Sonja Wiley
Associate Professor
Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems
Contact
swpatton@lsu.edu
225-578-2512
2214 Business Education Complex South
Distinctions
Donald Lindley and Ruby Wright Phillips Developing Scholar Professorship
Education
PhD Communications and Information Sciences, University of Hawaii Manoa, 2002
MA Global Communications, University of Hawaii Manoa, 1996
BA Mass Communications, Ouachita Baptist University, 1987
Sonja D. Wiley received her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She joined LSU, jointly in the College of Business and the Center for Computation Technology in 2002. Associate Professor Wiley is the Donald Lindley and Ruby Wright Phillips Developing Scholar Professor and the Diversity Advisor, for the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems; Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Advisor, Office of Business Student Success - E. J. Ourso College of Business.
Schwarz, A., Schwarz, C. E., Jung, Y., Perez-Mira, B., and Wiley, S. (2012). Towards an Understanding of Assimilation in Virtual Worlds: the 3C Approach. European Journal of Information Systems, 21, 303 320.
Kaganer, E., Pawlowski, S. D., and Wiley, S. (2010). Building Legitimacy for IT Innovations: The Case of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems. Journal of the Association of Information Systems (JAIS), 11(1), 1-33.
Teaching Interests: Management of Information Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, Business Communications, Diversity in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship for Generation XYZ, Supplier Diversity, Qualitative Research Methods, Health Care Informatics, Health Care Analytics, and Technology adoption.
Research Interests: Organizational Impacts of Information Technology (Adoption and Resistance); Health Care Informatics; Virtual Health Care; Health Analytics; Technology Acceptance; Supply Chain Management in Health care; Diversity and Inclusion Analytics (Business Schools Pipeline to Profession), Diversity in Entrepreneurship and Supplier Diversity.
KPMG PhD Project Recruiting, Faculty Mentor (November, 2017 - May, 2018)
ISDS Student Recruitment, Faculty Mentor (January, 2017 - January, 2018)
KPMG PhD Project Recruiting, Faculty Mentor (November, 2016 - May, 2017)
ISDS Student Recruitment, Faculty Mentor (January, 2016 - January, 2017)
KPMG PhD Project Recruiting, Faculty Mentor (November, 2015 - May, 2016)
ISDS Student Recruitment, Faculty Mentor (January, 2015 - January, 2016)
YWCA - Baton Rouge Chapter, Board Member (, 2013 - 2015)
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, Faculty Mentor (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015)
ISDS PHD Comprehensive Exams, Committee Member (August, 2006 - 2015)
Bridge to Doctorate at Louisiana State University, Faculty Mentor (January, 2014 - August, 2015)
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, Faculty Mentor (January, 2013 - August, 2014)
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, Faculty Mentor (January, 2014 - August, 2014)
University Council for Women, Committee Member (2013)
E. J. Ourso College of Business- Interim Dean Search Committee, committee Member (March, 2012 - June, 2012)
Pelican Educational Foundation - Kenilworth Science and Technology School, Board Member (2016)
Office of Strategic Initiatives -Entrepreneurship Workshop Coordinator, Faculty Mentor (2013)
LSU Upward Bound and TRIO Program, Faculty Mentor (2015)
KPMG PhD Project Recruiting, Faculty Mentor (November, 2017)
Americas Conference for Information Systems 2018 - Student Volunteer's Coordinator, Program Coordinator (January, 2017)
OBSS Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty Advisor, Faculty Advisor (January 1, 2017)
Bridge to Doctorate at Louisiana State University, Faculty Mentor (January, 2014)
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome enacted the Mayor's Commission on Racial Equity and Inclusion., City of Baton Rouge Mayor's Office
Tenured Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, E. J. Ourso College of Business, 2019
Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion , Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, 2019
Student Volunteer Coordinator, Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2018
Louisiana Governor's Foster and Adoptive Parent Award, Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services, 2009
Access Award, The American Foundation for the Blind, 1996
Guidry, A. Renee, Lizana, J. M., Wiley, S., and Young, K. (2020, ). Meaningful Conversations on Race and Social Justice. Presented at E. J. Ourso College of Business Faculty & Staff Seminar sponsored by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Guidry, A. Renee, Fuentes-Martin, M., Steib, S., and Wiley, S. (2019, ). Work-Life-Balance. Presented at Parents of Blue Employee Resource Group (ERG) Career and Leadership Development sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA.
Guidry, A. Renee and Wiley, S. (2018, ). Fostering A Diverse, Inclusive & Equitable Culture: The Why & The How. Presented at E. J. Ourso College of Business Faculty Workshop sponsored by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Wiley, S. D (2017, July). How Does Diversity Impact Donors?. Presented at LSU Foundation Development Summit sponsored by Louisiana State University, LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy.
Wiley, S. (2015, February). The Business Model Canvas. Presented at Bridge to Doctorate Entrepreneurial Training sponsored by Office of Strategic Initiatives - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Wiley, S. (2015, January). Entrepreneurship?. Presented at Bridge to Doctorate Entrepreneurial Training sponsored by Office of Strategic Initiatives - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Wiley, S. (2013, March). Top Teens Healthy Choices with Social Media. Presented at Top Teens of America sponsored by Top Ladies of Distinctions, San Antonio, TX.
Wiley, S. (2013, January). IT and Healthcare Awareness. Presented at Top Ladies of Distinction sponsored by Top Ladies of Distinction Nonparil Baton Rouge, Southern University.
Wiley, S. (2012, June). Technology Transfer. Presented at Bridge to Doctorate International Symposium sponsored by LSU Office of Strategic Initiative, Grenoble France.
Van Scotter, J., Perez-Mira, B., Schwarz, A., Wiley-Patton, S., and Schneider, H. (2009, November). WEB SITE BUSINESS MODELS, TRUST, AND OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES. Presented at Decision Sciences Institute 2009 Meeting sponsored by Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, LA.
Personnel: Wiley, Sonja (role: Co-Principal)Title: LA-BRIDGE, 2012 Cohort
Sponsoring Organization: Board of Regents
Year: 2016
Personnel: Wiley, Sonja (role: Principal)Title: Teaching Enhancement Grant
Sponsoring Organization: Campus Federal Credit Union
Year: 2015
TV; Kenilworth Science and Technology ; Dr. Wiley discusses the importance of STEM in K-12 education to provide awareness and preparation for STEM college degrees and careers.http://www.kenilworthschool.org/main/media?overlay=youtube&vid=MDs5czAeblk; 2016
Magazine; Diversity in STEAM Magazine; Another Way to Increase Minority Representation in STEM Education: Through Business School; 2016