Roderick Lee, Ph.D.

Dr. Roderick Lee is an Associate Professor of Information Systems in the School of Business Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. He also holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor of Human-Centered Computing and Social Informatics in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University Park, as well as a courtesy appointment as an Affiliate Associate Professor of Higher Education in the College of Education at Penn State University Park. During the 2024 – 2025 academic year, Roderick served as an Administrative Fellow to the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor at Penn State.

Roderick’s scholarship examines the strategic use and organizational impact of information technologies, with an emphasis on innovation adoption, organizational change, and the design of inclusive, human-centered information systems and artificial intelligence. He investigates how organizations adopt and leverage technology across organizational and societal contexts. He also focuses on broadening participation in AI and computing education, advancing curricular innovation, and promoting equitable, systemic change in STEM higher education.

His scholarship has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oracle Help Us Help Foundation, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State Harrisburg Office of Research and Outreach, and the Penn State Africana Research Center.

Roderick is actively engaged in national initiatives related to AI and computing education and workforce development, including the NSF LEVEL UP AI Initiative, and offers guidance on policy, curriculum innovation, and evidence-based practices that foster a culture of inclusive excellence.

He has served on numerous advisory bodies at Penn State, including the Select Presidential Commission on Racism, Bias, and Community Safety; a special Office of the President initiative on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and the American Talent Initiative / Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Powered by Publics Steering Committee.

Nationally, he is the inaugural Chair of The PhD Project Advisory Council, a board member of The PhD Project Association, and a member of the Association of Information Systems Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Standing Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.

Roderick has received multiple honors recognizing his leadership and commitment to inclusive excellence, including the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania Women in Technology Diversity and Inclusion Award (2020), the Greater Harrisburg Area NAACP President’s Award (2021), The Conference for Women Agate Award (2023), and the Circle of Compadres distinction from The PhD Project Information Systems and Sciences Member Association (2024).