 and the experience has been very enriching this far.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Prior to coming to CTG, I completed my undergraduate studies in India. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, I also worked with Wipro for a year as a part of the technical support team. I also worked with American Express in the Credit and risk analysis team for a year and a half. After this I realized that I needed to specialize rather than have generic knowledge about a couple of fields. Hence, my decision to pursue my graduate studies in the US. As a student, I worked with the NY State Education Department as an intern, developing Web applications for the department.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After I graduate, I intend to return to India to apply the knowledge and experience that I have acquired here. I feel that the global perspective that I have developed will be extremely helpful to me in the future.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I believe that CTG provides an opportunity to learn new things and implement them. For example, the extent to which XML is used in web applications here is fascinating and the concept was completely new to me when I first joined. Now I have begun to understand its positive impact on web management. I think working here will keep me updated on the latest technologies and their implementation which is very beneficial for my field of work.
Jiaoheng Meng
What did you do prior to coming to the Center for Technology in Government?
Before coming to the United States I received my undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the Inner Mongolia University in China and my Bachelor's degree of Law at the China University of Political Science and Law. After completing my degrees, I was assistant Prosecutor and Technology Officer at Beijing City Prosecutor's Office in China, providing tech support and programming assistance for the Prosecutor's Information Share System. In September of 2001, I came to the University at Albany to work on my Masters degree.
What brought you to CTG?
In the final years of completing my Masters degree I learned from one of my classmates that CTG was a great place to be. The classmate, who worked at CTG, was doing the same stuff I was interested in. Because of this recommendation, I applied for a job and became a member of CTG.
What have been some of the projects you have worked on at CTG?
When I first arrived at CTG, I began working on a project entitled e-Gov FirstStop. This was a project that helped different organizations throughout government use technology to share information. After the completion of this project I worked mostly on applying the research that CTG was doing. I helped to create programs that would help with research. In June 2003, I began work on what I would qualify as my most important project. At this time CTG was remaking its entire Website using the newest and most advanced technology available. The new Website is completely different and is able to be changed much easier than the old one.
What are your plans for the future?
After completing my Ph.D. I would like to teach as well as do research. I might even considering pursuing a career in software engineering. Mostly though I would just like to continue working within the field of technology.
How will your experience at CTG help you with your future plans?
Working at CTG has given me the opportunity to get "hands-on" experience with software engineering. Through CTG I have been able to see the full life cycle of a piece of software. In seeing this cycle, I feel that I am more prepared to figure out where improvements can be made on a particular piece of software. I also now have a better understanding about software design and development. Being at CTG has given me the opportunity to learn many programming languages.
What is one little known or interesting fact about you?
I love Chinese drawing but since being in the United States, I really do not have the time to do it anymore.
Akram Mohammed
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I had heard about CTG from my friends at graduate school at the University at Albany and my professors. When I first read through the CTG Web site, it was evident that there was a lot of interesting work happening at CTG. This is what inspired me to apply for the position of a Graduate Assistant here. I started working as a Graduate Assistant in Spring 2007 and the experience has been very enriching this far.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Prior to coming to CTG, I completed my undergraduate studies in India. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, I worked as computer lab assistant in Osmania University helping patrons with the programming skills.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After I graduate, I intend to return to India to apply the knowledge and experience that I have acquired here. I feel that the global perspective that I have developed will be extremely helpful to me in the future.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I believe that CTG provides an opportunity to learn new things and implement them. For example, the extent to which XML is used in web applications here is fascinating. Now I have begun to understand its positive impact on web management. I think working here will keep me updated on the latest technologies and their implementation which is very beneficial for my field of work.
Fawzi Mulki
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
Soon after joining the Ph.D. program, I began discussing my research interests with key faculty within the INF program, who directed my attention to CTG. After exploring CTG’s work, I became fascinated with their overall research framework. Their research approach was exactly what I was looking for, namely applied research with government agencies “to develop information strategies that foster innovation and enhance the quality and coordination of public services.”
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
After completing a masters in IT from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, I worked as IT manager for the Arab Potash Company, a large manufacturing company in Amman, Jordan. During my time in Jordan, I became interested in information management and information policy within the public sector. This led to my search for a Ph.D. program that would incorporate IT, management, and public policy development. I joined the Ph.D. program in August 2005, and began working as a Graduate Assistant for CTG in February 2006.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After completing my degree, I plan on returning to Jordan to pursue a professional career in the Jordanian government. I would like to continue performing research in the domain of digital government in a similar framework to CTG’s.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG has offered an invaluable experience in developing my skills as a researcher. This has only been made possible by giving me the opportunity to work, as a team member, on actual research projects dealing with information management and public policy. It is difficult to quantify the amount and value of information and skills that I have gained from the different staff members.
Manabu Nakashima
Country of Origin:
Japan
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
What mainly brings me to CTG is the "Understanding Transnational Public Sector Knowledge Networks" project that studies information and knowledge sharing among organizations dealing with public problems such as air pollution. Information and knowledge sharing is a critical part of inter-organizational relationships, which is one of my research interests, therefore this project is a great learning opportunity for me. The project studies cooperation between organizations across national boundaries. This is exciting to me because there is not much empirical research exploring in detail factors and processes that influence transnational information and knowledge sharing among organizations dealing with public problems.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
After I got my MPA from the University of Southern California in 2005, I worked for a public agency in Japan. From that work experience, I learned the importance of inter-organizational relationships and management for public agencies. Thus I decided to study inter-organizational relationships and management at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. I choose this school because it provides multiple perspectives and methods such as Social Network Analysis and qualitative analysis to study the subject.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
As a student of applied social science, my goals are to conduct research relevant to the practices of public agencies. I want to help solve public problems, especially in the domain of immigration policy, which also interests me as well as inter-organizational relationships.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
CTG conducts research that is useful to the practices of public agencies. For instance, an objective of the "Understanding Transnational Public Sector Knowledge Networks" project is to provide practical tools for effective transnational information and knowledge sharing. As I mentioned, I also like to conduct research relevant to the practices of public agencies. To conduct such research, I hope to learn research processes and skills, especially how to find research topics and how to connect research findings to practical tools or policy proposals while I am working at CTG.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I currently live in a small farm with sheep and a vegetable garden. Besides being a full-time Ph.D student and Graduate Assistant to CTG, I am a farmer on weekends.
Taewoo Nam
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
Since my MPA at Indiana University, I have been interested in the interaction among technology, public management, public service, and public policy. I learned from CTG’s homepage that they conduct many projects that commingle such key themes in the public sector and I also read published works by CTG researchers’ related to my research interests. From these sources, I recognized that we both keep an eye on the issues penetrating technology and public administration, so I hoped the graduate assistant position at CTG would be a good opportunity to learn from analyzing real cases of technology use and its application in government.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
During my second year at Rockefeller College, I worked as a teaching assistant for a Public Economics course. In 2007, I received a Master of Public Affairs from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indiana University at Bloomington. Before coming to the United States, I worked on government projects about risk communication and social perception on technological risks in Korea.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
I hope to get a teaching job in Korea soon after graduation. Globally high-ranked e-governments are raising new issues for evolution and development and I would like to research unexplored topics in this area.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope that CTG will foster my strategic thoughts as well as my research skills. My research experience at CTG will help to develop my practical ability to analyze, evaluate, and make solutions for a given case. I believe the valuable experiences in research projects will nurture my skills as an independent researcher.
Sara Berg
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I liked the diversity of the projects going on and felt this would be a great opportunity for academic-practitioner collaboration. It is also exciting to be in an environment that focuses on the study of the interaction between technology, information, and people.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Before coming to CTG, I was a research assistant for Dr. Graeme Newman in the School of Criminal Justice and a discussion leader for the undergraduate Criminology course. I also earned a MS in Information Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I was involved in the development, administration, and analysis of a large computer crime and ethics survey.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
In the short term, I plan on completing my PhD, after which I plan to seek a tenure-track university faculty position. Ideally, I’d like to be at a place where I can combine my CJ and IT knowledge and experience in both teaching and research.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope to continually hone my existing research skills and develop new ones during my time here. I also feel that CTG will provide a setting in which to network with professionals and academics in this field.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I love to sing, whether that means performing with a choir, being on stage in a musical, or doing karaoke at a bar.
Djoko Sigit Sayogo
Country of Origin:
Indonesia
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I have always had a keen interest on e-government issues, considering that it is newly implemented in my country. Even before I joined the Public Administration PhD program at the University at Albany, I often came across publications from CTG when I researched e-government from my home country. Hence, I noted CTG as one of the leader in e-government research and projects. Since then, I hoped that I could learn more and shape my research ability by joining CTG.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
After completing my Master of Accounting degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2003, I worked in the University of Muhammadiyah at Malang, one of the biggest Islamic universities in Indonesia. Part of my job was managing the internet training program for new students and also managing and designing on-going computer-related training. In 2007, I joined a transnational collaborative project between local government in Indonesia and counterparts from the Netherlands as Secretary for the Indonesian counterpart. In 2008, I received the Fulbright Presidential Scholarship for PhD study to attend the University at Albany.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
After the completion of my PhD study, I will return to Indonesia and continue as faculty member at the University of Muhammadiyah at Malang.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope the tasks I am learning in CTG will enhance my research skills as well as my perspective in looking at research issues. To have both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills will expand my research scope and point of view. The practical skills that I hope to learn while I am working at CTG will be beneficial in opening new work opportunities as a consultant in Indonesia.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I like listening to Bob Marley and reading Chinese Martial Arts fiction.
Carrie Schneider
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I came to CTG in the summer of 2000, to help with organizing events. When CTG received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to work on a three-year project I decided to stay and help with the project. This helped me to become more involved in the research aspect of CTG. I wanted to be able to apply and develop more fully the skills that I was learning in the classroom and CTG would give me this opportunity.
What are some of projects you have worked on within CTG?
In my time at CTG, I have worked on three main projects. The first project was a three-year study of knowledge networking in the public sector. This research looked at how organizations and agencies share knowledge in order to get a project accomplished. I have also worked on a pilot that explored government's response to the World Trade Center attacks. I helped with the interviews and the "lessons learned" section of the final report. The third study I worked on while at CTG is a project designed to look at information sharing within the justice system.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Eventually I would like to become a professor at a liberal arts college, and continue my research into public law. Through my work at CTG, I have learned research skills I never could have learned in a classroom. Basically everything I know about research I have learned here. CTG is more of a lab for research. Working here has also allowed me to think outside of the "political science box" to explore the many different disciplines throughout the public policy fields.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
I volunteer with many different groups in the Capital Region, and am an avid reader. My favorite book is Light in August by William Faulkner.
Benjamin Schwartz
When did you come to CTG?
I originally came to CTG in June 2003 as a summer intern in the Outreach Department. My main work that summer revolved around designing the newsletter. That fall I joined the information solutions department and began working on the State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype project.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
Before coming to UAlbany, I worked in Japan for six years teaching English. Then, as a first year master's student, I worked as a graduate assistant for Professor Julian Zelizer at the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs and Policy. Working for him I mostly did research on the history of congress for the book he was working on.
Why did you come to CTG?
This place has an incredible reputation on the local, national, and international levels. Working at CTG has allowed me to participate in some really innovative research, research that will be incredibly important in the future. Another aspect that sets CTG apart is that the research is practically-based, and can be applied almost immediately to any organization.
What is main thing you have worked on since being at CTG?
I have done most of the quantitative research for the State-Local Internet Gateway Project. I have also helped with writing reports. Mostly, though, I have been used for support in multiple areas.
What are your plans for the future?
If I work in the private sector I would like to be a consultant for government agencies to help them with systems integration. If I work in the public sector I would look into different agencies such as the Office for Technology. Basically anything to stay working with government and technology.
How will your experience at CTG help you with your plans for the future?
Being at CTG has given me the opportunity to deal with questions that are going to be very important in the future. Because CTG deals with cutting-edge research, it is often ahead of the average government agency. Working here puts me in a good position to add value to any agency I might work with in the future.
What is a little known or interesting fact about you?
When I was in Japan I was involved in free-style Japanese hip-hop shows.
Weijia Ran
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I’m interested in information management and information systems related issues in organizational settings. I have work experience in the private sector, but know little about public organizations. By working at CTG, I hope to develop a better understanding of public organizations, in particular fundamental issues related to information management and information systems in government and the special needs of the public sector in information and information systems management.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
My past experience includes work as a software engineer, where my job was to develop and maintain information systems. I was trained to use a technical perspective to look at and think of information related problems in organizations. Through real life working experience, I found that human elements such as communication and management related issues are much more crucial in determining the effectiveness and success of IT projects in organizations than technologies.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
I like analyzing complex scenarios using modeling/simulation techniques. After graduating from the college, I wanted to be an excellent system analyst; a liaison between programmers and clients. But now that I am pursuing a Ph.D. Degree, my plans have changed a little bit. After my graduation, it is most likely that I will look for faculty positions relevant to information systems research and research for policy making, which require modeling/simulation techniques or other research skills.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
I hope I can practice and improve my research skills by working and learning at CTG. These research skills include writing literature reviews/research proposals, applying for research funding, collecting and analyzing data, and writing and publishing research papers.
Yi-jung Wu
What did you do prior to coming to the Center for Technology in Government?
I completed my Bachelors degree in Public Administration at National Taipei University in Taiwan. As a child, I wanted to be a journalist, but changed my focus to research while I was an undergrad. I came to the Rockefeller College of Public Administration and Policy to work on my Masters Degree. One of my first internships included work on a welfare reform study at the Rockefeller Institute.
What brought you to CTG?
In the final semesters of completing my Masters Degree I decided that I wanted to pursue my Ph.D., and I had heard from other students CTG was a good place to build my research skills.
What are some of the major projects that you have worked on at CTG?
When I came to CTG in 2001, the organization was in the final stages of completing a study about information sharing between different organizations and networks of people. Since the completion of that project, I have been working on a study of information sharing in the criminal justice and public health fields. I have worked on data collection and analysis, and conducted interviews. Currently I am co-writing a paper on how government structures and leadership influence the decision-making process in the justice community.
What are your plans for the future?
Eventually I would like to return to Taiwan to teach and conduct research. Whether I end up there or here in the United States, I believe my education and experience makes me qualified to teach in either the education or the public administration field.
How can CTG help you with your plans?
I believe that the skills I am picking up at CTG are invaluable to my future. This is really the place that showed me how to do research. They let students become involved in the projects and teach the skills required for being a good researcher.
What have you learned?
Technology can only get you so far; people working together have to do the rest.
What is one little known or interesting fact about you?
I love classical music; my favorite composer is Bach.
Lei Zheng
What brought you to the Center for Technology in Government?
I became interested in information management and policy in the public sector when I was doing my MPA work at the University of Arizona. When I was searching for Ph.D. programs to further my education, Rockefeller College and CTG stood out. In 2004, I was accepted to the Ph.D. program in Public Administration at the Rockefeller College. I decided to concentrate my study on information strategy and management, which eventually brought me to CTG.
What did you do prior to coming to CTG?
I worked in Shanghai, China for six years in various jobs before I came to the US for my graduate study. My early jobs include working as a tour coordinator in a travel agency, as a marketing assistant at Coty Cosmetics, and as a brand supervisor at Nestlé China. The most recent job before I left China was working as a market intelligence specialist at Xerox China for three and a half years. This job was the first to raise my interests in information management and gave me initial hands-on experiences in the field. In 2004, I obtained a MPA degree at the University of Arizona with a concentration in international management. Prior to coming to CTG, I have worked as a research or teaching assistant for a number of professors in both Arizona and Albany, and was involved in a number of research projects and course instructions.
What are your plans/goals for the future?
My short-term goal is to finish my Ph.D. study. My intermediate goal is to pursue a job in an academic institution or a research center. My long-term dream is to establish a research center like CTG in China and build collaboration with CTG in doing comparative and transnational research or consulting.
How can CTG help you reach your goal for the future?
Everything I worked on and observed so far at CTG is of great help to me in reaching my goals for the future. I am learning how to design and conduct research; how to teach; how to conduct training and consulting; and how to manage projects and build collaborations. All the projects I have been involved in at CTG are exciting and enlightening and I am sure that I will learn more at CTG in the future.
Past CTG Graduate Assistants
2004 Graduate Student Orientation at CTG.
Degree: Ph.D, Information Science, 2009
Country of Origin: Turkey
Dissertation Title: Socio-Technical Processes in Interorganizational Emergency Response and Recovery Process at the World Trade Center
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, School of Business, Western New England College
Degree: Ph.D, Information Science, 2010
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: The Schenectady Virtual Internet Community: Exploring the Ecology of Political Discourse in a Local Context
Current Position (as of 2011): Communication Instructor and Student Newspaper Advisor, Fayetteville State University (Spring 2012)
Degree: Ph.D, Information Science, 1993
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: Managing Emerging Technology in the Public Sector: The Case of Document Imaging
Current Position (as of 2011): Associate Dean and Director, Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Degree: Current Student
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): PhD Student, School of Criminal Justice, University of Albany, Albany, NY
Degree: Ph.D., Sociology/Communication, 2010
Country of Origin: Hungary
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Degree: M.A., Computer Science, 2005
Country of Origin: India
Current Position (as of 2011): Software Engineer, iLook Corp. San Jose, CA.
Degree: M.A., Computer Science, 2005
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Department: Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration, 2005
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Utah Valley University
Degree: Ph.D, Informatics, 2012
Country of Origin: Armenia
Current Position (as of 2012): Senior Policy Analyst, Rockefeller Institute of Government
Degree: Classes in Criminal Justice
Country of Origin: Turkey
Current Position (as of 2011): IT Dept. Head at Turkish National Police Forensic Laboratory
Degree: M.A., Library and Information Science and Information Policy, 2008
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Knowledge and Information Management Coordinator, NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations
Degree: MPA, Public Administration, 2010
Country of Origin: Finland
Current Position (as of 2011): Budget Analyst, University at Albany
Degree: Ph.D, Political Science, 2003
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and French, Department of Political Science, Middlebury College
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 1995
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: Electronic Document Description Standards: A Technical Feasibility Study of Their Use in the Microform Preservation of Contextual Cues Embedded in Structured Electronic Documents During Digital/Analog/Digital Reformatting
Current Position (as of 2011): Lead Information Technology Specialist (Policy & Planning), Modern Records Program, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy, 2005
Country of Origin: Mexico
Dissertation Title: Enacting State Websites: A Mixed Method Study Exploring E-Government Success in Multi-Organizational Settings.
Current Position (as of 2010): Research Fellow, CTG; Assistant professor, Division of Public Administration, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico.
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 2012
Country of Origin: Saudi Arabia
Dissertation Topic: Factors Influencing Sharing Activities in Transnational Public Sector Knowledge Networks: The Case of Mobile Disease Surveillance System Adoption in the Hajj of 2009
Current Position (as of 2011): Doctoral candidate in Information Science, UAlbany's College of Computing an Information
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 2001
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: Network Formation and the Development of Trust in Interorganizational Relationships
Current Position (as of 2011): Associate Dean, College of Computing and Information, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY.
Degree: MBA, Business Adminstration, 2005
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): New York State Division of the Budget
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration, 2009
Country of Origin: Turkey
Dissertation Title: Explaining torture and its reduction in a police department: A view from below
Current Position (as of 2011): Superintendent, Turkish National Police (TNP)
Department: Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration, 1998
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Dissertation Title: Exploring a Path to the Formation of Network Collaboration
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy, 2010
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
Dissertation Title: Fair treatment, job involvement, and turnover intention of professional employees in government: The importance of organizational identification as a mediator
Current Position (2011): Assistant Professor, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy, 2010
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: Thinking Beyond Performance Indicators: A Holistic Study of Organizational Information Use
Current Position (as of 2011): Senior Program Associate, Center for Technology in Government
Degree: MSIS, Information Studies, 2010
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Technical Writer, Sabic Innovative Plastics
Department: Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 1999
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: A Systems Approach to Identifying Decisive Information for Sustainable Development.
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Business School, Endicott College
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration, 1998
Country of Origin: South Korea
Dissertation Title: The Effects of Family Leave Policy on Employees and Agencies in New York State Government: Organizational Dynamics and Policy Evaluation.
Current Position (as of 2011): Professor, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
Degree: Current Masters Student
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Masters student at University at Albany's College of Computing and Information
Degree: MSW, Clinical Social Work, 2012
Country of Origin: United States
Current Position (as of 2012): NYTD Project Coordinator/Program Assistant, CTG
Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration, 2012
Country of Origin: South Korea
Current Position (as of 2011): Ph.D. student in Public Administration and Policy at Rockefeller College
Degree: M.A., Communication, 2003
Country of Origin: USA
Masters Thesis Title: Mobilizing Actors in an Intergovernmental Collaboration: An Actor-Network Theory Approach.
Current Position (as of 2011): Deputy Director, NYS Association of Counties
Degree: M.A., Public Policy, 2005
Country of Origin: USA
Degree: M.A., Public Affairs and Policy, 2009
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Social Insurance Specialist, Social Security Administration
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 2003
Country of Origin: Mexico
Dissertation Title: Collaboration, Trust, and Knowledge Sharing in Information Technology Intensive Projects in the Public Sector.
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Business School, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico
Degree: MPA, Public Administration, 2006
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Legislative Budget Analyst, New York State Assembly
Year of Graduation: M.A., Computer Science, 2006
Country of Origin: India
Current Position (as of 2011): Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young
Degree: M.A., Computer Science, 2004
Country of Origin: China
Year of Graduation: M.S., Computer Science, 2009
Country of Origin: India
Current Position (as of 2011): PhD Candidate (Expected 2013), Bioinformatics, University at Nebraska; Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Degree: Ph.D. Informatics, 2009
Country of Origin: Jordan
Dissertation Title: The Effects of Leadership and Authority on Cross-Boundary Information Sharing in Response to Public Health Crises: A Comparative Study between the United States and Jordan
Current Position (as of 2013): Director of Business Development, Royal Jordanian Airlines
Department: Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Degree: Ph.D. Information Science, 2002
Country of Origin: USA
Dissertation Title: A Framework and Associated Software Tool for the Analysis of Source Data for a Data Warehouse: Development and Exploratory study
Current Position (as of 2011):Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Business Administration and Economics, The College at Brockport/SUNY
Degree: Current Ph.D. Student, UAlbany
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Current Position (as of 2012): Ph.D. Student, University at Albany
Year of Graduation: M.A, Political Science, 2004
Country of Origin: USA
Current Position (as of 2011): Budget Analyst, New York State Senate
Year of Graduation: Ph.D., Information Science, 2002
Country of Origin: Germany
Current Position (as of 2011): Associate Professor, Information School, University of Washington
Degree: MPA, Public Affairs and Policy, 2004
Country of Origin: USA
Master’s Thesis Title: New Developments in Intergovernmental Information Systems: The New York State Local Internet Gateway Prototype
Current Position (as of 2011): Research Analyst, New York State Office of the State Comptroller
Degree: MBA, IT Management, 2005
Country of Origin: India
Current Position (as of 2011): IT Audit Leader, Wells Fargo Bank
Degree: Ph.D., Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2009
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 2002
Country of Origin: China
Dissertation Title: Using Keywords/Phrases in Automatically Generating Hypertext Links: An Exploratory Study.
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, New York Institute of Technology
Degree: Ph.D., Information Science, 2003
Country of Origin: China
Dissertation Title: Cross-Boundary Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Building the Multi-Purpose Access for Customer Relations & Operational Support (MACROS) System
Current Position (as of 2011: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Management, Clark University
Degree: Ph.D., Public Adminstration and Policy, 2009
Country of Origin: China
Dissertation Title: Leadership Behaviors in Cross-Boundary Information Sharing and Integration: Comparing the U.S. and China
Current Position (as of 2011): Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China