Jeria L. Quesenberry
Teaching Professor, Information Systems
Bio
Jeria Quesenberry, Ph.D. is a Teaching Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean of Faculty in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. Quesenberry teaches courses at the intersection of technology, strategy, and society—including information systems consulting, computing ethics, business analytics, and web development. Her teaching emphasizes real-world engagement, project-based learning, and inclusive classroom practices. She regularly leads students in client-based consulting projects and critical explorations of how technology shapes—and is shaped by—social contexts.
Education
Dr. Quesenberry earned her Ph.D. in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State University. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a technology consultant at Accenture.Research
Dr. Quesenberry’s research examines cultural influences in the technology field, with a particular focus on social inclusion, career values, organizational change, and efforts to broaden participation. Her work has been published in top journals and conferences, including the Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Data Base for Advances in Information Systems, and the International Conference on Information Systems.
She is co-editor of The Handbook of Gender and Technology with Eileen Trauth (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023), a comprehensive volume that explores environmental, identity-based, and structural factors shaping gender equity in tech. Alongside Carol Frieze, she also co-authored Cracking the Digital Ceiling: Global Views of Women in Computing (Cambridge University Press, 2019), which challenges dominant Western narratives, and Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University (Dog Ear Publishing, 2015), which outlines institutional strategies that support women in computing without isolating them through separate programming.
Publications
Selected publications:
- Moussawi, S., Mertz, J., Quesenberry, J., Tu, X., Poepping, J., Heimann, L., Sooriamurthi, R., Liginlal, D., Kowalsky, C., Barrett, M., Gongora-Svartzman, G., Veliz, O., Pottmeyer, L., and Melville, M. (2024). “Building Future Information Systems Leaders: The Crucial Role of Problem Scoping in Service-Learning Experiences.” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 55, 946-977. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.05536
- Trauth, E.M. and Quesenberry, J.L. (Eds.) (2023). Handbook of Gender and Technology. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377929
- Frieze, C. and Quesenberry, J.L. (Eds.) (2020). Cracking the Digital Ceiling: Global Views of Women in Computing. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108609081
- Frieze, C. and Quesenberry, J.L. (2019). “How Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is Attracting and Retaining Women.” Communications of the ACM, 62(2), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3300226
- Frieze, C., Marculescu, D., Quesenberry, J.L., Katilius, G. and Reynolds, J. (2018). “Where are you really from?”: Mitigating Unconscious Bias on Campus.” Proceedings of the 2018 RESPECT Conference for Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Computing, Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, IEEE Special Technical Community on Broadening Participation. (Recipient of the Best Experience Paper Award).
- Trauth, E.M., Quesenberry, J.L., and Huang, H. (2008). “A Multicultural Analysis of Factors Influencing Career Choice for Women in the Information Technology Workforce.” Journal of Global Information Management, 16(4), 1-23. (Recipient of the Journal of Global Information Management Outstanding Published Article of 2008).