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Dr. Ann-Marie Horcher

Associate Professor and Cybersecurity Program Lead

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Degrees, Certificates and Certifications

  • BS in Technical Writing & Engineering from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
  • MS in Information Science from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
  • Ph.D. in Information Systems Security from Nova Southeastern University

Selected Professional (Non-Academic) Experience

  • Information Systems Security Design, Architecture and Implementation for Dow Corning Corporation (now Dow Chemical), 28 years
  • Web Application Security, Design, and Implementation for MIAG Consulting, 10 years

Selected Publications

  • Horcher, A. M., & Bhatnagar, N. The Game is Afoot: Using Tabletop Games to Understand Security and Privacy., SOUPS 2023 Conference Proceedings.
  • Bhatnagar, N., & Horcher, A. M. (2023). Mid-Pandemic Impact on Mobile Learning Motivation Factors. Information Systems Education Journal, 21(2), 2.

Consulting or Research Specialties

  • Cybersecurity Trends and Technologies
  • Mobile Security
  • Usable Security and Privacy
  • Internet of Things and Conversational User Interfaces (CUI)