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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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B. Dawn Medlin, Ed.D.


Chairperson, Associate Professor for Department of Computer Information Systems

Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A., Appalachian State University
B.A., Appalachian State University

Dr. B. Dawn Medlin is the Interim Chairperson and Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems in the John A. Walker College of Business. Her teaching, research, and consulting activities have primarily been in the areas of security, health care information systems, webpage development and design, and the interaction between computers and people.

Dr. Medlin is very active in research activities and she has published her research in journals such as the Journal of Computer Information Systems, International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, Journal of Information Technology Research, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Information Systems Security: the (ISC)2 Journal, as well as other national and international publications. Additionally, she had completed several funded research projects and served in several capabilities of leadership to many professional organizations.

Dr. Medlin taught in Angers, France as a Visiting Professor in 2007. Before joining ASU she owned a Business/Marketing company and worked in the IT field for more than 10 years.

Recent Publications

Chen, C. & Medlin, B. D. (in press, 2008). A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Situational Information Security Awareness Programs. Information Management & Computer Security.

Cassini, J., Medlin, B. D. , & Romaniello, A. (2008). Laws and Regulations Dealing with Information Security and Privacy: An Investigative Study. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, 2 (2), 70-82.

Romaniello, A. & Medlin, B. D. (2008). Outsourcing Non-Core Business Processes: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Information Technology Research, 1 (2), 21-37.

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.

Medlin, B. D. & Romaniello, A. L. (2007). An Investigative Study: Health Care Workers as Security Threat Suppliers. Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 3 (1), 30-46.

Roberts, F., Kelley, C., & Medlin, B. D. (2007). Factors Influencing Accounting Faculty Members Decision to Adopt Technology in the Classroom. College Student Journal, 41 (2).

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

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, 1, 76-91.

Romaniello, A. & Medlin, B. (2007). The Cost of Electronic Retailing: Prevalent Security Threats and Their Results. International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing, 2 (1), 80-96.