Shoshana (Wilamowsky) Altschuller

Doctoral Student
Ph.D. Program in Business
Specialization in Information Systems

 Baruch College
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010

Phone: (646) 312-3417
CIS Department: (646) 312-3350
Fax: (646) 312-3351

shoshana_altschuller@baruch.cuny.edu
Education:
CUNY/Baruch College, NY, NY
PhD Progam in Business/Information Systems, 2001 - present
expected graduation: June 2007
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
B.S. in Computer and Information Science, Feb. 2000
Dean's List; Summa Cum Laude
Awards and Grants:
Accepted to AMCIS Doctoral Consortium, 2006
PSC CUNY Research Grant with Raquel Benbunan-Fich, 2005-2006
Computing Research Association Distributed Mentor Project Scholarship, 1999
-Awarded a grant for a summer of computer research with a professor as mentor.
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1998-1999
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society for the Computing Sciences, 1998-1999
New York State Merit Scholarship, 1997
Publications:
Benbunan-Fich, R. and Altschuller, S. “Web Presence Transformations in the 1990s: An Analysis of Press Releases,” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Vol. 48, N. 2, June 2005, 131-146.
Shoshana W. Altschuller, Qian Peng, Sheridan Yeates, Tziporah Stern, and L.W. Friedman. “An Introductory Doctoral Seminar in Information Systems Research,” Proceedings of The 2004 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 24-26, 2004.
Current Research Projects:
"Investigating the Effects of Electronic Self-Portrayal on Trust in Virtual Teams" (Dissertation Work)
"Developing an IT View-Based Framework For IS Ethics Research", paper under review
CIS 840: Introduction to Information Systems Research
Past Research Projects:
Evolution of Web Site Redesigns
with Professor R. Benbunan-Fich, Baruch College
Analysis of Parallel Pseudorandom Number Generator Performance
with Professor Paula Whitlock, Brooklyn College
Teaching/Academic Experience:
Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY
Instructor of Information Systems, Sept. 2004 - August 2005

Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY
Research Assistant, Sept 2003 - August 2004

Brooklyn College Computer Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Academic Tutor in computer skills, Summer 1999
Professional Experience:
UBSPaineWebber, Inc., New York, NY
Web Application Developer, 2000 - 2003
- Developed a Web-based broker interface to a Municipal Securities trading system.
- Developed a Web-based tool used to help Municipal Securities marketing associates create portfolio proposals.

New York Software Industries Association, New York, NY
Database Intern, Sept. 1999 - Jan. 2000
- Helped enhance and maintain the company’s customized database application in Visual FoxPro

 

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