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The MIS PhD Program at the University of Memphis is one of the largest MIS Programs
in the US and the only MIS PhD Program in the State of Tennessee.
Our MIS group prides itself on maintaining a supportive research and teaching atmosphere.
PhD students who join our program become actively involved in research with partnered
faculty from the first semester.
Our faculty is diverse in their interests while publishing state-of-the-art applied
and theoretical research on the top tier MIS academic journals; focusing on the AIS-6
journals: MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of MIS, Journal of the AIS, European Journal of Information Systems, and Information Systems Journal. We are supportive of multiple lines of inquiry including managerial, behavioral and
technical topics and we employ empirical, modeling, experimental, qualitative, design
science and econometric methodologies.
Our PhD program in MIS benefits from a mix of newer faculty members complementing our existing strong cadre of senior faculty. Our
mix of faculty (diverse interests and accomplishments) is very strong with great connections
to the Memphis business community through such programs as STEP (tied closely to FedEx
Institute of Technology) for empirical research that has direct applications to practice.
The senior faculty has nurtured these business relationships for many years and the
newer faculty bring energy and the latest methods and ideas to the group.
Our program nurture our students' innate curiosity while provides them many priceless
resources to answer the questions they ask. The department hosts one of the top academic
journals in the area of IS, The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems, lead
by Dr. Tom Stafford. The Center for Innovative Technology Management at the University
of Memphis also serves as a major research opportunity and support connection between
the MIS Department and the many companies with IT organizations in the Memphis area.
In addition, a weekly research Colloquium brings our active research team (faculty
and PhD students) together to learn and support each other as we engage in research.
Guest are always invited to sit in any of our Friday Colloquium and meet our faculty
and PhD students, including Dr. Ritu Agarwal, current Editor-in-Chief of Information
System Research, and Dr. Detmar Straub, current Editor-in-Chef of MIS Quarterly.
Our PhD students are very active and productive. For example, in 2010, we had 8 students
working as volunteers at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS
- top MIS academic conference in the world) and we had three students’ papers appearing
in the ICIS Proceedings. During the training program, students will master the core material, gain exposure
to the broader aspects of information systems, and expert in at least one specialized
area of information system while working with many top tier research faculties in
the field.
We are welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our MIS PhD program. For further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me at wjkttngr@memphis.edu Ph.D. Program Advisor |
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