Starr Roxanne Hiltz

Starr Roxanne Hiltz is Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Information Systems, College of Computing Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology. For 2008-2009 she is scheduled to be Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair in Communications and Media. A sociologist by training (Ph.D. Columbia, 1969), she has spent most of the last thirty years engaged in research on applications and social impacts of computer technology, publishing widely in journals including JMIS, Communications of the ACM, and IEEE Transactions. Her research interests currently include Group Support Systems, Asynchronous Learning Networks, Human-Computer Interaction, and Pervasive Computing. Her most recent book, co-edited with Ricki Goldman, is Learning Together Online: Research on Asynchronous Learning Networks (Erlbaum, 2005). Contact her at hiltz@njit.edu.

Publications

Proposed Curriculum Guidelines for Masters Programs in EM With an IS Focus
Proposed Curriculum Guidelines for Masters Programs in EM With an IS Focus
Linda Plotnick, S. Roxanne Hiltz, Murray Turoff, Julie Dugdale. © 2019. 19 pages.
Information systems (IS) in emergency management (EM) support situational awareness and agility during a disaster so that professionals do not only need to follow rigid...
“You’ve Been Warned?”: Public Perceptions of Outdoor Sirens and Their Alternatives for Tornadoes
“You’ve Been Warned?”: Public Perceptions of Outdoor Sirens and Their Alternatives for Tornadoes
Linda Plotnick, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Matthew Burns. © 2013. 26 pages.
Outdoor emergency sirens are used as a major component of the Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Alert and Notification System in tornado-prone Alabama and many other areas...
The Past as the Future of Emergency Preparedness and Management
The Past as the Future of Emergency Preparedness and Management
Murray Turoff, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Connie White, Linda Plotnick, Art Hendela, Xiang Yao. © 2011. 17 pages.
Emergency preparedness, planning, and response suffer from shortcomings that impede the potential for effectiveness. In this article, we provide an overview of Emergency...
Foreword
Foreword
Starr Roxanne Hiltz. © 2010. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Temporal Structures in Individual Time Management: Practices to Enhance Calendar Tool Design.
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM)
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM)
Víctor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera, Murray E. Jennex. Est. 2009.
The International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) is an academically rigorous outlet for research into crisis response and...
The Past as the Future of Emergency Preparedness and Management
The Past as the Future of Emergency Preparedness and Management
Murray Turoff, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Connie White, Linda Plotnick, Art Hendela, Xiang Yoa. © 2009. 17 pages.
Emergency preparedness, planning, and response suffer from shortcomings that impede the potential for effectiveness. In this article, we provide an overview of Emergency...
Participatory Learning Approach
Participatory Learning Approach
Michael Bieber, Jia Shen, Dezhi Wu, Starr Roxanne Hiltz. © 2009. 6 pages.
The Participatory Learning Approach (PLA, pronounced “play”) engages students as active participants in the full life cycle of homework, projects, and examination. PLA’s core...
Participatory Learning Approach
Participatory Learning Approach
Michael Bieber, Jia Shen, Dezhi Wu, Starr Roxanne Hiltz. © 2005. 6 pages.
The Participatory Learning Approach (PLA, pronounced “play”) engages students as active participants in the full life cycle of homework, projects, and examination. PLA’s core...