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Education

• PhD in Information Systems, The Florida State University (May 1996).
  • Dissertation: A Systems Analysis of the Commercialization of Information Technologies by IT Producing Industries.

  • Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Statistics

• M.S. in Information Systems, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ (May 1991).

• B.A. in Philosophy, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ (May 1989).
  • Supporting Areas of Emphasis: English

Research Interests

• Security and Risk Assessment in Healthcare Systems
• Trust in Computer-Mediated Environments
• Information Systems and Healthcare Education.

Teaching Experience

Positions Held:

• Dean of Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of South Alabama (2017 – Present).

• Director of Graduate Programs, School of Computing (Associate Dean), University of South Alabama (2013 – 2017).

• Interim Dean of the School of Computing, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ (July 2021 – 2023).

• Information Systems and Technology coordinator (chair), School of Computing, University of South Alabama (2011 – 2016).

• Information Systems coordinator (chair), School of Computing, University of South Alabama (2008 – 2011).

• Full Professor, School of Computing, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½, (2005 – Present).

• Co–director, Center for Computing Education Research, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ (2003 – 2006).

• Associate Professor, School of Computing, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ (2000 – 2005).

• Assistant Professor,  School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth (1996–2000).

Courses Taught:

ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½, 2000 – Present 

• CIS 100 – Introduction to Computing

• CIS 115 – Beginning Programming

• CIS 140 – Introduction to Computer Science

• CIS 250 – Microcomputer Business Applications

• CIS 324 – Database Design, Development, and Management

• CIS 494 – Directed Study

• CIS 507 – Database Programming

• CIS 518 – Research Methods

• CIS 594 – Directed Studies

• CIS 595 – CIS Research Development

• CIS 597 – CIS Graduate Seminar

• CIS 694 – Directed Study

• ISC 245 – Info Systems in Organizations

• ISC 361 – Database for Info Systems

• ISC 450 – Health Sys Analysis and Design

• ISC 545 – Management Information Systems

• ISC 550 – Health Sys Analysis and Design

• ISC 551 – Human-Computer Interface Design

• ISC 559 – IS App Design-Implementation

• ISC 561 – IS Database Management

• ISC 563 – Database Administration

• ISC 595 – IS Project Proposal Develop

• ISC 598 – Information Systems Project

• ITE 482 – Ecommerce Systems

 
University of Minnesota Duluth, 1996 - 2000

• FMIS 1201 Introduction to Business Information Systems

• FMIS 3211 Management Information Systems

• FMIS 3222 Structured Systems Analysis

• FMIS 3223 Structured Systems Design

• FMIS 3228 Electronic Commerce

• ART 4972 Interdisciplinary Interface Design

• FMIS 5981 Advanced Application Development

Florida State University, 1994 - 1996

• QMB 3200 – Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions

• MAN 3010 – Concepts of Operations Management

• GCS 3403 – COBOL Programming for Business

• ISM 4212 – Database Management