Raquel Benbunan-Fich

Raquel Benbunan-Fich is a Professor at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business, Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, with a PhD in Management Information Systems from Rutgers University. She has served as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Research, and Innovation since 2023 and was Senior Editor of the European Journal of Information Systems (2021-2024).

• Education: PhD Management Information Systems (Rutgers), MBA Marketing (IESA Venezuela), BS Computer Engineering (Universidad Simon Bolivar Venezuela)

Her research focuses on User Behavior, Multitasking, Virtual Teams, Social Computing, and E-commerce. Recent studies examine ethical climates in information security, smart home adoption, and wearable technology usability. She has published in top journals like Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, and European Journal of Information Systems.

• Key Article Trends:
  • Information Security & Privacy Behaviors
  • Smart Home Technology Adoption
  • Cybersecurity Threat Awareness
  • Virtual Team Dynamics
  • Wearable Technology Usability
  • Online Consumer Behavior

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2022 Distinguished Member, Association for Information Systems
• 2013 Baruch College Presidential Excellence Award
• 2011 Sidney Lirtzman Award for Research, Teaching & Service
• Repeated Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement Awards

She has advised numerous PhD students in CUNY's Graduate Center Computer Science Program and Baruch's Doctoral Program in Business. Her grants from PSC-CUNY address usability of wearables, multitasking behavior, and online pharmacy signals. She leads initiatives in CIS 2200 course development and has served on multiple university committees including HRPP/IRB and Curriculum Committees.