Mary Lacity

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Mary Lacity
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Born (1963-05-27) May 27, 1963 (age 61)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
EducationPhD in Information Systems
Alma mater University of Houston
Occupation(s)David D. Glass Chair and a distinguished professor of Information Systems
Employer University of Arkansas
Known for Automation, Blockchain and Outsourcing Research

Mary Cecilia Lacity (born May 27, 1963)[1] is a David D. Glass Chair and a distinguished professor of Information Systems at the University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business. [1]

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Lacity was previously the Curators' Distinguished Professor of Information Systems and International Business Fellow at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. [2] She also held the position of visiting scholar at the MIT Center for Information Systems Research. [3] Additionally, she has held visiting positions at the London School of Economics, Washington University, and Oxford University. [4] She is best known for her research in automation, outsourcing and blockchain.

Early life

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, [5] Lacity received her undergraduate degree in Quantitative Business Analysis at Pennsylvania State University in 1985. [6] Before receiving her PhD, she was a consultant for Technology Partners International and a systems' analyst for Exxon. [7] In 1992, she received her Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business. [6]

Career

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Lacity started at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1992, and was there for 26 years. Starting as an Assistant Professor of MIS, she moved to associate professor in 1998 and full professor in 2004. In 1996, she testified on behalf of the Civil Service Employees Association of Westchester County, New York, in opposition to county efforts to privatize computer systems. [8] In the early 2000s, she worked with Leslie Willcocks of the London School of Economics in the research of outsourcing of information management. [9] In 2012, Lacity became the Curators' Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, and International Business Fellow. [10] [11] She taught classes on Qualitative Research Methods and The Philosophy of Science and Qualitative Research Methods. [12]

Sam M. Walton College of Business

After her time at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Lacity moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to become a Walton Professor of Information Systems.[11]  She also served as the Director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence for five years.

Other roles

Lacity has served various additional roles in her career. She held the position of visiting scholar at the MIT Center for Information Systems Research. [3] Additionally, she has held visiting positions at the London School of Economics, Washington University, and Oxford University. [13] She is also a Certified Outsourcing Professional. [14] She is a coeditor of the Palgrave Series: Work, Technology, and Globalization, senior editor of MIS Quarterly Executive and Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, and on the editorial boards for the Journal of Information Technology, the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Contributing Editor for Journal of the British Blockchain Association. [15]

Lacity is a member of the IAOP Outsourcing Hall of Fame, [15] and received the 2000 World Outsourcing Achievement Award and 2008 Gateway to Innovation Award. [16] Her publications have appeared in Harvard Business Review , [17] Sloan Management Review, [18] MIS Quarterly, [19] IEEE Computer , [20] and Communications of the ACM . [21]

In 2020, Lacity became a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems. The AIS Fellow Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the information systems discipline in terms of research, teaching and service. She is also a Fellow of the British Blockchain Association.

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