Kiku Jones
Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems
Chair of Business Analytics and Information Systems
Kiku Jones
Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems
Chair of Business Analytics and Information Systems
Dr. Kiku Jones, Professor and Chair of Business Analytics & Information Systems, is focused on building empowered student leaders equipped both professionally and personally. She promotes diversity and inclusion in the classroom and challenges her students to become leaders on campus and in the community. Her primary areas of teaching include agile methodologies and data analysis.
Dr. Jones is passionate about building a strong community ready to use their IT skills and knowledge for good. She is also passionate about helping to effect systemic change in the workforce to help in the advancement of women. She is particularly interested in the challenges women of color encounter.
Prior to working at Quinnipiac, she was a Vice President at Feed The Children. Dr. Jones has extensive experience working and consulting in various aspects of non-profit organizations. She enjoys taking students on Global Solidarity Program trips to Guatemala. Dr. Jones has been helping students engage with this program since 2016. She is a recipient of the Quinnipiac University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching Award, Quinnipiac University CIS Society’s Professor of the Year (three times), and The University of Tulsa’s Mayo Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Jones is passionate about building a strong community ready to use their IT skills and knowledge for good. She is also passionate about helping to effect systemic change in the workforce to help in the advancement of women. She is particularly interested in the challenges women of color encounter.
Prior to working at Quinnipiac, she was a Vice President at Feed The Children. Dr. Jones has extensive experience working and consulting in various aspects of non-profit organizations. She enjoys taking students on Global Solidarity Program trips to Guatemala. Dr. Jones has been helping students engage with this program since 2016. She is a recipient of the Quinnipiac University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching Award, Quinnipiac University CIS Society’s Professor of the Year (three times), and The University of Tulsa’s Mayo Excellence in Teaching Award.
Education
- BS, Western Kentucky University
- MBA, Western Kentucky University
- PHD, Univ. of Kentucky
Areas of Expertise
- Computer Information Systems
- Organizational Communications & Information Systems
- Technology & Innovation Management
- Organizational Leadership
Organization
- Business Analytics and Information Systems
Office Location
- Faculty Office Building 122
Mail Drop
- SB-DNF
Quinnipiac Today
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal
Mental Health and Information Technology Developers: An Exploration of Demographic Variances
Peslak, A. Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., and Leonard, L.N.K.
24(2) Issues in Information Systems 250-264 (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Mental Health and Information Technology Developers: An Exploration of Demographic Variances
Peslak, A. Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., and Leonard, L.N.K.
IACIS, Clearwater, FL (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Authentic Behavior: Women of Color in the Workplace
Jones, K. and Jagiela-Fullick, J.M.
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Boston, MA (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Investigating the Relationship between Developer Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction: A Global Analysis
Peslak, A. Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., and Leonard, L.N.K.
ISCAP Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2023)
Salary Negotiations, M&T Bank Center for Women & Business Fall 2023 Newsletter
Jagiela-Fullick, J. and Jones, K.
(2023)
Peer Reviewed Journal
The Effect of Mental Illness on Compensation for IT Developers
Peslak, A., Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., and Leonard, L.N.K.
16(3) Journal of Information Systems Applied Research 45-57 November (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
The Effect of Mental Illness on Compensation for IT Developers
Peslak, A., Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., and Leonard, L.N.K.
ISCAP-EDSIG Conference, Clearwater, FL (2022)
Peer Reviewed Proceedings
Engagement Fellowship Program: Adapting the IT Project Management Environment through the Pandemic
Znutas, D., Jones, K., & Fullick-Jagiela, J.
ISCAP-EDSIG Conference, Washington, DC (2021)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Trust in C2C Electronic Commerce: Ten Years Later
Leonard, L.N.K. and Jones, K.
61(3) Journal of Computer Information Systems 240-246 (2021)
Peer Reviewed Journal
The Importance of Faculty/Staff Support During Times of Crisis
Jones, K., Saulnier, B., Fullick-Jagiela, J., & Leonard, L.
19(3) Information Systems Education Journal 38-46 (2021)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
The Importance of Faculty/Staff Support During Times of Crisis
Jones, K., Saulnier, B., Fullick-Jagiela, J., and Leonard, L.N.K.
ISCAP-EDSIG Conference, Virtual (due to Covid) (2020)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Undergraduate Business Analytics and the overlap with Information Systems Programs
Ceccucci, W., Jones, K., Toskin, K., Leonard, L.
18(4) Information Systems Education Journal 22-32 (2020)