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Drs. Bergey, Cobb Payton Named Editors of Journals

Dr. Paul Bergey and Dr. Fay Cobb Payton, both associate professors of information technology in Poole College’s Department of Business Management, have been named editors of journals in their fields of research.

Bergey is editor IEEE Engineering Management Review. IEEE – which stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE resources include publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. Bergey’s appointment is for four years.

Payton is editor of Health Systems, a journal of the Operational Research Society. This interdisciplinary journal promotes the idea that all aspects of health and healthcare delivery can be viewed from a systems perspective. The underpinning philosophy of the journal is that health and healthcare systems are characterized by complexity and interconnectedness, where “everything affects everything else”. Thus, problems in healthcare need to be viewed holistically as an integrated system of multiple components (people, organizations, technology and resources) and perspectives. Payton’s appointment is for five years.