Elizabeth Rose Towell, Ph.D.

Educational Background

Professional Experience

Publications and Other Professional Contributions

1. Papers Read at Professional Meetings (Refereed Proceedings):

E. Towell and K. L. McFadden. Facing the Risks: A Framework for Studying Errors in Health Care, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 2000

E. Towell and J. Lauer. Personality Differences and Computer-Related Stress in Business Students, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 1999

K. McFadden and E. Towell. A Framework for Studying Human Error in the New Millenium, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 1999

E. Towell and C. Ceci. Bringing Industry and Education Together: A Case Study, Information Systems Education Conference Proceedings, 1999.

E. Towell and Lynn Neeley. Internet Courses, Mature Learners: Two Undervalued Market Segments, Americas Conference on Information Systems Proceedings, 1999

E. Towell. The Relationship Between Thinking Style and Computer-Induced Stress in Students, Decision Sciences National Proceedings, 1998

J. Marchewka and E. Towell. A Comparison of Market and Hierarchical IOS Network Structures, Decision Sciences National Proceedings, 1998

K. McFadden, B. Jansen, and E. Towell. OM Curriculum: Challenges for the New Millenium, Decision Sciences National Proceedings, 1998

E. Towell, J. Lauer, and K. McFadden. ISO 9000 Certification in the UK: A Study of the Role of the Information Systems Organization, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 1997

A. Feher and E. Towell. Business Use of the Internet, Midwest Decision Sciences Proceedings, 1997

E. Towell, J. Lauer, and K. McFadden. The Role of the Information Systems Organization in ISO9000 Registration, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 1995

E. Towell, A. Yim, and T. Lam. Utilization of Internet Services and the Teaching of Internet in Business Schools, Decision Sciences Institute National Proceedings, 1995

E. Rose (Towell). Database Interoperability, The Association of Management, National Proceedings, 1992

E. Rose (Towell), "Automation of Decision-Making in Marketing", Proceedings of the 18th Annual North American Conference of the International Business Schools Computer Users Group, July, 1990

2.   Journal Articles – Refereed

E. Towell and J. Lauer. Computer Assignment Characteristics: Accomodating Different Thinking Styles In MIS Students, Mid-American Journal of Business, forthcoming issue

E. Towell and Lynn Neeley. Internet Courses, Mature Learners: Two Undervalued Market Segments,  New Horizons in Adult Education, Vol 14, No 2, 2000

J. Marchewka and E. Towell. A Comparison of Structure and Strategy in Electronic Commerce, Information Technology & People, Vol 13, No 2, 2000

K. McFadden and E. Towell. A Framework for Studying Airline Safety in the New Millenium, Journal of Air Transport Management, September/October 1999

K. McFadden, B. Jansen, and E. Towell. OM Curriculum: Challenges for the New Millenium, Mid-American Journal of Business, Fall 1999

E. Towell, K. McFadden, and J. Lauer. ISO 9000 Certification in the UK: A Study of the Role Played by the Information Systems Organization, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Winter, 1998

H. Westphal and E. Towell. Investigating the Future of Internet Regulation, Internet Research, Winter 1998

J. Towell and E. Towell. Presence in Text-Based Networked Virtual Environments,Presence (MIT), October 1997

A.Feher and E. Towell. Business Use of the Internet, Internet Research, Fall,1997

E. Towell. Development of a Business Operating Systems Course, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Spring 1997

E. Towell, A. Yim, and T. Lam. Utilization of Internet Services and the Teaching of Internet in Business Schools, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 1996

E. Towell, J. Lauer, and K. McFadden. The Role of the Information Systems Organization in ISO9000 Registration, Journal of Global Information Management, Spring 1996

J. Towell and E. Towell. Internet Conferencing with Networked Virtual Environments. Internet Research, Fall 1995

E. Towell and D. Haseman. Semantic Resolution in Multi-Database Environments, Journal of Database Management, Summer 1995

E. Towell and J. Lauer. The Master’s Degree in MIS: A Baseline Study, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 1995

E. Towell and D. Haseman. Implementation of an Interface to Multiple Databases, Journal of Database Management, Spring 1995

E. Rose (Towell), Data Modeling for Non-Standard Data, Journal of Database Management, Summer, 1991

E. Rose (Towell), Artificial Intelligence Topics at the Liberal Arts College, Interface, The Computer Education Quarterly, Winter 1989/90

3. Other Articles

E. Towell. Adoption of Internet in Business, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Information Technology Section Quarterly, December 1996

B. Hardy, A. Robinson, S. Doughty, L. Findsen, E. Towell, J. Towell, and I. Wilson. A New Direction in Conferencing: The First Electronic Glycoscience Conference, Trends in Biochemical Sciences, January, 1996

E. Towell and W.D. Haseman. An Overview of Multimedia Computing for MIS Professionals, Management Information Systems Consortium, UWM School of Business Administration, September, 1992

4. Book Chapter

E. Towell. Business Use of the Internet, chapter included in book, Measuring Information Technology Payoff: Contemporary Approaches, Idea Group Publishing (Mo Adam Mahmood, ed.) ISBN# 1-878289-42-X, 1998

5. Research Under Review

E. Towell and K. L. McFadden. A Framework for Studying Errors in Health Care, submitted to the International Journal of Service Industry Management

J. Towell and E. Towell. Scientific Virtual Conferencing and Nonaka's Ba, accepted for presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 3-6, 2001