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Mark Adkins is an American researcher in computer-mediated communication, collaborative technology and network-centric operations. He directed research at the University of Arizona’s Center for the Management of Information (CMI) and later worked as Chief Collaboration Officer at the decision-support firm ThinkTank.^[1][2]

Adkins earned a Ph.D. in computer-mediated communication from the University of Arizona in 2001.^[3]

From 1989 to 2006 Adkins worked at the University of Arizona, serving as Director of Research at CMI.^[1] While at CMI he helped develop CommandNet, a decision-support platform later deployed aboard the command ship USS Coronado and in United States Fifth Fleet during Operation Enduring Freedom.^{[4] [5]} His field studies also produced the Technology Transition Model, a framework for testing and introducing collaboration tools.^[6]

After leaving academia Adkins held roles at IBM Global Business Services, Gestalt, Accenture Federal Services, ThinkTank, and DHx Software. In 2021 assets from ThinkTank were acquired by Accenture, incorporating GroupSystems technology that Adkins had helped manage.^[7]

Adkins has consulted for the United States Department of Defense on network-centric operations. His prototypes—including the Configurable Collaborative Operations Center and the Advanced Collaboration Prototype—were evaluated during the Strong Angel field experiment at RIMPAC 2000 and later used by Commander Task Force 50 during Operation Enduring Freedom.^[8] He also led development of the Network-Centric Commander Decision Services (netCDS) suite for Air Force Cyber Command.^[9]

In 2007 the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium named Adkins a network-enabled capability assessor for NATO Response Force 9 during Exercise Steadfast Jackpot.^[10]

According to Google Scholar, Adkins’s work has received more than 1,700 citationsas of 2025.^[11]

• Briggs, Robert O.; Adkins, Mark; Mittleman, Daniel; Kruse, John; Miller, Scot; Nunamaker, Jay F. (1998). "A Technology Transition Model Derived from Field Investigation of GSS Use aboard the USS Coronado (AGF-11)". Journal of Management Information Systems. 15 (3): 151–195. doi:10.1080/07421222.1998.11518217.
• Adkins, Mark; Kruse, John (2003). "Using Group Support Systems for Strategic Planning with the United States Air Force". Decision Support Systems. 34 (3): 315–337. doi:10.1016/S0167-9236(02)00124-0.
• Kruse, John; Adkins, Mark (August 2005). "The Technology Trap". Proceedings. Vol. 131, no. 8. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
• Adkins, Mark (2004). "Deception in Computer-Mediated Communication". Group Decision and Negotiation. 13 (1): 5–28. doi:10.1023/B:GRUP.0000011942.31158.d8.

• Volunteer of the Year, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (2010).^[12]
• “Top Research Paper” awards at the International Communication Association and the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (1990–1996).^[13]

Adkins has reviewed submissions for Decision Support Systems and Group Decision & Negotiation, and served on the program committee of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences from 1996 to 2006.

• Google Scholar Mark Adkins