Prof. Victor Mbarika

Masango, C. and Mbarika, V.(2013).  Challenges and Constraints of Documenting Indigenous Knowledge about Africa’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine (e-ACAM).  Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference on ICT for Africa(ICT4Africa 2013), 20-23 February, 2013, Harare, Zimbawe.

Nkaelang, B., Sunday O. Ojo. & Mbarika, V.W. 2012. Agile decision making framework to support mobile microloans for unbanked customers.  Proceedings of the 18th AMCIS conference, Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012.

Nkaelang, B., Sunday O. Ojo. & Mbarika, V.W. 2012. Mobile payment services in South Africa: Providing secure financial services to the poor. Proceedings of the 6th IDIA conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 6-8, 2012.

Nchise, A.  and V.  Mbarika (2012).  The diffusion of the internet in Jamaica.  Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, March 3, 2012.

Nchise, A., V. Mbarika, O. Ngwa, and I. Mbarika (2012).  A systematic review of

e-democracy research: Summary, evidence and implications.  Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, March 3, 2012.

Ngwa, O., A. Nchise,  V.  Mbarika, and I. Mbarika (2012).  Telemedicine in Sub-Saharan

Africa: A discourse of policy and practice.  Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, March 3, 2012.

Shu, I,  J. Meyinsse,  and V.  Mbarika (2012).  From oral traditions to digitizing complementary and alternative medicines.  Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, March 3, 2012.

Mbarika, I., O. Ngwa, and V. Mbarika (2012).  The assessment of telemedicine

implementation in Ethiopia.  Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, March 3, 2012.

Omogbadegun, Z., Uwadia, C., Ayo, C., Mbarika, V., Omoregbe, N., Otofia, E., Chieze F.
(2011). Clinical Decision Diagnosis Support System for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Practitioners in Lifestyle Related Disease Management. The
33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine
and Biology Society (EMBC ’11).

Akuta, E., Ong’oa I., Jones C., Mbarika V., (2011). Combating Cybercrime in Sub-Sahara Africa; a Discourse on Law, Policy and Practice. Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, February 26, 2011.

Itegboje, A.., Mbarika V., and  Landor-Ngemi J., (2011). Effects of Collaborative Web-

Based Learning on Students’ Achievement in Mathematics. Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, February 26, 2011.

Broussard, J., Mbarika V., C. Thomas, and M. Diack (2011). Impact of Multimedia Case

Tsuma, C., Mbarika V., and K. Esedo (2011). Information Communication Technology and Politics: A Synthesized Analysis of the Impacts of Information Technology on Voter Participation in Kenya. Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, February 26, 2011.

Nchise, A., Oneurine N., Isabalija R., Boateng R., and Mbarika V., (2011). Mobile Phones

in Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Case of AppLab Uganda. Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, February 26, 2011.

Isabalija, S.R., V. Mbarika, J. Larson, and M., Kim (2011). Sustainability of Telemedicine

in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, February 26, 2011.

Mounts K, Miner L, Mbarika V.  Relationship between information and
communication technologies development and infant mortality.  Accepted for
presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC, November 2011.

Nchise, A. C., Oneurine, N., Kibily, S., and Mbarika, V. (2011). The Sophistication of
Internet Usage in Sub Saharan Africa. Telemedicine Adoption in Rwanda. IFIP
WG 9.4 Conference 2011, May 2011 Nepal.

Nchise, A. C., Oneurine N., and Mbarika, V. (2011). Toward a Sustainable E-
Participation Model in Sub Saharan Africa. The Planned Behavioral Perspective.
Conference on E-democracy andOpen Government. CEDEM 2011. Austria

Nchise, A.C., Boateng, R., Mbarika, V., Boateng, N.A.D. Ewusie-Moses, F. and Isabalija
S.R. (2010)Using Information Technology to Manage Medical Records in a
University Hospital, Louisiana Academy of Sciences 84th Annual Meeting, February
27, Alexandria: Louisiana State University at Alexandria

Boateng, R., Olumide, L., Mbarika, V., Avevor, I. and Isabalija, R.S. (2010). Cyber Crime

and Criminality in Ghana: Trends and Implications, Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Lima, Peru, August 12th-15th 2010

Olabiyisi O., Omidiora O., Uzoka E., Mbarika V., Akinnuwesi  A. (2010): A Survey of
Performance Evaluation Models for Distributed Software System Architecture.
Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Science and Application, World
Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS 2010), San Francisco, USA,

October 20 – 22, Vol. 1, pp 35 – 43.

Landor-N., Nchise, C., Oneurine N.,& Mbarika, V. (2010). "Social Learning Theory as a
Conduit to Patient Compliance through Wireless Technology." American Institute
of Higher Education Conference Proceedings

Longe O., F. Wada, A. Anadi,  C. Jones, V. Mbarika (2010): Policing the Cyberspace

– A Critical Appraisal of the Peel Theory of Community Policing  in the Age  of Cyber crime.  Paper presented at 84th Annual Meeting Louisiana State University at Alexandria Saturday, 2/27/2010.

Longe O.B., Chiemeke, S, Mbarika V.W. ^, Jones .C.  Anadi .A., Onifade, O. Longe, F.,

Gbenga, D . (2010):  “Can Any Good Thing Come from Nazareth” An Investigation into the Origins of 419 Spam Mails.  Proceedings of the International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010  25-28^th March, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Longe, O.  Mbarika, V, Anadi, A.,  Jones, C.  Wada, F. and Isabalija, R. (2010):

Theorizing The Trans-Atlantic Cyber Crime Menace:  A Research Agenda From Information Technology, Criminal Justice and Policy. Paper Accepted for the 10th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business

Boateng, R., Mbarika, V., Johnson, O. and Saiba, E. (2010). ‘The Challenge of Taking
Baby Steps’ - Preliminary Insights into Telemedicine Adoption in Rwanda,
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Africa, March 25-27
Yaounde, Cameroon. Baton Rouge, LA: International Center for IT
and Development.

Manka, E., Muluh, H., Tanjong, E. Mbarika, V., and Boateng, R. (2010). Women in Pink

Collar ICT Jobs in Cameroon, Anthology of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Africa, March 25-27, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Baton Rouge, LA: International Center for IT and Development.

Parker, J., Afedzi, E., Danso, B.K., Boateng, R. and Mbarika, V. (2010) Developing an

SMS Processing Software for Resource-Poor Contexts,  Anthology of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Africa, March 25-27, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Baton Rouge, LA: International Center for IT and Development

Boateng, R., Craig, J. Mbarika, V. Panford, P. Isabalija, S.R. and Kwadade, N.Y. (2010)

Green Information Technology Practices in Firms in A Developing Economy – The Case of Ghana, Louisiana Academy of Sciences 84th Annual Meeting, February 27, Alexandria: Louisiana State University at Alexandria.

Boateng, R., Heeks, R., Molla, A., Hinson, R. and Mbarika, V. (2010). A Resource-Based

Analysis of E-Commerce In Developing Countries, 18^th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2010),June 6-8. Pretoria, SA: University of Pretoria.

Boateng, R. and Mbarika, V. (2010) (eds). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on

ICT for Africa, March 25-27, Yaounde, Cameroon. Baton Rouge, LA: International Center for IT and Development.

Boateng, R. and Mbarika, V. (2010) (eds). Anthology of Abstracts of The 3rd International

Conference on ICT for Africa, March 25-27, Yaounde, Cameroon. Baton Rouge, LA: International Center for IT and Development.

Isabalija, R.S., Banyanga, R., Boateng, R. and Mbarika, V. (2010) Knowledge
Management in the Construction Industry in Uganda, International Academy of
Business and Economics 2010 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, USA, October 17-20,
2010.

Isabalija, R.S., Kaliba, A., Ejigiri, D. and Mbarika, V. (2009) An Overview of Financial
Macro Business Environment in East Africa International Academy of African
Business 10^th Conference (IAABD, Uganda May 19 -23.

Boateng, R., Malik, A. and Mbarika, V. (2009). Web 2.0 and Organizational Learning:
Conceptualizing the Link, Proceedings of the Fifteenth Americas Conference on
Information Systems, San Francisco, California, August 6th-9th 2009.

Thomas, Carlos; Samuels, Dexter; Mbarika, Victor; Kanu, Mohamed, “Facilitating Better Governance through E-Government Initiatives: Successful Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Proceedings of the International Academy of Business Disciplines and Public Administration. October 2009.  Received the Best Paper Award

Nwabueze, S., Mbarika, V., Meso, P., Okoli, C., Kifle, M., Shurtz, M. (2009).  The Effects of Culture of Adoption of Telemedicine in Medically Underserved Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January, 2009.

SP Sood, V Mbarika,  N Prakash, JS Bhatia,(2009):  Telemedicine: Its subs-systems and Constituent Actants, International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, Chennai, 24-26 July.

Boateng, R., Molla, A. and Mbarika, V. (2008) (eds). Proceedings, ICT for Africa Conference

1. 2008. Baton Rouge, LA: International Centre for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), Southern University.

SP Sood, S Nwabueze, V Mbarika, N Prakash, S Chatterjee, P Ray, S Mishra (2008) Electronicmedical Records: A Review Comparing the Challenges in Developed and Developing Countries, HICSS-41 (Hawaii), IEEE Computer Society, USA, 7-10 January 2008.

Bagarukayo, E. and  Mbarika, V. (2008).  Impact of Multimedia Instructional Materials

1. SIGWEB- iiWAS, ACM, New York, NY, pp. 642-646.

Ngwa, O., Mbarika V., Shu, J., Kudi, D. and Mbarika, I. (2008).  The Unintended Consequences of Information Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), SIG GlobDev Workshop, Paris-France, December 2008.

Lou, Y., Broussard, J., & Mbarika, V. (2008). A Multimetric Approach to Investigate the Impact of Multimedia Cases on Teaching and Learning of Real-World Information Technology Issues. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), March 7-11, New York.

Kingue, S., Bebey, F., Ashutantang, , G., Menanga, A., Gwet, N., Mbarika, V., Meso,P. and Muna, W. (2008). Do home blood pressure measurement and tele-management improve the efficiency of arterial hypertension control in an urban black African setting? Proceedings of the African Conference on Information Systems (ICT for Africa 2008), December 19-21, 2008, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Kingue, S., Angandji, P., Meli, J., Asumpta, B.,  Ashutantang, , G., Menanga, A., Mbarika, V., Meso,P., Yop, G.  and Muna, W. (2008). Impact of a telemedicine program on the management of arterial hypertension in a Cameroonian semi rural setting. A pilot study. Proceedings of the African Conference on Information Systems (ICT for Africa 2008), December 19-21, 2008, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Wilkerson, D., Simmons, L. & Mbarika, V. (2008). TeleEducation Initiatives for Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the African Virtual University in Kenya. Proceedings of the 2008 MERLOT International Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 7-10, 2008.

Mishra, S. (2008).  Electronic Medical Records: A Review Comparing the Challenges in Developed and Developing Countries.Proceedings of the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January, 2008.

1. ATeleMedicine  Transfer Model for Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January, 2008.

1. Proceedings of the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January, 2008. (Nominated for Best Paper Award).

Mbarika,V., Sankar, C.S., & Raju, P.K. (2007). An evaluation of a workshop with a focus on fostering teaching excellence through research, Proceedings of the 2007 America’s Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2007), Keystone, CO.

Niwe, M., Mbarika,V., Samake, K., & Niyitegeka, M. (2007). Global diffusion on the Internet: the case of Uganda, Proceedings of the 2007 America’s Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2007), Keystone, CO.

Broussard, J., Mbarika, V., & Lou, Y., (2007).  The Impact of Multimedia Cases on Teaching and Learning of Real-World Technical Issues. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Teaching in Higher Education (THE) Forum, Teaching in Touch, April 15-17, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Mbarika, V., Payton, F.C., Kvasny, L., & Amadi, A. (May 2007). Gendered perspectives on the digital divide, IT education and workforce participation in Kenya. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries.International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Mbarika, V., Kifle, M., & Tan, J. (May 2007). Telemedicine transfer in Sub-Saharan Africa: investigating infrastructure and culture. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, São Paulo, Brazil

Mbarika, V., Samake, K., Akpan-Obong, P., Bradley, R., & Anthony Byrd, T. (May 2007). The Internet: an engine for socio-economic change in Mali. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, São Paulo, Brazil.

Bagarukayo, E., Lubega, J. & Mbarika, V. (October 2007). Enhancing the attainment of higher order cognitive skills through multi-media e-learning. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on e-Learning, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.

1. Telecommunications stakeholders perceptions of Teledensity: a comparison of stakeholders in Latin American Region to those in Sub-Saharan Africa, Proceedings of the Fortieth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Kona-Waikoloa , Hawaii : p 68 (Nominated for Best Paper Award)

Mbarika, V., Oneurine, N., & Tsuma, C. (2007). Sub-Saharan Africa: the newest frontier for Clive sustainable information technologies. SXSW Interactive Conference 2007, Austin, TX.

Tsuma, C., Walta, Y. & Mbarika, V. (2007). Global Internet diffusion: the Internet diffusion in Eritrea. Louisiana Academy of Science Conference, Baton Rouge, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. March 16, 2007.

Mbarika V. & Wilkerson, D. (2007). Impact of case studies on women and minorities. Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE), Auburn University and National Science Foundation.

Ngnitedem, A. & Mbarika, V. ( March 2007). Global Internet Diffusion: The

Internet diffusion In Rwanda. Louisiana Academy of Science Conference, Baton Rouge, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. March 16, 2007.

Wilkerson, K. & Mbarika, V. (2007).  Information Technology in Distance Learning for

Resource Poor Nations: The Case of The African Virtual University in Kenya. Louisiana Academy of Science Conference, Baton Rouge, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. March 16, 2007.

Mbarika, V., Sood, S.P., Oneurine, N., Ruhweza, B., & Tan, J. (15-20 July 2007). Using eHealth for physicians’ decision making to combat HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. 33rd International Conference on Operational Research Applied to Health Services, Saint-Etienne, France.

Mbarika, V, Philip, M, Tsuma C.K & John, S. (2006). Setting the agenda for IS research on Sub-Saharan Africa. ASIST Conference, Austin Texas.

Mbarika, V., Sankar, C., Datta, P. & Shipps, B. (2006). Use of multimedia case studies to teach technical subjects — a multiple experimental study. Proceedings of the 2006 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2006).

Allen, A. Rambajun, N., Sood, S.P., Mbarika, V., Agrawal, R., & Saquib, Z. (19-21 November 2006). The eGovernment concept: a systematic review of research and practitioner literature. IEEE Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, UAE, Dubai 2006).

Mbarika, V., Sankar, C., Datta, P. & Shipps, B. (2006). Use of multimedia case studies to teach technical subjects — a multiple experimental study. Proceedings of the 2006 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2006), Acapulco, Mexico.

Musa, P.F., Mbarika, V., & Meso, P., (2006). Integrating capability approach and cognitive constructivism to study technology acceptance in developing countries. Proceedings of the 2006 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2006), Acapulco, Mexico.

Kimbeng, F., Ejigiri, D. & Mbarika, V. (27-30 Sept. 2006). Moving towards a sustainable policy framework for information and communications technology in developing nations: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2006 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA), Athens, Georgia.

Amougou, J., Ejigiri, D. & Mbarika, V. (27-30 September 2006). Online communities and e-governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: a possible breakthrough. Proceedings of the 2006 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA), Athens, Georgia.

Kifle, M., Mbarika,V. & Shiferaw F. (2006). Ethiopia's medical challenges: TeleMedicine as a possible solution. Proceedings of the 6th Nordic International Conference on eHealth and Telemedicine, Helsinki, Finland.

Mbarika, V., Sood, S.P., & Prakash, N. (13-18 August 2006). E-medicine healthcare information delivery to optimize the care of HIV/AIDS patients in Africa, XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto Canada.

Mbarika, V., Dani, N., Sood, S.P., Roy, S., Prakash, N., & Saquib, Z.. (23-25 August 2006). Geospatial technologies catalyzing eGovernance via public health. eGovernance India (National Conference organized by Ministry  of Communications and IT, UNDP etc),New Delhi, India.

Mbarika, V., Sood, S.P., Mantzana, V. & Prakash, N. (17-21 August 2006). Investigating the adoption of integrated rural TeleMedicine systems by using an actor-oriented approach. Global convention on eHealth and  TeleMedicine, New Delhi, India.

Mbarika,V., Sood, S.P., & Prakash, N. (26-29 November 2006). TeleMedicine as an innovation in developing countries. XI International Conference of International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, Cape Town, South Africa.

Kvasny, L., Payton, F.C., Mbarika, V. & Chong, J. (13-15 April 2006). Information technology education and employment for women in Kenya. Proceedings of SIGMIS-CPR’06, Claremont, California, USA.

Musa, P., Meso, P., & Mbarika, V. (2005). Testing a modified TAM that accounts for realities of technology acceptance in Sub Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2005 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, Nebraska.

Bradley, R., Sankar, C., Clayton, H., Raju, P.K., & Mbarika, V. (2005). An empirical investigation of the impact of GPA on perceived improvement of higher-order cognitive skills. Proceedings of the 2005 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, Nebraska.

Mbarika, V., Cobb Payton, F., Kvasny, L., & Amadi, A. (2005). IT perspectives: the case of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2005 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.

Musa, P., Meso, P., & Mbarika, V. (2005). Justifying the modification of technology acceptance model to match realities in developing countries. Proceedings of the 2005 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.

Meso, P., Mbarika, V., & Musa, P. (2005). Gender differences in mobile ICT use: an empirical investigation in two developing countries. Proceedings of the 2005 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.

Okoli, C., Mbarika, V., & McCoy, S. (2005). Expert assessments of cultural effects on e-business in developing countries. Proceedings of the 2005 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.

Okoli, C. & Mbarika, V. (2005). Expert assessments of e-business in developing countries: a theoretical model of national infrastructure. Proceedings of the 2005 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.

Kifle, M., Mbarika, V., Payton, F. (2005). Testing integrative technology (TeleMedicine) acceptance models among Ethiopian physicians. Proceedings of the 2005 Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Okoli, C., Mbarika, V., & McCoy, S. (2004). The effects of culture on e-business in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM) World Conference, San Diego, CA.

Kifle, M., Solomon, A., Mbarika, V., & Okoli, C. (2004). Telemedicine endeavors in Ethiopia: potential benefits, present challenges, and potential factors. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM) World Conference, San Diego, CA.

Mbarika, V. & Egbelu, P. (2004). Use of multimedia instructional materials to communicate technical issues to business students. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

LeBlanc, P., Mbarika, V., McCoy, S., & Meso, P. (2004). TeleDemocracy in developing countries: a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Mbarika, V., Thomas, C., LeBlanc, P., & Meso, P. (2004). E-Government in Africa: a new era for better governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Mbarika, V., Cobb-Payton, F., Ndede-Amadi, A., & Mbarika, E. (2004). Transitioning from traditional “housewives” to other “socio-economic forces”: the case of women and information technology in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Mbarika, V., Kah, M., & Kieta, M. (2004). The diffusion of cyber cafés in Sub-Saharan Africa: country case studies. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Warren, J., Mbarika, V., Malloy, A., & Wiley-Patton, S. (2004). The demand and supply of minority information systems doctorates: the Ph.D. project model. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Solomon, A., Kifle, M., Mbarika, V., & Okoli, C. (2004). Critical success factors for TeleMedicine implementation in Ethiopia. Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2004) International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Datta, P. & Mbarika, V. (2004). Are we there yet?: a comparative exploration of global information expenditures and service-sector productivity. Proceedings of the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Big Island, Hawaii.

McCoy, S. & Mbarika, V. (2004). A theoretical comparison of paper versus web survey methods. Proceedings of the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Big Island, Hawaii.

Mbarika, V. & Okoli, C. (2003). Critical success factors for TeleMedicine implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative overview of country cases. Proceedings of the United Nation’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003) Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

McCoy, S. & Mbarika, V. (2003). Going beyond TAM to predict email use in Eastern Europe: a focus on the Slovak Republic. America Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2003), Tampa, Florida.

Xue, Y.,  Sankar, C.S.,  & Mbarika, V. (2003). Multimedia and virtual teams: results of an experimental research. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE 2003) Conference, Macon, GA.

McCoy, S. & Mbarika, V. (2003). The effect of national culture on the use of electronic communication technologies: a focus on email use in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT 2003) Conference, Nancy, France.

Musa, P., Meso, P., & Mbarika, V. (2003). Toward a model of interactions of technology adoption factors vis-à-vis socio economic development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Information Resource Management Association (IRMA 2003) International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Aynu, B., Okoli, C., & Mbarika, V. (2003). IT training in Sub-Saharan Africa: a moderator of IT transfer for sustainable development. Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM 2003) World Conference, Calgary, Canada.

Okoli, C. & Mbarika, V. (2003). Electronic commerce diffusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Delphi study proposal. Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM 2003) World Conference, Calgary, Canada.

Datta, P. & Mbarika, V. (2003). Global returns from information investments: exploring hopes and hypes. Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM2003) World Conference, Calgary, Canada.

Mbarika, V. & Okoli, C. (2003). A Delphi study: TeleMedicine in Sub-Saharan Africa. 37th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS 2003), Kona, Hawaii.

Sankar, C.S., Raju, P.K., & Mbarika, V.W. (2002). Bringing real-world issues into MIS classrooms: a multi-media case study approach. Proceedings of the Information Systems Education (ISECON 2002) Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Mbarika, V. & Kah, M. (2002). Precursor to the diffusion of ICT's for Africa's least developed countries: policy, Teledensity and internet diffusion. Proceedings of the 2002 IFIP WG9.4 International Conference, Bangalore, India.

Mbarika, V., Kah, M., Meso, P., & Musa, P. (23-25 June 2002). Do investments in telecommunications infrastructure improve Teledensity growth?—a study of low and middle income developing countries. Proceedings of the Third Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM 2002) World Conference, New York.

Okoli, C. & Mbarika, V. (23-25 June 2002). Internet and electronic commerce diffusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the Third Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM 2002) World Conference, New York, NY.

Kah, M., Mbarika, V., Meso, P., Musa, P. (23-25 June 2002). The role of information technology in transforming African economies.Proceedings of the Third Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM 2002) World Conference, New York, NY.

Mbarika, V., Byrd, T.A., McMullen R., Raymond, J., & Warren, J. (2001). Teledensity technological growth strategy for Africa's LDCs: ‘Viagra’ development strategy or sustainable development strategy?—the African telecommunications stakeholders speak. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS 2001), Maui, HI.

Fleck, R.A., Bell, L., Daniels, M., & Mbarika, V. (2001). Educating the IT manager. 8th Annual Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching, Kennesaw, GA.

Mbarika, V., Sankar, C.S., Raju, P.K. (2001). An interplay of gender and multimedia instructional materials on enhancing higher-order cognitive skills, Proceedings of the America's Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2001), Boston, MA.

Mbarika, V. (2000). Telecommunications stakeholders’ perceptions of strategies to overcome Teledensity growth obstacles of Africa's least developed countries. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2000), Brisbane, Australia.

Mbarika, V. (2000). Identification of factors that lead to perceived skill development when using multimedia materials. Proceedings of the Sixth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2000), Long Beach, CA.

Mbarika, V., Raymond, J., Byrd, T.A. (2000).Growth of Teledensity in least developed countries: need for a mitigated euphoria. Proceedings of the 2000 Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2000), Hong Kong, China.

Mbarika, V. (1999). Factors that affect growth of teledensity in least developed countries. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference on Information Systems Research in the Scandinavia (IRIS 22), Jyväskyla, Finland. pp. 383–396.

Mbarika, V. (1999). An experimental research on accessing and using information from written versus multimedia systems. Proceedings of the Fifth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 1999), Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Invited Papers and Papers Presented At Professional Meetings / Workshops

Mbarika, V. (2009). A Multi-Metric Approach to Assess Impact of STEM Instructional Multimedia on Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Outcomes. National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. June 8, 2009.

Mbarika, V. (2009). Precursors to Telemedicine Diffusion in Resource-Poor Settings– The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa and Rural Louisiana.  UNCF/NIH E-Health Conference,National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. June 16, 2009.

Mbarika, V. (2009). Research Publishing and Grant Writing Strategies. The University of Buea, Cameroon. June 2009.

Mbarika, V. (2008). Strategies for Quality and Prolific Research Publishing within Resource-Poor Contexts. Makerere University, Uganda. December 2008.

Mbarika, V. (2008). Emerging Technologies for Small Businesses. Presented at Global Entrepreneurship and Export Readiness Seminar for Small Businesses, Baton Rouge, LA. November 2008.

Mbarika, V. (2008). Emerging Technologies (Five Most Intriguing Emerging Technologies).  Presented at Women’s Business Forum, AKA Sorority.  Baton Rouge, LA.  August 2008.

Mbarika, V. (2007).  ICTs Research Focus Areas for Sub-Saharan Africa. CODESRIA
Child and Youth Studies Institute. Senegal, October 2007.

Mbarika, V. (2007). Sub-Saharan Africa: the newest frontier for sustainable information technologies. South by Southwest Conference, Austin, TX.

Mbarika, V. (2007). Setting the stage for a research agenda for ICT researchers doing research on Sub-Saharan Africa . Ethiopia Graduate School of Telecommunications, Addis, Ababa.

Mbarika, V. (2007). Use of multimedia case studies to teach technical subjects — a multiple experimental study. Ethiopia Graduate School of Telecommunications, Addis Ababa.

Mbarika, V. (2007). Multimedia case study adoption in a historically Black university setting and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Auburn University, LITEE Conference, Auburn, AL.

Mbarika, V. (2006). TeleMedicine policy model for Sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia Ministry of Health. TeleMedicine Policy Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mbarika, V. (2004). Bringing back ICT knowledge to the diaspora: a research and practice perspective. 2004 Africa’s Brain Gain Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.

Mbarika, V. (2004). A research agenda on ICT Transfer in Sub-Saharan Africa. Makerere University’s Institute of Computer Science and School of Business,  Kampala, Uganda.

Mbarika, V. (2-4 October 2004). TeleMedicine transfer to Sub-Saharan Africa. NSF National IT Policy Forum, Cairo, Egypt.

Mbarika, V. (2004). Infrastructure and culture variables that impact technology transfer in developing nations. 2004 Decision Science Institute (DSI) Conference, Boston, MA.

Mbarika, V. & Okoli, C. (2003). ICT transfer to developing countries: the case of TeleMedicine in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA 2003) Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.

Mbarika, V. (2003). E-Survey and database project to measure multimedia learning. Auburn University Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education Workshop,Auburn, AL.

Mbarika, V. (2001). Re-thinking information and communications technology policy focus on internet versus Teledensity diffusion for Africa's least developed countries. United Nation’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) TELECOM AFRICA 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mbarika, V. (2001). Multimedia learning and the IT manager. AMCIS 2001 Information Systems in Enterprises Workshop, Boston, MA

Mbarika, V. (1999). An experimental research on accessing and using information from written versus multimedia systems. 1999 Ph.D. Project Information Systems Doctoral Students Association Conference (Ph.D. Project ISDSA 1999), Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Mbarika, V. (September 1999). Use of paper versus multimedia case studies to bring theory and practice in undergraduate classrooms. Auburn University Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education Workshop, Auburn, AL.