Dr. Scott P. Stevens

Professor, Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics
Year Started at JMU: 1985
stevensp@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Website: http://cob.jmu.edu/stevensp/
Education
- Ph.D., Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, December, 1987
- Dissertation: Group-Action Graphs and Ramsey Graph Theory: Investigating the Ramsey Numbers R(K1,n, Kk,m) and R(K1,n, Bk,m).
- Dissertation Advisors: Dr. Torrence D. Parson and Dr. George E. Andrews
- Primary Fields: Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Neural Networks
- Secondary Fields: Algebra, Topology, Number Theory, Analysis
- B.S., Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1979
- B.S., Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1979
Professional Interests
- Graph theory
- Combinatorics
- Game theory
- Statistics
- Business analytics
- Quantum mechanics
Personal Interests
- Reading
- Science fiction
- Wine
Courses Taught
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COB 191 - Business Analytics I
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BSAN 390 - Statistical Modeling for Business Analytics
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HON 200 - Game Theory
Awards and Recognitions
- Kenneth Bartee Award for Teaching Innovation, 2018
- Kenneth Bartee Award for Teaching Innovation, 2010
- COB Distinguished Teaching Award, 2008
- Otto Brenner Award for Outstanding Professor, 1999-2000
- Carl L. Harter Distinguished Teacher for James Madison University, 1999
Key Publications
Babik, D., Stevens, S.P., Waters, A. & Tinapple, D. (2020).The Effects of Dispersion and Reciprocity on Assessment Fidelity in Peer-Review Systems: A Simulation Study, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.
Palocsay, S.W., Stevens, S.P. & Novoa de Oro, L.J. (2020). STRATA: An Excel-Based Tool for Effective Analysis of Assessment Instrument Results, INFORMS Transactions on Education.
Stevens, S.P. & Palocsay, S. (2017). Teaching Use of Binary Variables in Integer Linear Programs: Formulating Logical Conditions, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 18(1), 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2017.0177
Stevens, S., Waters, A., Babik, D. & Tinnaple, D. (2016). Efficacy of peer review network structures: The effects of reciprocity and clustering, International Conference on Information Systems. http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/SocialMedia/Presentations/4/