Heather Adams

Professional Experience

• 2000-2001: U.S. Air Force Officer, Flight Commander, 81st Training Technology Flight
  Keesler Air Force Base, MS
• 1999-2000: U.S. Air Force Officer, Branch Chief, Center for Communications Excellence
  Ramstein Air Base, Germany
• 1998-1999: U.S. Air Force Officer, Commander, Communications and Contracts Flight
  Taszar, Hungary (90-day deployment) – Staging base for Bosnia-Herzegovina
• 1997-1998: U.S. Air Force Officer, Action Officer, Strategic Plans
  Ramstein Air Base, Germany
• 1996-1997: U.S. Air Force Action officer, Theater Networks Branch
  Ramstein Air Base, Germany
• 1995-1996: U.S. Air Force Officer, Graduate student
  Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH
• 1993-1995: U.S. Air Force Protocol Officer, 325th Fighter Wing
  Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
• 1992-1993: U.S. Air Force Squadron Section Commander, Mission Support Squadron
  Tyndall Air Force Base, FL

Education

• PhD, Information Systems
  University of Maryland
  Dissertation: Mindful Use as a Link between Social Capital and Organizational Learning: An Empirical Test of the Predictors and Outcomes of Two New Constructs
• BS, Information Resource Management
  Air Force Institute of Technology
  Thesis: Air Force Media Use and Conformance with Media Richness Theory: Implications for Email Use and Policy
• BS, Business Administration
  University of New Hampshire

Research, Presentations, and Publications

• Adams, H. L., Morris, M. G., & Van Scotter, J. R. (Fall 1998). “Examining E-Mail Use in the Context of Virtual Organizations: Implications for Theory and Practice.” International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 3(1), 8-26.
• Adams, H. L., & Morris, M. G. (1998). “Examining E-Mail Use in the Context of Virtual Organizations: Implications for Theory and Practice.” Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (BEST PAPER AWARD)

Teaching

• University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
• University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Awards

• Nominated for the Franscona Teaching Excellence Award, 2012 and 2013
• Academy of Management Organizational Communication and Information Systems Doctoral
• Consortium, 2005
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) President’s All Star
• Award for outstanding contribution to AFCEA, 2000
• 81st Training Support Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 2000
• Excellence in writing award during selective Air Force executive leadership program, 1999
• Outstanding contributor award during Air Force executive leadership program, 1999
• Awarded Achievement medal for developing and maintaining classified communications
• status web site during air war over Serbia—ensured top Air Force leaders were informed of
• capabilities and status, 1999
• Best paper award for the Internet and Digital Economy track, Hawaii International
• Conference of the System Sciences, 1998
• Other Air Force medals: Meritorious Service Medal, Commendation Medal, NATO Medal,
• Longevity Medal, Long Overseas Tour Medal, and National Defense Service Medal

Professional Affiliations

• Faculty Advisor, University of Colorado Chapter of the National Society of Collegiate
• Scholars, Fall 2006-present
• Social Chair, Association of Doctoral Students, 2002-2003
• President of prestigious Sigma Iota Epsilon national honorary management fraternity, 1996
• Member, Company Grade Officer Council, U.S. Air Force, 1993-2001
• Member, Society of Information Management, Denver Chapter (2006-2009); Association of
• Information Systems (2001-2007); Academy of Management (2001-2007); Rocky Mountain
• Information Management Association (2014-present); Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association; and Sigma Iota Epsilon