Faculty Profile
The following table identifies the faculty who regularly teach courses in the program, along with their research interests.
| Faculty Name and Rank | Highest Deg./Field | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Victor M Barlow, Assistant Professor | * M.B.A. * B.S.B.A. Information Systems * A.S.C.S. Computer Science * A.A. * A. & S. |
* Unified Modeling Language - Object Oriented Analysis & Design * Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tools * Web Development |
| Lonnie D Bentley, Professor and Department Head | * M.S. Information Systems * B.S. Business Data Processing |
n/a |
| Jeffrey L Brewer, Assistant Professor | * M.S. Management Information Systems * B.S. Computer Technology * A.A. Computer Technology |
* Unified Modeling Language * IT based Project Management * Project Management as it relates to new methodologies * Telecare/Telemedicine |
| Kari L Clase, Assistant Professor - joint appointment with IT | n/a | n/a |
| Melissa J Dark, Professor & Assistant Dean | * PhD Curriculum and Instruction * MS Educational Technolgy * BA Foreign Language Education and Communications |
* Information Assurance and Security Curriculum, Hacker Aptitude, Information Security Risk Assessment, Outcomes-Based Assessment |
| Kevin C Dittman, Associate Professor | * M.S. Management * B.S.C.S. |
n/a |
| Gail F Farnsley, Visiting Professor | * MBA Manufacturing/Technology Management * BS Computer Science |
n/a |
| James E Goldman, Professor and Associate Dept. Head | * M.Ed. Science Education * M.B.A. Mgmt. Info. Systems * B.S. Math & Physics |
* Malware & Botnet Behavior Analysis * metropolitan/global network engineering and strategy * optical network design * information technology investment strategy * security investment strategy * steganography and computer-aided image analysis * enterprise security architecture design and assessment |
| Thomas J Hacker, Assistant Professor | * PhD Computer Science and Engineering * MS Computer Science and Engineering * BS Computer Science, Mathematics Minor * BS Physics |
n/a |
| Raymond A Hansen, Assistant Professor | * MS Technology: Network Engineering, IT Management * BS Telecommunications & Networking Technology |
* Network Performance Tuning Criteria & Characteristics * Network Performance Optimization, & QoS * IPv6 Migration & Integration |
| Alka R Harriger, Professor and Assistant Department Head | * M.S. Computer Science * B.S. Math & Computer Science * B.A. Mathematics |
* Service Learning * Web Application Development * Reducing the IT Gender Gap |
| Michael D Kane, Assistant Professor | * PhD Molecular Pharmacology * BS Biological Sciences |
* Biomedical Informatics * Genomics * Biotechnology Development |
| Scott L Ksander, Assistant Professor - Courtesy Appointment | * BS Computer Science |
n/a |
| Dawn Laux, Visiting Assistant Professor | * MS Management Information Systems * BS Business Education and Office Administration |
n/a |
| Kyle D Lutes, Associate Professor | * M.S. Computer and Information Science * B.S. Computer and Information Science * A.A. Computer Programming and Analysis |
n/a |
| Julie R Mariga, Associate Professor | * M.S. Educational Computing * B.S. Computer Information Systems |
n/a |
| Lorenzo Martino, Visiting Professor | * Phd Computer Science |
* Cyber infrastructure and middleware security * Security for large scale service-oriented, event-driven architectures and web services, security in healthcare * Methods, tools and techniques for system integration * Ontologies and semantic web and their application to healthcare and bio-sciences |
| Eric Matson, Assistant Professor | n/a | n/a |
| William G McCartney, Associate Professor | n/a | n/a |
| Richard P Mislan, Assistant Professor | * MS Information Systems Management * BS Professional and Technical Communications * ABD Information Systems |
* Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Cyber Forensics * Small Scale Digital Device Forensics * Unusual Sources of Digital Evidence * Mobile Device Forensics |
| Phillip T Rawles, Associate Professor | * M.S. Technology * B.S. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology |
* System & Network Administration * System & Network Security |
| Marcus K Rogers, Professor | * PhD Forensic Psychology * MA Psychology * BA Psychology/Criminology |
* Computer Forensics * Psychological Crime Scene Analysis * Applied forensic behavioral analysis * Philosophy of Science * Philosophy of Science: Scientific evolutions * IT Insider Threats |
| Shannon D Schlueter, Assistant Professor | * PhD Bioinformatics and Computational Biology * BS Genetics |
n/a |
| Anthony H Smith, Assistant Professor | * MS Technology * BS Business Administration |
* Broadband Wireless Access |
| Jeffrey Sprankle, Assistant Professor | n/a | n/a |
| John A Springer, Assistant Professor | * PhD Computer Science * MS Computer Science * BS Mathematics/Systems Analysis |
n/a |
| Jeffrey L Whitten, Professor | * M.S. Computer Science, Management Information Systems * B.S. Industrial Management with Computer Science minor |
* Extensions to John Zachman's Framework for Enterprise Architecture * Systems thinking and its practical applications to systems development * Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation * Systems analysis methods * Application portfolio management * Project and process management |