Dr. Patten researches in the areas of executive IT management, wireless and mobile telecommunications, and IT curriculum development. She is the author of Data Networking Made Easy, the co-author of Information Technology for Small Business: Managing the Digital Enterprise, and has published in referred information systems journals and proceedings. She teaches courses in telecommunications, IT management, and project management. Dr. Patten’s professional background includes fifteen years as an emerging IT manager and network engineer for AT&T and AT&T Bell Laboratories.