Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Computing and Information Systems
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Dissertation: ESIDE: The Integration of Secure Programming Education into the IDE
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Administration & Higher Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Dissertation: Accessibility Analysis on Illinois Post-Secondary Web Sites
Master of Science, Rehabilitation Administration and Services
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Bachelor of Science, Aviation Management
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Highlights of Professional Experience
Winthrop University
Assistant Professor, College Business: 2015 - present
Digital Information Design Director, College Business: 2015 - present
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Adjunct Faculty, College of Computing and Informatics: 2012 & 2015
Research Assistant, College of Computing and Informatics: 2009 - 2015
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
PIRE Researcher, Usability, Security and Society: 2012
Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing China
PIRE Researcher / Intern, Human Computer Interaction: 2011
Tsinghua University, Beijing China
PIRE Researcher, Research Institute of IT: 2010
Web and Software Technology Research Center
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Visiting Lecturer, Information Systems and Applied Technologies: 2004 to 2009
Coordinator Adaptive Technology and Website Design, DSS and IT: 2002 to 2009
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Winthrop University
College of Business, Department of Computer Science and Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Computers and Information Processing, CSCI 101
Overview of Computer Science, CSCI 151
Webb Application Design and Development, CSCI 441
Undergrad Research in Computer Science, CSCI 471
Introduction to Web Application Design, DIFD 141
Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina Charlotte
College of Computing and Informatics
Web-Based Application Development, ITIS 2300: Spring 2015
Usable Security & Privacy, ITIS 6420/8420: Spring 2015
Human Computer Interaction, ITIS 3130: Summer 2012
Visiting Lecturer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Information Systems and Applied Technologies
WAN Installation Administration, ISAT 335: Spring 2008
Network Security, IST 360: Spring 2008
Network Security On-Line, IST 360: Spring 2008
Network Security, IST 360: Fall 2007
Network Security, IST 360: Spring 2007
Network Security On-Line, IST 360: Spring 2007
Ethics and Security in Information Systems, IMS 316: Fall 2006
Adaptive Computing and Accessible Web Design On-Line, IST 406: Fall 2006
Adaptive Computing and Accessible Web Design On-Line, IST 350: Spring 2005
Adaptive Computing and Accessible Web Design, IST 350: Fall 2004
Honorary Awards
2014 SIGCSE - ACM Student Research Competition: Third Place
Integrating Secure Programming Education into the IDE.
2011 Latin American Grid Summit Student Poster Competition: First Place
Topic: Language Acquisition: Moving to Learn and Training to Hear