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Department of CIS

Dr. Dawn Medlin
Chair
2103 Raley Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2411
Fax: (828) 262-6190
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Walker College of Business CIS Faculty

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Joseph A. Cazier, Ph.D.


Assistant Professor, CIS

Ph.D., Arizona State University
M.B.A., Brigham Young University
B.S., Washington State University

Joseph A. Cazier completed a Ph.D. at Arizona State University in information systems. Joseph has a keen interest in information ethics, trust and security and conducts research in this area. He is also very interested in international technology issues, has lived in Europe and South America and is bilingual (English/Spanish).

Prior to joining Appalachian, Joseph was an instructor at Arizona State University, instructor at Stevens-Henager College, data analyst for W. M. Mercer Consulting, research scientist for Monsanto, general manager for Envirogrow, and supervisor for Cazier Enterprises.

Recent Publications

Books

Cazier, J. A. (2006). Value Congruence and Trust Online: Their Impact on Privacy and Price Premiums, Youngstown, New York 14174-0350: Cambria Press.

Research Grants

Dotson, M. J., Dave, D. S., and Cazier, J. A. (2007-2009) An Investigation of the Factors that Impact the Attraction and Retention of Nurses in Rural North Carolina. Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine. $99,300.

Book Chapters

Botelho, C. M. & Cazier, J. A. (2008). Guarding Corporate Data from Social Engineering Attacks. Handbook of Research on Information Security and Assurance. Idea-Group.

Cazier, J. A. & LaBrie, R. C. (2007). Ethical Dilemmas in Data Mining and Warehousing. In Marian Quigley (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, (pp. 221-228). Hershey, New York: Information Science Reference.

Medlin, B. D., Cazier, J. A. , & Dave, D. (2006). Password Security Issues On An E-Commerce Site. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A (Ed.) Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, (pp. 902 - 907). Hershey Pennsylvania, USA: Information Resources Management Association.

Refereed Journal Articles

Cazier, J. A., Medlin, B. D. , & Durfee, A. V. (2008). Investigating Task Completion for a Complicated Online Travel Search. Information Technolgy and Tourism.

Jensen, A. S., Cazier, J. A. , & Dave, D. S. (2008). Mitigating Consumer Perceptions of Privacy and Security Risks with the Use of Residual RFID Technologies through Governmental Trust. Journal of Information Systems Security, 4 (1).

Medlin, B. D., Cazier, J. A. , & Foulk, D. P. (2008). Analyzing the Vulnerability of U.S. Hospitals to Social Engineering Attacks: How Many of Your Employees Would Share Their Password? International Journal of Information Security and Privacy.

Wilson, E. V., Dobrzykowski, D. D. , & Cazier, J. A. (2008). The Influence of Media Trust and Internet Trust on Privacy-Risking Uses of E-Health. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy.

Dave, D. S., Cazier, J. A. , & Jensen, A. S. (in press, 2007). The Challenges in Adopting Residual RFID Technologies in the Business Environment: A Consumer Segmentation Approach. International Journal of Business Environment.

Cazier, J. A. (in press, 2007). A Framework and Guide for Understanding the Creation of Consumer Trust. Journal of International Technology and Information Management.

Jensen, A. S., Cazier, J. A. , & Dave, D. S. (in press, 2007).
Mitigating Consumer Perceptions of Privacy and Security Risks with the Use of Residual RFID Technologies through Governmental Trust. Journal of Information Systems Security.

Cazier, J. A., Shao, B. B. , & St.Louis, R. D. (2007). Sharing Information and Building Trust through Value Congruence. Information Systems Frontiers, 9, 515-529.

Cazier, J. A., Wilson, E. V. , & Medlin, B. D. (2007). The Role of Privacy Risk in IT Acceptance: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, 1 (2), 61-73.

Cazier, J. A. (2007). Projecting Values Online: An E-Tailing Goldmine? International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing, 1 (3), 217-235.

Medlin, B. D. & Cazier, J. A. (2007). An Empirical Investigation: Health Care Employee Passwords and Their Crack Times In Relationship to HIPAA Security Standards. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 2 (3), 39-48.

Durfee, A., Medlin, B. D. , & Cazier, J. A. (2007). User Characteristics for Overcoming Bias and Intrigue in Travel Searches. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 4 (1), 76-91.

Cazier, J. A., Shao, B. B. M., & St. Louis, R. D. (2006). E-Business Differentiation through Value-Based Trust. Information & Management, 43, 718-727.

Cazier, J. A. & Medlin, B. D. (2006). How Secure is Your Password? An Analysis of E-Commerce Passwords. Journal of Information Systems Security, 2 (3), 68-81.

Cazier, J. A. & Medlin, B. D. (2006). How Secure is Your Information System? An Investigation into Actual Healthcare Worker Password Practices. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 3 (8), 1-7.

Cazier, J. A. & Medlin, B. D. (2006). Password Security: An Empirical Investigation into E-Commerce Passwords and their Crack Times. Information Systems Security: the (ISC)2 Journal, 15 (6), 45-55.

Cazier, J. A. & Medlin, B. D. (2006). Password Security: An Empirical Investigation Into E-Commerce Passwords and Their Crack Times (Reprint). EDPACS - the EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter, 34 (5), 1-14.

Medlin, B. D. & Cazier, J. A. (2005). An Investigative Study: Consumer Password Choices on an E-Commerce Site. Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 1 (4), 33-52.