Joseph Bruce Rubleske

On 29 June 2011 I successfully defended my dissertation, titled "A Temporal Model of Mindful Interactions Around New Service Conception."  Developed from an exploratory, embedded case study of the administrative units of two public libraries and one library consortium, the model proposes that innovative library administrators practice two modes of mindfulness during certain interactions: mindfulness of extant customer needs and potential solutions; and mindfulness of the interaction's implications for new customer needs and/or new potential solutions.  Over time, the innovative administrator works to match potential solutions with a customer need in order to specify a "new service concept" that can be implemented.

At present (1 August 2011 through 31 July 2012) I have a postdoctoral position with the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. Through this position (NSF award #OCI-1059153) I am working with (PI) Nicholas Berente to analyze a corpus of interviews (with developers and administrators at several supercomputing centers) with the aim of proposing and testing working models of digital infrastructure innovation.

I earned a B.A. in Political Science (1993) and Master of Planning (1996) from Indiana University before working as a research associate with IUPUI's Center for Urban Policy and the Environment from 1996 to 1999.  From 1999 to 2003 I lived in Madison, WI and worked with the state of Wisconsin as a web developer, database designer, requirements analyst and, finally, as a policy analyst and statistician.  In Fall 2003 I entered the SU iSchool's doctoral program.  I am trained, through professional and academic experience, in both qualitative and quantitative methods.  With regard to teaching, I am able to effectively share technical knowledge (e.g., database design, system analysis) and clarify (often through concrete examples) abstractions.

Research Interests

digital infrastructure; cyberinfrastructure; innovation; service innovation; organizing for innovation; general systems theory; cybernetics

Teaching Interests

While not currently teaching, I have taught Knowledge Management (graduate course in Spring 2010), Organizational Behavior for IT Professionals (undergraduate course in Fall 2009, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011) and Management Principles for Information Professionals (graduate course in Spring 2007, Summer 2007 (online), Fall 2007 and Spring 2008.)

In Spring 2011 I was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Assistant award by the Syracuse University Graduate School.

Professional Interests

I am a member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science).

Personal Interests

Spending time with my wife and two children (swimming, playing soccer, taking day trips); listening to music; savoring good coffee and good beer