Senior Lecturer, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
atkinslc@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Teaching & Research Interests
- Application development
- Python for data analysis & visualization
- Artificial intelligence in higher education
- User experience & web accessibility
- Digital ethics
- Web development
Education
- M.B.A. - James Madison University, 1990
- B.B.A. - James Madison University, 1984
Positions Held
- Senior Lecturer, James Madison University, 2024-present
- Lecturer, James Madison University, 2005 - 2024
Select Publications
- Atkins, L. C., May, J. L. (accepted). Teaching Accessible Web Design to Business Students: A Compilation of Tools for Beginners. Journal Of Business and Technical Communications.
- Atkins L., Mitri M., Cole C., (2017), "A Systems Analysis Role-Play Exercise and Assignment, Journal of Information Systems Education, November 2017.
- Atkins L., Cole C., (2010), "An Introduction to Collaboration with SharePoint for First-year Business Students," Journal of Information Systems Education, October 2010.
Awards and Recognitions
- COB Dean's Impact Award - 2024
- JMU Purple Star Award for Community Service and Volunteerism, Office of the President - August 2020
- Madison Trust Funding Recipient - 2018, 2021
- Madison Trust Funding Recipient - 2018
- COB Dean’s Impact Award - 2018
- COB Dean’s Impact Award - 2016
- COB Deans Impact Award - 2014
Service
- Soup Kitchen Volunteer, First Presbyterian Church, January 2025 - present
- Global Missions committee chair, First Presbyterian Church, January 2023 - present
- Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Usher, 2022 – present
- PPE - 3D printed PPE components for hospital staff in response to COVID-19, 2020
- House building trips to Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
College of Business
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
