EDUCATION          UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Edinburg, TX, Fall 1998 – Dec 2003. Ph.D. International Business with a support field in Computer Information Systems

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at BROWNSVILLE, Brownsville, TX,
Spring 1997-Summer 1998.  Masters of Business Administration - GPA 4.0

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY- San Antonio, TX, Fall 1981-Spring 1984.  Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Major: Computer Science and Applied Statistics, Minor: General Business

ACADEMIC AWARDS &  HONORS                            

Exceptional Merit (2006 UTB/TSC)

NISOD Excellence Award (2005)

Who’s Who among American Teachers (2005)

KPMG Doctoral Scholar (1999-2003)

                            Fellowship from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, AZ. (2001)

Best Student Paper in Southwest International Business Conference (2000)

Ph.D. MAJOR        International Business / Management

Support AREAS      Management Information Systems

AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST 

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

PUBLICATIONS/ PROCEEDINGS                     

Srite, M., Thatcher, J. and Galy, E. (2008) “Does Within Culture Variation Matter? An Empirical Study of Computer Usage,” Journal of Global Information Management, 16(1): 1-25.  

Galy, E., Liao, Q. Y., Adams, G. L., and Thatcher, J. B. (2007). “Organizational Change and Capability Reconfiguration in Information Technology Innovation”, International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, 2(3): 217-231.

Galy, E. (2007).“The Relationship between Absorptive Capacity and User Satisfaction in Firms Implementing ERP Systems.” International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 6(8): 21-34.  

Galy, E. and LeMaster, J. (2006). “Organizational Learning Stages of Assimilation, Integration and Optimization and their Relationship with User Satisfaction Enterprise Resource Planning Systems.” Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 15(4): 61-75.  

Galy, E. (2006). “Absorptive Capacity and User Satisfaction in Firms Employing  ERP.” Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations, Prato, Italy.  

Grub, W. L., McMillan, A. and Galy, E. (2006). “African American, Hispanic and White Perceptions of Justice: Comparing Affirmative Action and Creativity Justifications With No Justification in Hiring Decisions,” Southeast Decision Science Institute Conference, Wilmington, NC.     

 Lovett, S. and Galy, E. (2003). “Gender Differences and Organizational Adaptation/Withdrawal in a Mexican Assembly Plant,” Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 8(1): 3-20.

Galy, E. (2003). “The Mediating Role of Organizational Learning between Absorptive Capacity and Performance in Companies Employing
Enterprise Resource Planning Software,” Dissertation, University of Texas-Pan American.

Galy, E. and LeMaster, J. (2001). “Organizational  Changes and Organizational Learning in  Technological Leap-Frogging,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, Boston, MA.

PRESENTATIONS

Panelist & Speaker, Information Systems Doctoral Students Association Conference in New York , August 2004.

“Cultural Values’ Influence on Computer Usage: An Empirical Study”  Information Systems Doctoral Students Association Conference in Dallas, TX, August 9-11, 2002.

Galy, E. and LeMaster, J. “Organizational  Changes and Organizational Learning in  Technological Leap-Frogging,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, Boston, MA., August 2001.

Panelist & Speaker, Information Systems Doctoral Students Association Conference in Boston, MA. August  2001.

“Strategic Information Systems Planning Correlation With Business Success” Information Systems Doctoral Students Association Conference in Long Beach, CA, August 9-11, 2000.

Panelist & Speaker, KPMG’s PhD Project Conference, Information Systems Track, Chicago, IL, November 2000.

“Strategic Motivations for Foreign Direct Investment,” Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines Annual Conference, March 15-18, 2000, San Antonio, TX.

TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE/TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE - Brownsville, TX. School of Business, Business Administration Department
Associate Professor with Tenure

Fall 1997-Present.

College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Computer Information Systems Department, Fall 1996- Spring 1997.

CITY OF MATAMOROS, TAM. MEXICO- Head of Information Systems Department for City Hall, 1993-1995.

SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY- Brownsville, TX. High School English, French I, and French II,  1989-1990. 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

University of Texas at Brownsville/ Texas Southmost College:
§         AACSB Coordinator (2005-present)

§         Curriculum Committee (2004-present)

§         UTB/TSC Human Resource Club Sponsor (2003-2005)

§         Assurance of Learning Team Leader- AACSB related  (2002-2004)

§         Student Committee for AACSB accreditation (1998-2001)

§         International Business Program Director (1999-2000)

Secretary- Information Systems Doctoral Students Assoc.(1999-2001)

Planning Committee for the 2001 & 2002 Information Systems Doctoral Students Association  Conferences 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AACSB Accreditation

 Faculty Development (in course-related topics)