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Monideepa Tarafdar, Isenberg’s Charles J. Dockendorff Endowed Professor in Information Systems, has been named as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, one of the most respected and established journals in the field. Her appointment will be with effect from September 1.
Tarafdar is a world leader in her field and has published many influential papers concerning the positive and negative impacts of modern technology use and artificial intelligence. “I view my role as that of a steward, committed to nurturing and advancing the highest quality research in our field,” says Tarafdar. “I look forward to working with colleagues on the Board to champion innovative, relevant, and rigorously developed conceptual and empirical contributions to our discipline.”
Tarafdar has done Ph.D. (Major MIS, Minor Strategic Management) from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India and has a strong research interest in AI Bias, Transparency, and Fairness; Gig Work and Algorithmic Control; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Through Information Systems; Cognitive and Affective Well-Being (Stress, Coping, Affect) and Information Systems; and Societal Impacts of Social Media.
Tarafdar’s teaching Interests include Digital innovation and strategy; Strategic and organizational aspects of data analytics/AI/algorithms and Dark side of information technology. She has written many research papers in prestigious international journals.
The Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), the flagship journal of the Association for Information Systems, publishes the highest quality scholarship in the field of information systems. It is inclusive in topics, level and unit of analysis, theory, method and philosophical and research approach, reflecting all aspects of Information Systems globally.
