Papers Delivered at Learned Society Meetings:

"Successful Fusion of Information Systems Concepts with Complementary Technical Skill," (with Shannon M. Fitzgerald) at the 2004 International Applied Business Research Conference held March 15th to 19th in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Published in the Proceedings. The paper was granted the Best Paper Award. (Refereed).

“A Parsonian Perspective on Change Given the Orthodox Paradigm of Functionalism,” by Nicholas John Robak. Presented at the Allied Academies Spring 2001 International Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, April 4-7, 2001. Given the Distinguished Research Award. Proceedings of the Academy of Information and Management Sciences, Volume 5, Number 1, pp. 83-87. (A. Basic Schoilarship:2) (Refereed).

“Exegesis… a Pedagogic Tool for Management Information Systems,” by Nicholas John Robak. Presented at the International Association for Computer Information Systems 2001 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 3-6, 2001. Published in the Proceedings. (A. Basic Schoilarship:2)

 “Introduction to Information Systems: Perceived Skill,” (with Patrick W. Devine). Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 6-10, 1999. Proceedings, pp 457-460.  (Refereed).

 “Can the ‘Virtual Classroom’ Prepare MIS Majors for the Job Market?” (with Patrick W. Devine). Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Reno, NV, April 7-11, 1998. Proceedings pp. 310-315. (Refereed).

 “The Comparative Disciplinary Growth of Information Systems and Sociology: A Developmental Synthesis,” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, February 20-26, 1998. Proceedings, Volume 3, pp. 184-194. (With Brian T. Piech). (Refereed).

 “Can Liberal Arts Colleges Adequately Prepare MIS Majors for the Job Market?" (with Patrick W. Devine). Annual Conference of the International Association for Computer Information Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 2-4, 1997. Proceedings, pp.211-219.  (Refereed).

 “MIS, A Perspective,” Association for Information Systems 1997 Americas Conference. Indianapolis, IN, August 15-17 1997. Proceedings, pp.360-362. (Refereed).

“The MIS Curriculum: ACM; DPMA; or IFIP,” (With Roy Schmidt), at the International Academy for Information Management Sixth Annual Conference, East Rutherford, NJ, December 1991. (Refereed). 

“The Network Environment at Saint Joseph’s University,” at the International Association for Computer Information Systems, San Francisco, CA, October 1991.  (Invited).

“Involvement and Satisfaction Constructs in End-User Computing: A Reconception,” (With Wayne Warf), at the Annual Conference of the International Information Management Association. San Bernardino, CA, May 22-24, 1991. (Refereed). 

“A Parsonian Framework for the Analysis of MIS,” at the Annual Conference of the International Academy for Information Management. Chicago, IL, December 1-2, 1990. (Refereed).

“The Selection of Packaged Application Software,” (With Louis A. Le Blanc), at the Annual Conference of the International Business School Computer User Group. Omaha, NE, July, 1990. (Refereed). 

Organized and Chaired Panel “Is Accreditation a Stumbling Block for Quality MIS Degree Programs?” Comprised of four MIS Department Chairs from National Universities for the International Academy for Information Management Meeting held in Boston, MA, December, 1989. (Refereed). 

“Scientific Research Programs of Paradigms? That is THE Question,” at the International Academy for Information Management Annual Conference, Boston, MA, December 1989. (Refereed). 

“MIS: A Pre, Multiple or Integrated Paradigm Science?” (With Louis LeBlanc), at the International Academy for Information Management Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November, 1988. (Refereed). 

“The Integration and Application of Contemporary Management Theory,” (With Bayard Wynne), at the Association of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, October, 1988. (Refereed). 

“Curriculum Development and Pedagogy,” at the AACSB Advanced Faculty MIS Development Institute held at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, July 1988. (Invited). 

“The Evolution of Curriculum in Management Information Systems: A Case Study,” (With E. Robinson and I. Yermish) at INFO-DEV-88 held at St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, June 1988. (Invited). 

“The Transition into Information Systems and the Impact of the AACSB Institutes,” at the International Academy for Information Management Conference, December, 1986, San Diego, CA. (Refereed). 

“An Analysis of the Present Crisis of the Parsonian Scientific Research Program,” presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting held in New York, NY, March 21, 1981. (Refereed). 

“Catholic Manifestations of the Authoritarian Personality in the Contemporary High School Setting,” Presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held in Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, November 15, 1980. (Invited). 

“Social Studies Made Interesting Through Quantitative Techniques,” (with Jack Oldham and Fran Gillespie) presented at the Philadelphia Social Studies Council Spring Conference held at Gwynedd-Mercy College, March 29, 1980. (Invited). 

“Problems of Teaching Methodology in the Undergraduate Sociology Curriculum,” presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held in Philadelphia, PA, November 3, 1979. (Invited). 

“The Authoritarian Syndrome as Manifested in Homogeneous Environments,” presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held in Philadelphia, PA, November 2, 1979. (Invited). 

“School Experience and Self Concept Among Orthopedically Handicapped Adults,” (with Janet Rosenberg and William Phillips) presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting held in Boston, MA August, 1979. (Invited). 

 “The Sociological Imagination and the Small Liberal Arts College,” presented at the Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, April, 1979. (Invited). 

“A Test of Validity: Factor Analysis vs. Likert Scaling, “ presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, November, 1978. (Invited). 

“A Rationale for the Sociological Study of Sport,” presented at the Sociological Society Annual Meeting held at Pennsylvania State University , University Park, PA, November, 1977. (Invited). 

“A Parsonian Analysis of Women in Contemporary Sport,” presented at the Alpha Kappa Delta Conference held at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, February 1977. ( Invited). 

“The Persistence of Authoritarianism,” presented the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held at Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, PA, November, 1976. (Refereed). 

“Teaching Introductory Sociology,” presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting held in Boston, MA, March 26, 1976. (Invited). 

“Sports: A Way of Life,” presented at the Bruder “Women in Sports” conference held at Immaculate College, PA, December 4, 1975. (Invited). 

“Ethnic and Racial Attitudes of Contemporary High School Students,” presented at the Jewish Community Relations Council, Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 1975. (Invited). 

“Quantitative Methods in Sociology,” presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, November 1, 1975. (Invited). 

“The Neuterization of Medicine,” (with Sylvia Clavan) delivered at the 1975 Groves Conference, Dubrivnik, Yugoslavia. (Invited).

 “Awareness, Disengagement and Length of Life in Cancer Patients,” (with Otto Pollak, Wealth McGurn, and Edward Gottheil) delivered at the 1974 International Conference in Social Science and Medicine, Elsnore, Denmark. (Invited ).

 “Perception of Masculinity: Continuity and Change in Males of Two Traditional Family Groups,” (with Sylvia Clavan) delivered at the 1974 Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. (Invited).

 “Mental Health and Utilization of a Senior Citizens Center,” (with Otto Pollak) delivered at the 1973 meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society. (Invited).

 “Masculinity: Fathers and Sons,” (with Sylvia Clavan) delivered at the 1973 meeting of the Society for the study of Social Problems. (Invited).

 “Freud and Durkheim as Seen in Totem and Taboo and The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life,” delivered at the 1973 meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. (Invited).

 

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