NJIT - PublicInfo: Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD

NJIT - PublicInfo: Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD NJIT

Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD

Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD	Starr Roxanne Hiltz, distinguished professor of information systems, is a recognized authority on computer-mediated communication and learning networks, as well as social impacts of pervasive information technology. She has been teaching at NJIT since 1985. Hiltz is involved with the New Jersey Center for Pervasive Information Technology, a collaborative effort of Princeton University, NJIT and Rutgers University. With a Research and Development Excellence grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, the center focuses on the design of the pervasive information systems to allow people to work with information anywhere, any time. These computer systems are small and are located on your person or in one’s environment. She also is directing the WebCenter for Learning Networks’ Effectiveness Research (www.ALNResearch.org) with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and carrying out research on aging and information technology. Her seventh book, Learning Together Online: Research on Asynchronous Learning Networks, co-edited with Professor Ricki Goldman of NJIT, was published by Erlbaum in the fall of 2004. Hiltz received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Vassar College and her master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology from Columbia University.

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