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Mark Harris

Department Chair

Mark Harris

Department Chair

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Administration
Department of Cyber Security Education Initiative

Administration
Department of Information Systems/Technology

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Department of Information Systems/Technology

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

Bio

Prior to academia, I was a senior network engineer for 10 years. I have been teaching at the collegiate level since 2001.

  • Mark.Harris@augusta.edu
  • (706) 729-2764
  • GH-127

Education

  • Ph.D., Management Information Systems Virginia Commonwealth Universi, 2010

  • MS, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Old Dominion University, 2003

  • BSBA, Management Information Systems, General Old Dominion University, 1999

  • AS, Business Administration and Management, General Tidewater Community College, 1998

Awards & Honors

  • Augusta University Graduate School Distinguished Service Award Graduate School, 2020

  • School of Computer and Cyber Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award 2020 SCCS, 2020

  • Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Certificate 2018 International Journal of Information Management , 2018

  • 2015 Outstanding Paper award in Information Management & Computer Security Journal of Information Management & Computer Security, 2015

  • Selected Fellow for the Provost’s Pipeline for Academic Leaders (PAL) Program University of South Carolina Provost's Office, 2014

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • CSCI 8940

    Dissertation Research

  • AIST 6900

    Intro to Info Sec Research

Teaching Interests

​Human ​factors in Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity research methods.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Trust-Based Theoretical Model to Determine Adoption of Telemedicine Services, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Effect of Network Externalities and Promotional Incentives on Mobile Payments, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Assessing the Adoption of Conversational AI Health Assistants Using a Trust-based Extended Valence Framework, 2024
    Conference Proceeding
  • Assessing the Adoption of Conversational AI Health Assistants Using a Trust-based Extended Valence Framework, 2024
    Conference Proceeding
  • Discovering Telemedicine Adoption Motivation Using a Trust-based Valence Framework, 2023
    Conference Proceeding

Research Interests

I particularly enjoy researching socio-behavior aspects of information security, such as factors that influence user's decisions to use or adopt certain technologies (e.g., mobile payment, AI health assistants). My research often uses a trust/risk based model.

Department Service

  • Department Chair 2024 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Director of the Master’s in Information Security Management Program 2024 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Graduate Courses and Curriculum Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • Graduate School Curriculum Sub-Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • Director of the Master’s in Information Security Management Program 2016 - 2022

    Role: Other

College Service

  • MS in IT Management Program Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • SCCS Tenure and Promotion Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Graduate Courses and Curriculum Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • SCCS Executive Committee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • SCCS Search Committee 2017 - 2022

    Role: Committee Chair

University Service

  • Graduate School Curriculum Sub-Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Budget Advisory, Informational Technology, and University Resources Committee 2016 - 2018

    Role: Committee Member

  • Faculty Development Day Presentation 2017 - 2017

    Role: Guest Speaker

  • CURS Committee for Undergraduate Research 2017 - 2017

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • International Journal of Information Management 2018 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member

  • Information and Computer Security (formally Information Management and Computer Security) 2014 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member

  • International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security (CSS) 2013 - Present

    Role: Conference-Related

  • Annual Security Conference 2012 - Present

    Role: Program Coordinator

  • America’s Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2015 - 2015

    Role: Conference-Related

Public Service

  • Georgia EMC Technology Association Presentation 2018 - 2018

    Role: Guest Speaker

  • Resolution Counseling Presentation 2017 - 2017

    Role: Guest Speaker