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Education
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Ph.D. in Information Sciences and Technology, 2011
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO
M.S. in Information Science & Technology, 2005
Thesis: "Collaborative Information Seeking: A Study of a Patient Care Team in the Emergency Department"
Graduate Certificate in Human Computer Interaction, 2005
B.S. in Engineering Management, 1994
Related Experience
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2007-present
Participate in the design, execution, and analysis of qualitative research projects regarding the collaborative information behavior teams.
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO
Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2005
Participated in the design, execution, and analysis of research projects within the Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation.
The Extraprise Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Senior Consultant, 6/98 - 7/04
Project roles: Project Manager, Lead Business Strategist, Lead Business Analyst, Lead Siebel Configurator, Lead Trainer, and Business Readiness Consultant/Change Management Consultant
Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting, LLP), St. Louis, MO
Senior Consultant, 1/95 - 5/98
Project Roles: Technical Analyst, Project Model Administrator, Encyclopedia Administrator, Business/Functional Consultant, Technical Consultant, and Business Process Consultant
Teaching Experience
- IT Project Management, IST 302, Guest Lecturer
- Information Sciences and Technology Integration, IST 501, Guest Lecturer
- Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration, IST 420, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Information and Organizations, IST 301, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Management and Organizational Behavior, BUS 110, Graduate Teaching Instructor
Select Publications
Referred Journals
Reddy, M.C. and P.R. Spence (2008). Collaborative Information Seeking: A field study of a multidisciplinary patient care team. Information Processing & Management. 44(1): p. 242-255.
Referred Conference Proceedings
Spence, P.R., and M. Reddy (2007). The "Active" Gatekeeper in Collaborative Information Seeking Activities. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Group Work (GROUP'07). Sanibel Island, FL. Nov. 4-7, 2007.
Reddy, M. and P.R. Spence. (2006). Finding Answers: Information Needs of a Multidisciplinary Patient Care Team in an Emergency Department. In Proceedings of American Medical Informatics Association Fall Symposium (AMIA'06). Washington, DC. Nov. 11-15, 2006.
Spence, P.R., Reddy, M., and R. Hall (2005). A Survey of Collaborative Information Seeking Practices of Academic Researchers. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Group Work (GROUP'05). Sanibel Island, FL. Nov. 6-9, 2005.
Book Chapters
Reddy, M.C., Jansen, B.J. and P.R. Spence (Accepted). Collaborative Information Behavior: Exploring Collaboration and Coordination During Information Seeking and Retrieval Activities. Submitted to J. Foster (Ed.), Collaborative Information Behavior: User Engagement and Communication Sharing. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Workshop/Symposium Papers and Poster Presentations
Spence, P.R. (2009). Collaborative Information Use: Knowledge Creation in Teams. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Doctoral Consortium. Phoenix, AZ. Dec. 11-14, 2009.
Spence, P.R. (2009). Collaborative Knowledge Management: Identifying and Sharing Knowledge in Teams. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Organizational Communication & Information Systems (OCIS) Doctoral Consortium. Chicago, IL. Aug. 8, 2009.
Spence, P.R. (2009). Collaborative Knowledge Management: Identifying and Sharing Knowledge in Teams. Poster presentation at 2009 IST Graduate Symposium: Information, Technology & People. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Feb. 19-20, 2009.
Spence, P.R., and M. Reddy (2008). Collaborative Knowledge Management: Identifying and Sharing Knowledge in Teams. IFIP WG 9.1 Workshop on Changing Work, Changing Technology. San Diego, CA. Nov. 8, 2008.
Technical Reports and Reviews
Spence, P.R. (2009). Book Review: Project Management in Practice, Third Ed. Information Processing & Management. 45: p. 397-400
Academic Awards
- Lockheed Martin Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
- Chancellor's Fellowship, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Outstanding Graduate Student, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Alpha Iota Delta Honor Society, Missouri University of Science & Technology