Eleanor Loiacono

Eleanor Loiacono

Henry A. and Phyllis Shook Professor

Area: Business Analytics
Phone: 757-221-2054
Email: [[m|eleanor.loiacono]]
Office: Miller Hall 3026
CV: {{http://mason.wm.edu/faculty/documents/loiacono_2025_cv.pdf, PDF}}

Biography

Eleanor T. Loiacono is the Henry & Phyllis Shook Professor of Business at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William & Mary, where she leads the Inclusive Design and Accessibility (IDEA) Hub. Her research delves into the dynamic interplay between technology and its users, focusing on enhancing user experiences through technological innovation. For over two decades, Dr. Loiacono has explored the human-technology relationship, emphasizing how mobile applications and social media can enrich people's lives. Recognized as a thought leader in universal design, she examines how individuals with diverse abilities engage with technology. Her scholarship extends to diversity in the IT workforce, particularly the experiences of women in IT. As the Principal Investigator for the $1 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant, “ImPACT: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Information Technology” (https://impactit.pages.wm.edu), she spearheaded efforts to foster inclusivity in the tech sector. Her work has been widely published in leading information journals.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

  • User experience
  • IS accessibility for people with disabilities
  • Neurodiversity in IS workforce
  • Intersectionality in IT workforce 

Publications

  • Zhou, S., Loiacono, E., & Kordzadeh, N., “Smart Cities for People with Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Directions.” European Journal of Information Systems, 2023, pp. 1-18 (Access at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0960085X.2023.2297974).
  • Gupta, B., Loiacono, E., Dutchack, I., and Thatcher, J. “A Field Based View on Gender in the Information Systems Discipline: Preliminary Evidence and an Agenda for Change” Journal of the AIS, 2019, Volume 20, Issue 12. (Access at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol20/iss12/2/)
  • Loiacono, E., and Ren, H. “Building a Neurodiversity High-tech Workforce.” Management Information Systems Quarterly Executive, 2018, Volume 17, Issue 4, pp. 263-279. (Access at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/misqe/vol17/iss4/5/)