Dr. Neşet Hikmet
Otto Candies Endowed Chair in Information Systems, Professor of Information Systems
Dr. Hikmet’s research interests are the use of information technology and the economics of information technology investments in organizations. His keen interest is to advance the strategic application of information systems aimed at improving the effectiveness of value creation in organizations.
Dr. Hikmet has over 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and his work has been cited more than 130 times. His research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals such as Information and Management, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, International Journal of Medical Informatics, Health Care Management Science, and Health Care Management Review.
Prior to joining Nicholls State University, Dr. Hikmet served as the founding member and the director of the Center for Research in Healthcare Systems and Policies (CRHSP) at the University of South Florida. Under his leadership the center conducted operations research to identify and investigate key strategic issues affecting health care delivery systems. In 2006-07 he served as a member of the workgroup that provided recommendations regarding privacy and security practices affecting interoperable health information exchange to the Florida Governor’s Health Information Infrastructure, Privacy and Security Project.
Dr. Hikmet is a member of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the Association for Information Systems (AIS). He holds MBA (Marketing concentration) and Ph.D. (Management Sciences & Information Systems) degrees from the University of Rhode Island and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.
Contact information: 206 White (housed temporarily in 104 White until completion of remodeling) Phone: 985-448-4206 Email: neset.hikmet@nicholls.edu