William Wresch
Specialties: Information Technology Impacts in Developing Countries
Ph.D., UW Madison 
Associate Dean
Professor of Management Information Systems
Sage Hall, Suite 2612, (920) 424-4151
wresch@uwosh.edu
Dr. Wresch's Personal Homepage: www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/wresch
Background
Dr. Wresch earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from San Francisco State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UW Madison. He chaired the Department of Mathematics and Computing at UW Stevens Point for 10 years before moving to UW Oshkosh in 1997 to become the campus’ Associate Vice Chancellor.
A former Peace Corps volunteer, Dr. Wresch has extensive international experience including two years in South Korea and a year in Africa where he taught computer science at the University of Namibia. He has done field research in the Caribbean and in Peru and has taught short courses in Germany. Dr. Wresch also travels each year to Oman where he helps guide the business program at the newly formed University of Nizwa.
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Article (Published)
Wresch, B., Fraser, S. (2011). Persistent Barriers to E-commerce in Developing Countries: A Longitudinal study of efforts by Caribbean companies. Journal of Global Information Management
Refereed Journal Article (Published)
Wresch, B. (2009). Progress on the Global Digital Divide: An ethical Perspective based on Amartya Sen's Capabilities Model. Journal of Ethics and Information Technology, 11,4, p.255-265.
Awards
2010 Thrivent Professor of Business
2009 Outstanding Graduate Faculty member
Community Involvement
Clarity Care - Board of Directors
Rotary International - past president of the Oshkosh Southwest Club and District Governor for Southeastern Wisconsin
