Patti Ota

Patti Ota is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, where she has been teaching since 2000. She previously held academic and administrative roles at Lehigh University, including Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering Physical Sciences, Dean of the College of Business and Economics, and Associate to the President and Vice Provost.

• Education:
  • PhD in Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania (1972)
• Teaching Focus:
  • MIS 150A: Decision Making and Problem Solving for Daily Life
  • MIS 301: Data Structures and Algorithms
  • MIS 501: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming
• Research Interests:
  • Critical thinking and interpersonal communication
  • Decision making and problem solving
  • System design
• Honors & Awards:
  • Undergraduate MIS/OM Faculty Member of the Year (Eller College, 2019)
  • Teaching Nomination for Outstanding Faculty Award (2009)