 Dr. K.D. Joshi, Editor-in-Chief, is The John B. Yowell Distinguished Professor in Information Systems. She received her Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan and received her Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Decision Sciences and Information Systems) from the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on underserved and underrepresented communities in the IT Workforce, Broadening Participation in STEM, Knowledge Management, Future of Human Learning in the Age of Intelligent Systems, Linguistic Justice and AI, Digital Labor Platforms, Algorithm Management, Value Sensitive Designs, and Health IT. Her published research is cited over 8,670 times (h-index of 36|i10-index of 69) according to Google Scholar, and her research has been featured in numerous media outlets such as PBS NewsHour, Salon.com, Vancouver Business Journal, London School of Economic Business Review, Puget Sound Business Journal, & Military.com. She has been a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on grants totaling over $5M from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Her research has appeared in premier journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of the AIS, Information Systems Journal, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Decision Support Systems, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Communications of the ACM. She has served in numerous leadership positions at the AIS conferences and Journals. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the following two journals: The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems and Foundations & Trends in Information Systems. |
 Dr. Xuefei (Nancy) Deng, Co-Editor-in-Chief, is Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business Administration and Public Policy at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She received her Ph.D. degree in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA degree from American University in Washington, DC. Her research interests include AI and Digital Discrimination, AI Literacy, Algorithmic Management, Crowdsourcing, Digital Labor Platforms, Gig Work, IS workforce, STEM Career, and Digital Inclusion. Nancy has been a Co-Investigator on a $5.3M grant (2022-2024) for the Connecting Minority Communities pilot program of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Nancy’s research work has been published in premier journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Information Technology & People, and Decision Support Systems, among others. She has served in the associate editor (AE) role for several IS journals, including Information Systems Journal and co-chaired an invited special track – IT, Social Justice, and Marginalized Contexts Track – at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS 57, 58 & 59). Currently, Nancy serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems.
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 Dr. Mina Jafarijoo, Operations Editor, is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Stockton University. She holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Washington State University, along with master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA. Her research examines IT governance and business value realization, with a focus on emerging technologies such as cloud computing. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences affiliated with the Association for Information Systems (AIS). She also brings more than 15 years of professional experience in the information technology industry, including prior service as a Senior Network Engineer at Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), a leading provider of community cloud computing infrastructure and electronic banking solutions in the Middle East. |
 Heidi Seward, Managing Editor, is a professor of English at Houston Community College. She received her M.A. in English from Baylor University, where she taught writing, literature, and communications courses for more than ten years. Her areas of expertise include technical writing, business communications, and nineteenth-century British literature.
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