Rhonda Syler, Ph.D image

 

Associate Professor and R. Jarl Bliss Faculty Fellow, CIS & BSAN
sylerra@jmu.edu
Contact Info

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

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