My work enables industry solutions with immediate application and impact. I am also funded for academic research and curriculum development. Please contact me if you are interested in partnering on a project.
Empowering Secure Elections
Towson University Foundation, 2022
This project researches, develops, and validates online training module(s) to educate poll workers on the threats specific to the mail-based voting process and enable them to identify and mitigate these threats. Also, an important aspect to election integrity is public education efforts to encourage citizens to participate in the democratic process and broaden awareness of potential threats to the election process and efforts to ensure secure elections. This project will continue to develop outreach contacts to disseminate this work and build stronger awareness of potential election threats and what is being done to protect the integrity of votes. University announcement
Modeling United States Poll Worker Behaviors to Secure Elections
Towson University College of Business and Economics Summer Research Grant, 2021
This research assesses personal computer security behaviors intentions for poll workers using the Security Behavior Intentions Scale (SeBIS) survey developed by Egelman and Peer (2015). Poll workers from across the United States participated in the study, and a risk model is developed to identify security practices to improve with poll workers.
Empowering Secure Elections
Towson University BTU Investment Support, 2020
BTU Investment Support is awarded to BTU Partnership Award projects. Our research on elections security was selected as a 2020 award recipient, and the first component of this funding supports adapting our security risk models and online training for mail-in voting and other COVID-19 impacts to elections.
Anne Arundel Board of Elections Election Judge Training for 2020
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Board of Elections, 2020
Funding supports specialized development of online threat training models for Election Judges in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. This includes customizing existing modules for the county’s elections process as well as development of a new module dedicated to same day registration.
Protecting Maryland’s Voting Processes
Towson University BTU Enrichment Support, 2019
Funding continues to support development of online training models for Election Judges, so they can identify and mitigate cyber, physical, and insider threats to polling places on Election Day. This includes support for a pre-post test study on the effectiveness of the training modules as well as creation of three additional modules.
Challenges and Opportunities to Promote Collaborative Scheduling in Construction Projects
Construction Industry Institute, 2019
Funding continues and elaborates on the 2016 grant for analysis of the role of planners and schedulers in developing collaborative schedules in the construction industry.
Protecting Maryland’s Voting Processes through the Development of Cybersecurity Training Modules for Election Officials
Towson University School of Emerging Technologies Seed Funding, 2018
Funding is supporting development of online training models for Election Judges, so they can identify and mitigate cyber, physical, and insider threats to polling places on Election Day.
Vulnerability Management of Voting Systems
Towson University College of Business and Economics Summer Research Grant, 2018
Funding is supporting development of a risk model for cyber, physical, and insider threats to voting processes.
Cybersecurity Risk Analysis and Management
Intel Corporation, 2017
Supported creation of a learning module on Mitigating Risk with Value Modeling in Cybersecurity for the Cyber4All initiative.
Value Models for Cybersecurity Metrics
Towson University College of Business and Economics Summer Research Grant, 2016
Funding supported development of a value model for cybersecurity metrics and best practices.
Breaking Through to Collaborative Scheduling: Approaches and Obstacles
Construction Industry Institute, 2016
Funding supported analysis of the role of planners and schedulers in developing collaborative schedules in the construction industry.
Assessing and Standardizing Unit Scoring for Army Readiness
Towson University College of Business and Economics Summer Research Grant, 2015
Supported analysis for “Eliminating the Weakest Link Approach in Army Unit Readiness,” authored with Paul Goethals.
Motivation and Self-Efficacy with Interdisciplinary Analytical Topics: A Comparison Between Business and Engineering Students
Towson University College of Business and Economics Summer Research Grant, 2014
Supported data collection and analysis for “Motivation and Analytics: Comparing Business and Engineering Students,” authored with Stella Tomasi, Andrea Goncher, and Karen Bursic.