Selected Academic Research
My research focuses on system security in online ecosystems, deception detection,
expert systems, and meta-analytic processes. Under the training of Jay Nunamaker,
Susan Brown and Joeseph Valacich, I emphasise design science research and system
building to solve real-world problems with technology. With this mentality, I focus
on the union of technical science and behavioral science.
What Motivates Hackers? Insights from the
Awareness-Motivation-Capability Framework and the
General Theory of Crime
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In this study, we measured the perceptions of
these activities from the perspective of digital activists and hackers. The data
we collected shows the existence of differences in the attributions of
motivation in these groups and in the influences of capability and self-control
with regard to these groups.
An Individual’s Views of the Right to Privacy of Other
Individuals, Companies, and Governments: A Theoretical Perspective
This paper develops a theoretical model to help answer
the question—who has a right to privacy? We draw from three bases of literature
(human rights, privacy, and transparency) to theorize several constructs that should
account for individual attributions of another’s right to privacy at an individual,
company, and government level.
Selected Academic Grants
As my research focuses on solving real-world problems, I use grants to support the technology
costs of developing those real-world solutions.
Remote Heart Rate Identification to Detect Deception.
A $40 Thousand grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) awarded to the University of Arizona,
Center for the Management of Information to test the effectiveness of heart-rate detection
via a webcam.
Validating the SPLICE Implementation of Automated Textual Analysis.
A $40 Thousand grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) awarded to the University of Arizona,
Center for the Management of Information to create a custom dictionary upload system for
SPLICE (http://splice.cmi.arizona.edu), create a linguistic measure of dominance, and
validate various measurements in SPLICE.
Academic Software
OrionShoulders: an Online Meta-Analysis Tool
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www.OrionShoulders.com).
Orion Shoulders meta-analysis software offers an easy-to-use
yet powerful interface, designed to walk you through the meta-analysis process and help
you avoid unnecessary repetitive tasks.
Teaching
2013 Winner of the James F. LaSalle Teaching Award – Given to the top performing graduate
student instructor.
My Teaching Philosophy
- Learners should be respected. Respect fosters growth and produces
a desire to learn.
- Learning should be interactive. Most students cannot learn by just
sitting in a classroom even if they are listening intently. Students should be
encouraged to present, as questions, and start discussions.
- Learning should have a purpose. The purpose of many courses,
especially introductory MIS courses, is not understood by the students. It is
imperative that students understand the usefulness of the course especially if it
does not directly pertain to their major.
- Learning is enhanced by multiple forms of instruction. Repetition of
a concept from multiple sources in different formats will increase retention of
knowledge. Books, videos, activities, and lecture are all sources of knowledge.
- Learning should be contextualized. Knowledge is best internalized when
given examples and contexts. Best of all is a hands-on activity of a real-life situation.
- Learning should be a journey. The course should increase the knowledge
and enhance the life experience of the students. This means that the course should be
more than a checkbox or a requirement to fulfill.
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