Christopher Califf
he/him, Professor
Office
Location
Parks Hall 039
Hours
Winter Quarter: Mondays and Wednesdays: 2pm to 4pm; please email me if you'd like to meet on campus another day/time. I'm also available for Zoom meetings.
About
Christopher B. Califf is a professor of information systems in the Department of Decision Sciences in the College of Business and Economics (CBE) at Western Washington University. He teaches courses in information systems, data analytics and visualization, and artificial intelligence. His research examines how digital technologies shape work, well-being, and professional life. Chris's research has been published in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information & Organization, Journal of Information Technology, and Computers & Education, among other outlets. He is actively involved in service to the CBE and the information systems discipline.
Education
Ph.D., Washington State University (2015)
Teaching Areas
Information Systems, Data Analytics and Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence in Business
Editorial and Professional Service
- Associate Editor, Decision Support Systems
- Associate Editor, IS in Healthcare Track, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
- Co-Chair, Digital Transformation in Healthcare Mini-Track, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)
- Co-Chair, Special Topics Mini-Track, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
- Reviewer for leading IS journals, including MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research
Awards and Honors
- Allette and Cayden Chase Franklin Excellence in Teaching Grant (2025), College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
- Allette and Cayden Chase Franklin Excellence in Teaching Award (2023), College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
- Dennis R. Murphy Research Award (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021), College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
- Dean’s Research Award (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
- Outstanding Associate Editor (2023), European Conference on Information Systems
- Outstanding Reviewer (2020), Americas Conference on Information Systems
Publications
- Full publication list available via Google Scholar.