Author Details

Professor Nelson is active in the undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs at the McIntire School of Commerce. He has served as the Director of the Center for the Management of Information Technology since its founding in 1991. Professor Nelson has published articles on project management, information and system quality, and IT human capital in a variety of academic and professional journals, including MIS Quarterly; MIS Quarterly Executive; Communications of the ACM; Journal of Management Information Systems; Information & Management; International Information Systems; Data Base; CIO; and Case Research Journal, among others. In addition, he edited a book titled End-User Computing: Concepts, Issues & Applications, published by John Wiley & Sons. Professor Nelson also serves as a reviewer for many professional journals and is a member of the editorial board for MIS Quarterly Executive. Before joining the McIntire School of Commerce, he served on the faculty of the University of Houston and worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Professor Nelson has served as a consultant to a number of organizations, including the Texas Air Corporation, Alere, CFA Institute, Home Federal Savings & Loan, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.