Rate My Professor Alex Citurs

Dr. Alex Citurs serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he also acts as Business Information Systems Program Coordinator, Assistant Chair, and faculty advisor for the BIS-ITSA student chapter. He earned his PhD in Management Information Systems from Case Western Reserve University and his MBA in Management Information Systems and Operations Research from the University of Iowa. Before joining academia, Citurs held information systems-related positions at Allied Group, IBM, and State Farm Insurance. He has consulted with various companies on project management and technology adoption projects. His teaching interests encompass information management, business information systems and web technologies, social informatics, emerging technologies and business applications, inter-organizational healthcare information systems, electronic commerce, business database management, business database applications, business intelligence and data solutions, and rapid IT development management.

Citurs' research specializations include knowledge management, project management of information systems, technology adoption, and student information systems experiential learning. His scholarly contributions feature key publications such as "Strategic and Institutional Perspectives in the Adoption and Early Integration of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)" (2007, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, with A. Sharma and B. Konsynski), "Forging into the Wired Wilderness: A Case Study of a Technology-Mediated Distributed Discussion-Based Class" (2002, Journal of Management Education, with Y. Yoo and P. Kanawattanachai), "Internal Infrastructural Impacts on RFID Perceptions and Commitment: Knowledge, Operational Procedures, and Information-Processing Standards" (2007, Decision Sciences, with E. Bendoly and B. Konsynski), "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Adoption Drivers: A Radical Innovation Adoption Perspective" (2005, AMCIS Proceedings, with A. Sharma), and "Drivers and Rationales in RFID Adoption and Post Adoption Integration: An Integrative Perspective on IOS Adoption" (2005, DIGIT Proceedings, with A. Sharma). These works have collectively amassed over 477 citations according to Google Scholar. Citurs has earned major honors including the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award from Eastern Connecticut State University, 2011 Faculty Student Club Advisor of the Year from ECSU Student Activities, 2011 National AITP Student Chapter Faculty Advisor "Extra Mile" Award from the Association of Information Technology Professionals, 2009 Outstanding Faculty Advising Certificate of Merit from the National Academic Advising Association, 2010 Community Service Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, and 2010 Outstanding Dedication to Students of Eastern and Willimantic Community Award from the ECSU Center for Community Engagement. Under his guidance, BIS-ITSA club members have secured national championships and top placements in competitions like the Database Driven Website Competition, including first place in 2010 and top 10 finishes eight times in ten years, alongside presentations at national conferences.