Aaron Curtis

Professional Summary

Accomplished academic leader and associate professor with extensive experience in computer and information sciences. Proven ability to mentor faculty, oversee academic programs, and manage budgets. Dedicated to promoting innovative teaching methods and research in the fields of database management, networking, and information ethics.

Education

Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University - Bloomington, 2009

• Dissertation: “From monologue toward dialogue: Using performative objects to promote collective mindfulness in computer-mediated group discussions”
• Minor: Social Psychology

BS/MISM, Master of Information Systems Management, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 2004

Academic Positions

• Dean, Faculty of Math and Computing, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, September 2022 – Present
• Mentor and coordinate the work of thirteen full-time faculty members and additional adjunct instructors in computer and information sciences (CS/IS/IT), mathematics, and construction and facilities management.
• Oversee and administer the budget for the faculty unit.
• Serve as a member of the Deans Council, the academic governance body for the university.
• Oversee the faculty unit's hiring, promotion, and retention efforts.

Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, April 2017 – Present

• Design and implement courses in computing and mathematics.
• Perform research on the history of computing, data analytics, and learning pedagogy.

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, July 2009 – Present

• Responsible for designing curriculum and teaching undergraduate courses in database management systems, discrete mathematics, networking, programming, operating systems, and ethics of computer and information sciences.

Research Assistant/Associate Instructor, Indiana University, August 2004 – May 2009

• Designed, carried out, and prepared written reports of behavioral experiments related to the use of computer technologies.
• Taught courses to undergraduate students in Accounting Information Systems, Computer Networking, and Spreadsheet and Database Analysis.

Research/Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, 2003 – 2004

• Conducted academic literature search and performed data collection in lab experiments
• Co-authored research papers, prepared teaching materials, and administered student lab exercises.

Publications

Research Published Since Appointment at BYU–Hawaii

• Pixelated Prophets: A History and Analysis of Book-of-Mormon-Themed Video Games by Geoffrey M. Draper and Aaron M. Curtis, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): 303-354
• Analysis of STeM Student Perceptions of a Re-Engineered General Education Program by SL Wolthuis, AM Curtis, RO Carlson, JL Strain, PH Campbell, Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference ISSN 2473, 4901 (2021)
• Data visualization as a proving ground for graduate studies by G Draper, AM Curtis, ACM Inroads 10:3, 33-38 (2019)
• From Monologue to Dialogue by AM Curtis, AR Dennis, KO McNamara, MIS quarterly 41:2, 559-582, cited by 71 (2017)
• Research Note—Trust Is in the Eye of the Beholder: A Vignette Study of Postevent Behavioral Controls’ Effects on Individual Trust in Virtual Teams by AR Dennis, LP Robert Jr, AM Curtis, ST Kowalczyk, BK Hasty, Information systems research 23:2, 546-558, cited by 113 (2012)
• Programming Proficiency in One Semester: Lessons Learned. by D Colton, A Curtis, Information Systems Education Journal 8 (48), n48, cited by 1 (2010)

Research Published During Appointment at Indiana University

• An overview and tutorial of the repertory grid technique in information systems research by AM Curtis, TM Wells, T Higbee, PB Lowry, Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) 23 (3), 37-62, cited by 110 (2008)
• The impact of process structure on novice, virtual collaborative writing teams by PB Lowry, JF Nunamaker, A Curtis, MR Lowry, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 48:4, 341-364, cited by 61 (2005)
• Creating hybrid distributed learning environments by implementing distributed collaborative writing in traditional educational settings by PB Lowry, JF Nunamaker, QE Booker, A Curtis, MR Lowry, IEEE transactions on professional communication 47:3, 171-189, cited by 33 (2004)
• Building a taxonomy and nomenclature of collaborative writing to improve interdisciplinary research and practice by PB Lowry, A Curtis, MR Lowry, The Journal of Business Communication (1973) 41 (1), 66-99, cited by 665 (2004)
• Global journal prestige and supporting disciplines: A scientometric study of information systems journals by PB Lowry, D Romans, AM Curtis, cited by 317 (2004)
• From monologue toward dialogue: Using performative objects to promote collective mindfulness in computer-mediated group discussions (Dissertation) by AM Curtis, Indiana University, cited by 2 (2009)

Professional Service

• Committee Member, University Promotion and Review Committee, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, 2020 – 2022
• Committee Member, University Assessment Committee, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, 2012 – 2018
• Program Coordinator, Information Technology Program, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, 2013 – 2022
• CIS Faculty Search Committee Chair, Brigham Young University–Hawaii. 2022, 2018
• Faculty Search Committee Member, Brigham Young University–Hawaii. 2016, 2013, 2011

Skills

CV Last Update 12 June 2024