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Greg Moody

Doctoral Candidate in Information Systems

Degrees

  • MS in Information Systems Management (with enrollment in the Ph.D. Prep Program), Brigham Young University
  • BS in Information Systems Management, Brigham Young University

Profile

Greg is a third-year doctoral student and is collecting data for his dissertation soon. His dissertation topic areas include trust, distrust and ambivalence in e-commerce. The title of his dissertation is, "The Roles of Online Trust and Distrust on Pre-Purchase Ambivalence."

He is currently working with Chris Kemerer, Laurie Kirsch and Dennis Galletta. He is also serving as the Newsletter Editor for the HCI Interest Group.

Research Interests Areas

  • Increasing trust in online environments and e-commerce
  • Distrust
  • Human computer interaction

Publications

  • Moody, G. & Galletta, D. (2008). I'm Losing Patience With Your Site: The Impact of Information Scent and Time Constraints on Effort, Performance, and Attitudes, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Information Systems, Paris, France, December 14-17.
  • Lowry, P. B., Vance, A., Moody, G., Beckman, B., and Read, A., 2007. Explaining and Predicting the Impact of Branding Alliances and Web Site Quality on Initial Consumer Trust of E-Commerce Web Sites, Journal of Management Information Systems, 24(4), pp. 201-227.
  • Moody, G., Wells, T. M., & Lowry, P. B., (2007). A Taxonomy of Interactive Digital Entertainment (IDE), 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii, January 3-6, 2007.
  • Lowry, P. B., Spaulding, T., Wells, T. M., Moody, G., Moffitt, K., & Madariaga, S., (2006). A Theoretical Model and Empirical Results Linking Website Interactivity and Usability Satisfaction, Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Internet and Digital Economy Track, Kauai, Hawaii, January 4-7, 2006.
  • Lowry, P. B., Wells, T. M., Moody, G., Humphreys, S., & Kettles, D., (2005). Online Payment Gateways Used to Facilitate E-Commerce Transactions and Improve Risk Management, Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 1-48.

Submitted/Accepted Papers

  • Albrecht, C., Moody, G., Romney, M., & Lowry, P. B., (Accepted: JISE). Meeting the Demand for Expert Professionals through an Integrated Information Systems Curriculum Model.
  • Moody, G. & Galletta, D. (fast tracked to JAIS). I'm Losing Patience With Your Site: The Impact of Information Scent and Time Constraints on Performance and Attitudes.
  • Moody, G., Lowry, P. B., Vance, A., Wells, T. M., & Beckman, B., (submitted to MISQ). Is your Website Credible? How Source Credibility Affects Consumer Trust in E-Commerce Websites
  • Moody, G., & Galletta, D., (submitted to HICSS). Bridging the Divide: A Hybrid Model of Trust and Distrust.

Working Papers

  • Slaughter, S., Kemerer, C., & Moody, G., (targeting IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering). Team vs. Tool: The Effect of Software Volatility on Application Development Project Flexibility.
  • Moody, G., Lowry, P. B., Galletta, D. F., & Vance, A., (targeting MISQ). The Effects of Anonymity, Deindividuation and Disinhibition on Trust and Self-Blowing.
  • Moody, G., Galletta, G., & Walker, J., (targeting MISQ). Phishing? Can Propensities to Open Emails from Unknown Others be Altered?
  • Wells, T. M., Moody, G., Lowry, P. B., & Kettles, D., (in progress) Building a Taxonomy to Guide Research on Color Use in Websites: A Review and Critique of Interdisciplinary Research on Color.
  • Moody, G., Lowry, P. B., & Vance, A., (in progress). Versign or eTrust? Do Privacy Seals Really Effect Consumer Trust?

Presentations

  • "I'm Losing Patience With Your Site: The Impact of Information Scent and Time Constraints on Effort, Performance, and Attitudes," Katz Graduate School Spring IS Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, February 27, 2009.
  • "I'm Losing Patience With Your Site: The Impact of Information Scent and Time Constraints on Effort, Performance, and Attitudes," International Conference on Information Systems, Paris, France, December 15, 2008.
  • "A Taxonomy of Interactive Digital Entertainment," Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences - Internet and the Digital Economy Track, Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii, January, 2007.
  • "Cues of Online Source Credibility: The Effect of Branding Alliances, Privacy Seals, Assurance Statements, and Website Quality on Consumer Trust", Invited presentation at the University of Pittsburgh MIS Workshop, April, 2008

Awards and Honors

  • Management Information Systems Security Research Group Fellowship with the University of Oulu, 2009
  • Doctoral Consortium Nominee, ICIS 2009
  • Nominated for Best Paper in an ICIS Track, HCI Mini-track, ICIS 2008
  • Best Reviewer, SIG HCI - ICIS 2007, Montreal Canada
  • University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Assistantship (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Katz Graduate School of Business Doctoral Program Travel Grant (2007, 2008)
  • Katz Graduate School Dean's Research Grant (2007)
  • University of Pittsburgh Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant (2007, 2008)
  • Student Body Vice President - Brigham Young University (2004-2005)
  • Original and Creative Research and Application Grant (2005)
  • Student of the Year - Brigham Young University (2000, 2004)