Rowena Cullen

Rowena Cullen
Born
Rowena Joy Knight

1946 (age 78–79)
Spouse
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(m. 1967; div. 1989)​
AwardsFellow of LIANZA
Academic background
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Thesis
Academic work
DisciplineInformation services
InstitutionsVictoria University of Wellington

Rowena Joy Cullen (née Knight; born 1946) is a New Zealand information services academic, and is professor emerita at the Victoria University of Wellington. She has published on e-government in the Pacific and health information on the internet.

Academic career

Born in 1946,[1] Cullen was educated at Christchurch Girls' High School,[2] and went on to study at the University of Canterbury where she completed a Master of Arts degree in English in 1968.[3] In 1968, she was awarded the Tytheridge travelling scholarship in arts.[4] She then completed a Master of Letters at the University of Edinburgh, returning to New Zealand to complete a Master of Arts in librarianship and a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW).[5][6][7] Cullen then joined the faculty of the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, rising to full professor.

Cullen was appointed emeritus professor of the university on her retirement.[7] She is or has been on the editorial board of a number of journals, including as an associate editor for the Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal (LIBRES), and the Journal of Information Technology & Politics.[8][9] Cullen co-chaired a session on "The Foundations of Innovation in Government Must Rest on Sound Policies, Governance Principles, Ethics, and Laws" at the 44th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences.[10]

Cullen has written or edited several books on e-government, and health information on the internet.[11][12][13][14]

Honours and awards

Cullen was elected a Fellow of LIANZA in 2007, and in 2012 was made an honorary life member.[15][16] In 2008, she received a VUW award for research excellence.[16]

Personal life

Cullen's parents were John and Molly Knight. In 1967, she married Michael Cullen who would later become a member of parliament.[17] The couple had two daughters.[18] They separated in 1987 and divorced in 1989.[19]

Selected works

Scholia has a profile for Rowena Cullen (Q113001809).

Books

  • Hernon, Peter; Cullen, Rowena; Relyea, Harold C., eds. (March 2006). Comparative perspectives on e-government: serving today and building for tomorrow. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5357-7.
  • Cullen, Rowena (2006). Health information on the Internet: a study of providers, quality, and users. Westport, Conn.: Praeger.
  • Cullen, Rowena; Hassall, Graham, eds. (2017), "E-Government in Pacific Island Countries", Achieving Sustainable E-Government in Pacific Island States, Public Administration and Information Technology, vol. 27, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 3–32, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50972-3_1, ISBN 978-3-319-50970-9

Journal

References

  1. ^ "Cullen, Rowena Joy 1946–". National Library of New Zealand.
  2. ^ "Christchurch G.H.S." The Press. Vol. 102, no. 30314. 14 December 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via PapersPast.
  3. ^ "Two Graduation Ceremonies". Press. 3 May 1968. p. 14.
  4. ^ "University Scholarships". Press. 24 July 1968. p. 16.
  5. ^ Cullen, Rowena (1990). Management information and the use of management information systems in library and information services (MA thesis). Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
  6. ^ Cullen, Rowena (2001). Assessing the Effectiveness of Information Services: an Evaluative Model (PhD thesis). Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
  7. ^ a b 2024 Calendar. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. 2024.
  8. ^ "LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal". webdoc.sub.gwdg.de. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Editorial Board EOV". Journal of Information Technology & Politics. 8 (4): 464. 26 August 2011. doi:10.1080/19331681.2011.611719. ISSN 1933-1681.
  10. ^ "E-Policy, e-Governance, Ethics, and Law Minitrack". faculty.washington.edu. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Comparative Perspectives on E-government: Serving Today and Building for Tomorrow". The Electronic Library. 24 (6): 864–865. 1 November 2006. doi:10.1108/02640470610714279. ISSN 0264-0473.
  12. ^ "Health Information on the Internet: A Study of Providers, Quality, and Users". Online Information Review. 31 (2): 246–248. 17 April 2007. doi:10.1108/14684520710747293. ISSN 1468-4527.
  13. ^ Twisselmann, Birte (14 September 2006). "Health Information on the Internet: A Study of Providers, Quality, and Users". BMJ. 333 (7568): 607. doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7568.607. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1570017.
  14. ^ Government, Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Commerce School of (3 December 2020). "e-Government in the Pacific Islands | Te Kura Kāwanatanga / School of Government | Te Herenga Waka". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ^ "LIANZA PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENTS: LIANZA Fellows". LIANZA. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ a b Management, Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Commerce School of Information (16 March 2023). "2010 news archive | Te Kura Tiaki, Whakawhiti Kōrero / School of Information Management | Te Herenga Waka". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  17. ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 143. ISBN 9780790001302.
  18. ^ "Second M. P. separates". The Press. 13 November 1987. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  19. ^ "M.P. separates". The Press. 10 November 1987. Retrieved 16 September 2024.