Practitioner-scholar research.
Governance and ethical frameworks for technology whose risks are still being defined, AI, quantum computing, and the infrastructure both increasingly touch.
DOCTORAL RESEARCH
PhD, Information Technology: University of the Cumberlands
Conferred May 2025
Dissertation research on securing healthcare data in cloud environments, examining access control and identity verification adoption among healthcare IT professionals through a Technology Acceptance Model framework. Published in the University of the Cumberlands institutional repository. The related working paper, "Securing Healthcare Data in the Cloud," extends this dissertation research.
Doctor of Science in Cyber Leadership: Capitol Technology University (second doctorate, in progress)
Dissertation research examines the governance and ethical challenges in AI-enabled and quantum-ready cyber defense, grounded in an IRB-approved, semi-structured interview methodology with adult cybersecurity professionals.
Published under the KBTECH Governance and Security Research Series. These are preprints and working papers, not peer-reviewed journal articles. Two have drawn particularly strong reader engagement, regularly surfacing in Academia.edu search results.
Data Classification in the Cloud
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint)
A practitioner-scholar analysis of sensitivity labeling, governance architecture, and operational benefits in hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise environments.
Quantum-Era Data Governance
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint)
A practitioner-scholar framework for cryptographic resilience, post-quantum migration, and long-horizon data protection in enterprise environments.
Data Loss Prevention & the Human Factor
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint)
A practitioner-scholar analysis of behavioral, organizational, and technical determinants of DLP program effectiveness in enterprise environments.
Cyber Risk Governance, the Human Factor & Next-Gen Leadership
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint) · Frequently surfacing in Academia.edu search results
A five-dimension model for next-generation cybersecurity leadership, spanning governance failures, human behavior, and AI/quantum convergence.
From Static Controls to Adaptive Intelligence
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint)
Rethinking cybersecurity risk management for adaptive, intelligence-driven security operations.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Dynamic Cybersecurity Risk Management
2026 · Working Paper (Preprint)
Examines AI-driven approaches to dynamic risk management and governance in modern security programs.
The October 2025 AWS Outage
2025 · Working Paper · Most-read working paper
Implications for cybersecurity resilience and cloud infrastructure risk following the October 2025 Amazon Web Services outage.
Securing Healthcare Data in the Cloud
Drawn from doctoral dissertation research · University of the Cumberlands
Extends dissertation findings on access control and identity verification adoption in healthcare IT environments.
Power Grid Cybersecurity and AI-Related Threats
IEEE Access · with Oluwaseyi Oluwasegun Ojo
Co-authored, published in IEEE Access. This paper examines the intersection of critical infrastructure cybersecurity and artificial intelligence-related risk, addressing how AI capabilities are reshaping the threat landscape facing power grid infrastructure.
RESEARCH THEMES
- AI governance & accountability frameworks
- Zero Trust architecture & implementation
- Post-quantum cybersecurity & cryptographic readiness
- Critical infrastructure & OT security
- Healthcare cybersecurity, cloud security & technology adoption
- Ethical frameworks for emerging cyber defense technology
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