Received her Ph.D. in Management Information Systems and Organization Theory from the University of Nebraska, a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, and an M.Ed. from the University of Illinois. She came to UNO in 1980 and has served in numerous administrative positions, including Chairman of the Management Department and Associate Dean of the College of Business. Her teaching interests are in management information systems, small business/entrepreneurship, e-commerce and research in MIS. Her research interests include planning for small firms and new firm formation, IS investment issues, e-commerce: factors for successful implementation, and user interfaces in information systems design. She has written grants funded for over $20 million. Dr. Specht has been involved in the College's outreach activities. Examples include team member on grants from a power company to study software productivity and from a health department to plan a software roll-out. She had a Faculty Fellowship to work one-half time in a telecommunications firm. Dr. Specht is a Graduate Faculty Fellow and serves on a number professional association boards, editorial boards, and Executive Committees.