Mark Harris

Associate Professor

Mark Harris

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Administration
Department of Cyber Security Education Initiative

Administration
Department of Computer & Cyber Sciences

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Department of Computer & Cyber Sciences

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.

  • (706) 721-0556
  • GCC-2808

Education

  • Ph.D., Business/Commerce, General 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

  • AIST 6725

    Cyber Sec. in Healthcare
  • CSCI 8940

    Dissertation Research
  • CSCI 8510

    Independent Study: Investigating AI Tech Adoption
  • AIST 6353

    Human Factors in Info Security
  • AIST 8353

    Human Factors in Info. Sec.
  • AIST 6900

    Intro to Info Sec Research
  • AIST 6950

    Selected Topics: Healthcare Sec and Privacy Fun
  • AIST 3610

    System Analysis & Design

Teaching Interests

Information security management

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Discovering Telemedicine Adoption Motivation Using a Trust-based Valence Framework, 2023
    Conference Proceeding
  • Telemedicine Adoption: An Empirical Review of Theoretical Model Usage, 2022
    Conference Proceeding
  • An Empirical Investigation of Intent to Adopt Mobile Payment Systems Using a Trust-based Extended Valence Framework, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Consumer Trust in Mobile Payments: An Initial Review and Synthesis, 2020
    Conference Proceeding
  • Mobile Payment Adoption: An Empirical Review and Opportunities for Future Research, 2019
    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 devices, mobile payment, multi-factor authentication). My research often uses a trust/risk based model.

Department Service

  • 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
  • Faculty Search Chair Information Systems 2022 - 2022

    Role: Committee Chair
  • Director of the Master’s in Computer Science Program 2020 - 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