Paul Russo
Senior manager with fifteen years experience in planning, developing, and leading higher education divisions and programs. Particular strengths in online education and professional development programs. Demonstrated entrepreneurial ability to identify growth opportunities, plan, fund, and lead new units. Experience in strategic and operational planning, instructional and administrative technologies, partnerships, marketing, and student advising/support services. Results oriented execution. Strong quantitative and analytic skills, and a solid understanding of the academic context. Deep experience with grant programs and external funding sources. Major positions include: Academic Director, IS and Analytics Programs; Director, CUNY’s Online Degree Programs; Project Manager CUNY’s New Community College Initiative; and Associate Dean Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies. Teaches at NYU and CUNY. Courses include Technology Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Management, Social Media for Business Applications and Social Computing. Currently, I am interested in applying social technologies, (e.g. mobile services, online communities, and organizational collaborative tools) to the problems that challenge 21st century education. IT, both the information and technology components, hold great promise in bringing together individuals for the acquisition, creation, and application of new knowledge.
Contact
917-293-3911
Academic Interests
Online Communities, Social Networks, and Trust/Motivations in Technology Use, and Location-sharing Applications. Distributed Work and Organization Behavior.
Positions
Education
Ph.D., NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering (2012)
Technology Management
M.B.A., University of Dallas (1991)
Engineering Management
M.S., Vanderbilt University (1987)
Electrical Engineering
B.S., Loyola University (1985)
Physics
Publications
Russo, P. and Nov, O. (2011) “Trusting Social Location Technologies and Interactions,” Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems, December.
Russo, P. and Nov, O. (2010) “Photo Tagging Over Time: The Role of Attentilon, Network Structure, and Motivations,” ICWSM
Russo, P., Markandey, V., Bui T., and Shrode, T. (1991) “Optical Flow Techniques for Moving Target Indication,” Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 1383.
PRESENTATIONS:
Russo, P. (2010) “Trust Antecedents for Interaction Designs in Online Social Networks: A Look at Facebook Places,” NYU Polytechnic, New York.
Russo, P. (2010) “Participatory Data Sharing with Ubiquitous Technologies: The Case for Sharing Location Information with The Government in Exchange for Increased Personal Safety” Academy of Management Organizational Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) Doctoral Workshop, Montreal.
Russo, P. (2009) “Collaborative Practices in Science” Science and Technology Studies Annual Conference, Washington DC.
Russo, P. (2008) “Online Support Services” Invited Speaker, Association of Continuing Higher Education, New York.
Russo, P. (2006) “Delivering Effective Support Services to Students at a Who You Never See,” Invited Speaker, City University of New York IT Conference, New York.
Websites
Yeshiva University: The Katz School: http://www.yu.edu/katz
Masters in Marketing: http://marketing.yu.edu
