Associate Professor and R. Jarl Bliss Faculty Fellow, CIS & BSAN
sylerra@jmu.edu
Contact Info
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Teaching & Research Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Business Analytics
- ERP
- Information Systems
- Internet of Things
- Management of Innovation
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Emerging Technologies
- Smart Cities
- Blockchain
Education
- Ph.D., Management of Information Technology and Innovation (MIS), Auburn University - 2003
- M.B.A., Columbus State University - 1997
- M.S., Mass Communications (Public Relations/Organizational Communications), Kansas State University - 1994
- B.S., Mass Communications (Radio/TV/Film - Management), Middle Tennessee State University - 1988
Positions Held
- Associate Professor and Data & Cybersecurity Management Program Coordinator, University of Arkansas, August 2016 to July 2022
- Lecturer and Clifford R. King Endowed Professorship, Louisiana Tech University, August 2012 to August 2016
- Visiting Professor in Sports Management, University of Memphis, August 2010 to August 2011
- Assistant Professor of Management & Director of MIS Graduate Programs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, July 2003 to May 2010
Select Publications
Schuetz, S.W. Stillman, Z.R., and Syler, R.A. “An Investigation of Users’ Under-Reliance on Anti-Phishing Tools.” Revise and Resubmit (2022), Decision Support Systems (DSS).
The Internet of Things: Multi-faceted Research Perspectives April 2020, Communications of the Association for Information Systems 46(21):511-536.
Growing Doctoral Education in Africa: The Story of an Online Course at ICT University in Cameroon June 2018 Communications of the Association for Information Systems 43(1).
When Programs Collide: A Panel Report on the Competing Interests of Analytics and Security May 2020 Communications of the Association for Information Systems 46(5):584-602.
Awards and Recognitions
- Association of Information Systems (AIS) Distinguished Member Award - 2019
- Nominee, Walton College Faculty Service Award - 2018
- Decision Science Journal of Innovation Education Paper of the Year - 2006
- CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar Award, Summer 2007 Distinguished Research Award, Allied Academies - April 2002
