Maricla Pirozzi Quartey

Program Director of Master of Science in Information Systems Bridge, and Data Architecture,  Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering Programs

Contact

Office

  • 505 Dana Research Center

Research Focus

Area of Focus: Information Systems and co-op program director for Cyber-Physical Systems, Data Architecture and Management, Information Systems, Software Engineering Systems, and Telecommunication Networks

About

Maricla joined Northeastern University in January 2017 and is currently the Director of Co-op for the Multidisciplinary team. Maricla speaks three languages and has lived and worked in many different countries. She is an enthusiastic and customer-centric sales professional with more than a decade of experience in management, software sales, and consulting services solutions for small to large enterprise.

Maricla completed her doctoral studies in Higher Education Administration at Northeastern. Her research is focused on developing new instructional strategies and tools for teaching and empowering college students with ADHD, especially in the developing world. She is interested in how educational strategies, AI, machine learning, and autonomous mobility manipulations technologies can help improve the quality of life for people with ADHD.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Arts Foreign Languages and Literature with a Concentration in American Studies, Instituto Universitario L’ Orientale, Naples, Italy
  • Master of Business Administration, International Marketing and Business, European School of Economics, Florence, Italy
  • Doctor of Education, Higher Education Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professional Affiliations

  • American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD)

Research Overview

Area of Focus: Information Systems and co-op program director for Cyber-Physical Systems, Data Architecture and Management, Information Systems, Software Engineering Systems, and Telecommunication Networks

Selected Publications

  • The Perception of the College Experience for Students with ADHD

Spotlight Story

May 08, 2023

Community of Support in the MSIS-Bridge Program

Prior to enrolling in the MS in Information Systems-Bridge (MSIS-Bridge) program, Bhavin Bhatia was working in India as an HR administrator in corporate functions. He always wanted to pursue his master’s degree and the field of computer science. He is now on co-op at Siemen’s working in software testing.

Students

Apr 24, 2023

Career Change from Paralegal to Data Analyst with MSIS-Bridge

Kaleigh Sieczkowski, a student of the MS in Information Systems-Bridge (MSIS-Bridge) program, made a career pivot when she realized her passion for solving problems using technology. She studied international relations at Michigan State University, subsequently working as a paralegal. She plans to become a business intelligence analyst after graduating.

Mahankali

Spotlight Story

Oct 13, 2022

An Industry-Facing Master’s Program Leads to Career at Amazon Web Services

During her master’s program in information systems, Sonia Mahankali dove into a powerful co-op job at cybersecurity firm Appgate as a sales engineer. The experience she gained there set her up for her next career move to Amazon Web Services as a technical account manager.

Shruti Kotian in a piece of Caterpillar Wheel Loader.

Spotlight Story

Oct 04, 2022

What and Why, Not Just How: Journey from Software Engineer to Product Manager

Main photo: Shruti Kotian, MS’19, information systems, onsite on co-op at Copart where the company stores salvaged cars and trucks for online auction. She learned about the whole process of how salvaged cars are brought into the site and how the app she worked on is used to categorize and auction the inventory. Shruti Kotian […]

Jayshil Jain

Spotlight Story

Mar 16, 2021

MS in Information Systems Co-op as Business Intelligence Engineer at Dell Technologies

The Master of Science in Information Systems program at Northeastern University always stood out to Jayshil Jain, ME’21, information systems, as being at the forefront of their domain by blending industry relevant experience with an innovative curriculum. Jain says, “The classes help students understand not only how to build, but how to work on real-world […]

Faculty

Sep 10, 2020

Faculty and Staff Awards 2020

Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2019-2020 academic school year.

two students working in lab looking in microscope

Mar 12, 2020

Taking Graduate Experience-Powered Learning to the Next Level

Northeastern has been building its worldwide network of co-op partners for more than a century and in 2020 was ranked No. 1 in the nation for co-ops/internships by U.S. News and World Report. Graduate students at Northeastern’s College of Engineering are gaining real-world experiences on co-op in industry and research, locally and globally, and also through our innovative Experiential PhD program.

Faculty

Apr 29, 2019

Faculty and Staff Awards 2019

Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2018-2019 academic school year. See Photo Gallery Faculty Fellow Matthew Eckelman, CEE Yongmin Liu, MIE Outstanding Teacher of First Year Engineering Students Joseph Depasquale, Chemistry Brian O’Connell, FYE Sumi Seo, Mathematics Matthew Webber, […]

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