Jennifer M. Wilby (born 1953) is an American and UK management scientist, and past director of the Centre for Systems Studies, and a senior lecturer and researcher in management systems and sciences in The Business School,

University of Hull , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

. She served as president of the

International Society for the Systems Sciences The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) is a worldwide organization for systems sciences. The overall purpose of the ISSS is: :"to promote the development of conceptual frameworks based on general system theory, as well as their ...

for the term 2010–2011.

Biography

Jennifer Wilby received a BA in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

in 1978 from the

University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban distr ...

, and a MSc in cybernetic systems from

San José State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...

in 1992. In 1999 she also received a MPH in public health from the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

, and in 2007 a PhD in management systems at the

. In 1978 Wilby started working in

urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

, followed by database programming and

textbook A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textbook ...

publishing. From 1994 to 1997 she worked as a research assistant in the Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull and then from 1997 to 1999 at the

University of Lincoln , mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...

. From 1999 to 2004 she was a research fellow at the University of York in the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, undertaking systematic reviews of health care interventions on behalf of the Department of Health (NICE). Since then, she has been a director of the Centre for Systems Studies and a senior lecturer and researcher in management systems and sciences in The Business School,

. From 2007 to 2009 she also held a part-time EPSRC post-doctoral fellow researching on the EmergeNet Emerging Sustainability Project.Dr Jennifer Wilby Biography
Retrieved June 5, 2009. Wilby is currently vice president for administration for the

(ISSS), and past work has included honorary treasurer and executive board member of ARCISS (The Association of Research Centres in the Social Sciences), and a member of the board of the UKSS (United Kingdom Systems Society). In 1995 she received the Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award. In the year July 2010 to 2011, she served as president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) and hosted the ISSS conference in 2011 at the University of Hull, Hull, UK, and is currently president for the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS). In 2013, Wilby was inducted into the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS). She also editor of ''Systema'', the ''Bulletin of the International Society for the Systems Sciences'' and book reviews editor of ''Systemic Practice and Action Research''.

Work

Wilby's research interests is

general systems theory Systems theory is the interdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or human-made. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, defined by its structu ...

and critical system theory and practice. This research include the "systematic and critical review of systems methodologies; hierarchies in organisations; and the use of general system theory and critical systems theory in informing the development of international health policies that reflect both hard (technical) and soft (social) elements in a problem situation".

Publications

Jennifer Wilby has published several books, papers and articles.ScientificCommons Jennifer Wilby
Publication List Details 2002 - 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2009. A selection: * 1995. ''Systems Methodology: Possibilities for Cross-cultural Learning and Integration : Proceedings of a Conference Held at the Institute of Systems Science, Beijing, China, May 23–25, 1995''. University of Hull, Centre for Systems Studies, 1995. * 1996. ''The Second UK-China-Japan Workshop on Systems Methodology: Possibilities for Cross-cultural Learning and Integration ; Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Konan University, Kyoto, Japan''. Centre for Systems Studies. University of Hull, 1996. * 1997. ''Forum Three: Human Consciousness and Decision Making : Contributions to a Discussion Organised by the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull, June 16–18, 1997''. With Wendy Gregory. Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull, 1997. * 2001. ''Understanding complexity : a commemorative volume of the World Congress of the Systems Sciences and ISSS 2000, Toronto, Canada''. Edited with Gillian Ragsdell. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers. * 2002. ''Systems theory and practice in the knowledge age''. Edited with Gillian Ragsdell and Daune West. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. * 2006. ''Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of ISSS Complexity, Democracy and Sustainability, July 9–14, 2006, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California''. The International Society for the Systems Sciences, 2006.

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