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Michelle Carter is an associate professor in the Carson College of Business Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship Department at Washington State University and an affiliate associate professor in the Information School at the University of Washington. She has taught MIS courses at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, with a particular focus on data modeling, database design, and data management. Michelle’s research focuses on information technologies’ involvement in identity and social change, factors that shape IT usage behaviors, and information systems management. Her work has appeared in MIS Quarterly, the European Journal of Information Systems, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, the Journal of Information Technology, as well as other journals, books, and conference proceedings. Michelle is an associate editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) and a senior editor of the upcoming JAIS special issue on technology and social inclusion. She is a past president of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Special Interest Group on Social Inclusion and previously chaired the AIS committee on diversity and inclusion. Michelle is a Distinguished Member – Cum Laude of the AIS and was recognized for her research and service contributions to the IS field as a 2016 recipient of the AIS Early Career Award. In 2021, Michelle was elected to serve on the AIS Council as Vice President for Special Interest Groups and Colleges.