Beryl Burns

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Lecturer/Researcher
Location Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Introduction Dr Beryl Burns is a part time lecturer and researcher in the Informatics Research Institute (IRIS) - a 6* RAE rated Research Institute, Salford Business School, University of Salford. The Research Institute is concerned with sociotechnical nature of work organisations and society. She worked for twelve years as a computer engineer in public sector primary, secondary and special needs schools providing expertise in IT/ICT support and computer maintenance. She holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Information Technology and a PhD in Information Systems. She has several academic conference, journal and ESF project final report publications.
Interests Social and Organisational Aspects of Information Systems, Call Centres, Surveillance Technologies, Knowledge Management, Professional Identity, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Gender related issues in IS