Monika Magnusson

Monika Magnusson is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Karlstad Business School, Karlstad University. She holds a Ph.D. from 2006 focused on e-commerce adoption in SMEs. Her current research emphasizes digital transformation and crisis management, particularly through projects like Incredilab (EU-funded climate resilience initiative) and Health Data Sweden. She also leads the CriseIT project series for future crisis management training, funded by EU/Interreg Sweden-Norway. Magnusson has extensive experience in project management, including roles as Programme Coordinator for IT/Project Management ERP systems (2011-2020) and Postdoc (2008-2010). She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in digitalization and information systems design, with expertise in thesis supervision at all academic levels.

Education: Ph.D. in Information Systems (2006), Postdoc (2008-2010), and prior academic roles since 2000. Key affiliations include EU-funded R&D projects and leadership in digital crisis training initiatives.

Research interests: Digital transformation methodologies, agile frameworks, crisis management systems, and e-commerce adoption barriers. Her work bridges theoretical concepts with practical applications, such as developing digital crisis training tools and analyzing social media’s role in disaster response.

Grants/Projects: Incredilab (EU Interreg), CriseIT 1-2 (EU Interreg), Vinnova-funded Virtual Studio for Crisis Training, and several SME-focused studies. These projects emphasize collaborative learning, serious gaming, and digital tools for resilience.

Labs/Teams: Core member of Karlstad University’s Incredilab team and Health Data Sweden initiative. Collaborates with Nordic partners on crisis management software development.