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Josh Edgar

Academic Credentials

B.Sc., Marymount University

M.Sc., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner

CompTIA Cloud+ Certified

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)

Bio

Professor Edgar is delighted to rejoin the Marymount community as a member of the adjunct faculty, having received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree from Marymount prior to the destruction of the old “Blue Goose.” Once a Saint, Always a Saint!

Since 2015, Professor Edgar has been providing IT consulting services to public- and private-sector clients through his primary position as a Manager of Cyber & Strategic Risk at Deloitte, a world-renowned consulting and risk advisory firm. Professor Edgar specializes in architecting, delivering and managing the operations of cyber-forward enterprise cloud solutions, helping large organizations adopt cloud capabilities that increase their productivity and system reliability while emphasizing the need for strict cybersecurity guardrails. While previously at McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton, Professor Edgar proudly supported the HealthCare.gov systems integrator effort, where he was one of the leaders tasked with migrating the federal health insurance marketplace into Amazon Web Services (AWS), facilitating better access to health care for tens of millions of Americans.

Professor Edgar holds numerous certifications from leaders in the cloud computing industry and is passionate about sharing his experience using cloud technologies so that Marymount graduates can leverage this knowledge to create value in organizations of any size. He teaches remotely from Plano, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Ashley, and their two children. The Edgars are parishioners at The Catholic Community of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Plano, where Professor Edgar volunteers as a blackjack and craps dealer for a parish scholarship fund. When he is not consulting, teaching or spending time with his family, Professor Edgar is either playing piano, flying a Cessna 172, or learning more about the cloud.

Teaching Areas

Cloud Computing
Cloud Security
Systems Administration
DevOps Engineering

Research Interests

Cloud Computing
Infrastructure Automation
Web Development
Making technology more affordable and accessible to all populations

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Julia McBride

Academic Credentials

MA Interior Design

Teaching Areas

Interior Design

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John Jamison

Academic Credentials

PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

MPhil, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

MA, Iowa State University

BA, Humboldt State University

Bio

John joined the Marymount faculty in 2021. Prior to Marymount, he’s taught in universities in the US and Asia. John spent over 12 years working in corporate communication and human resources serving banking, technology, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors. John worked in China for 25 years before coming home to the US to join the Marymount faculty.

Research Interests

Organizational behavior; Corporate communication; Employee wellbeing; Judgement and decision making

Publications

Jamison, J. (2021). Is this the burnout we’re looking for? Testing the affective and cognitive states of employee burnout. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), 12809. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.12809abstract

Jamison, J., Yay, T., & Feldman, G. (2020). Action-inaction asymmetries in moral scenarios: Replication of the omission bias examining morality and blame with extensions linking to causality, intent, and regret. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 89, 103977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103977

Jamison, J. (2019). Narrative means to engagement ends: Dispositional creativity’s role in moderating employee burnout. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019, 18408. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.18408abstract

Jamison, J. (2019). Meet the communication executive of the digital age: What business leaders expect from communication functions and agencies [White Paper]. International Association of Business Communication.

Choi, Y., Chao, M., & Jamison, J. (2018). The effects of autonomy and growth mindset on burnout: The questions of whether, when, and how. 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, US.

Huai, M., Mao, K., Zhang, L., & Jamison, J. (2018). When safety / efficacy is more important in predicting employee voice? A meta-analysis on the moderating effects of cultural factors and voice types. The Bi-annual Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, Wuhan, China.

Jamison, J. (2017). The transformation of internal communication in the digital century. The International Academy of Business Communication Hong Kong Symposium on China, Hong Kong, China.

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Youree Kim

Academic Credentials

Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Teaching Areas

Financial Accounting, Auditing

Research Interests

Auditing, Financial Disclosure, Financial Reporting Quality, Corporate Governance

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Larry Clay Jr

Academic Credentials

PhD

Teaching Areas

Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Innovation

Research Interests

Macro, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem management

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Alvaro Cintas-Canto

Academic Credentials

B.Sc., M.Sc., Tennessee Tech University, Computer and Electrical Engineering. Ph.D., University of South Florida, Computer Science and Engineering

Bio

Dr. Cintas Canto is a computer engineer Assistant Professor at Marymount University. He received the Ph.D. degree at the University of South Florida (USF) with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, FL, in 2021. During his years at USF, he performed research on error detection of post-quantum cryptographic schemes at the Cryptographic Engineering and Hardware Security Research lab. Moreover, he received the M.Sc. and B.Sc. degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Tech University, TN, in 2018 and 2016, respectively. He presents and publishes peer-reviewed research in hardware security, post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic engineering, and high-performance embedded systems design.

Teaching Areas

Cybersecurity, Cryptography, Security Engineering, Data Science

Research Interests

Cryptographic Engineering, Emerging Security/Privacy Measures for Deeply Embedded Systems, Fault Diagnosis and Tolerance in Cryptographic Systems, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and Reliability in FPGA and ASIC Designs.

Publications

[1] A. Cintas-Canto, M. Mozaffari-Kermani, and R. Azarderakhsh, “CRC-based error detection constructions for FLT and ITA finite field inversions over GF(2^m),” IEEE Trans. on Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Systems, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 1033-1037, May 2021. [2]. A. Cintas-Canto, M. Mozaffari Kermani, and R. Azarderakhsh, “Reliable architectures for composite-field-oriented constructions of McEliece post-quantum cryptography on FPGA,” IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design Integrated Circuits Systems, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 999-1003, May 2021. [3]. A. Cintas-Canto, M. Mozaffari Kermani, and R. Azarderakhsh, “Reliable CRC-based error detection constructions for finite field multipliers with applications in cryptography,” IEEE Trans. on Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Systems, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 232-236, Jan. 2021. […]

Melissa Harris

Dr. Melissa Harris grew up in Fresno, California after relocating with her family from White Plains, New York as a small child. Growing up in the Central Valley had a profound impact on her education and identity development. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degrees in Communication Studies from California State University, Fresno she relocated to Washington, D.C. where she obtained her Ph.D. in Communication, Culture, and Media Studies from Howard University. Her research interests are located at the intersections of culture, media, and gender studies. Currently, Dr. Harris is conducting research on the cultural communication rite of passage known as “The Talk” within Black families and the implications of such conversations on gender, media, and the public and private sphere. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, and above all else spending time with her family and loved ones. […]

Ruth Boyd, PhD

Academic Credentials

Ph.D in Educational Administration, Curriculum, & Supervision, University of Oklahoma; Credential in Elementary Education, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.B.A. in Management, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; B.S. in Business Administration, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Bio

Dr. Boyd began her teaching career in elementary education, teaching third grade for 13 years. After transitioning to higher education, she expanded her practice to teacher preparation, specifically in the fields of early childhood education, elementary education, and literacy instruction. Dr. Boyd has enjoyed serving as university supervisor for teacher candidates, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and developing graduate program options in Reading Specialist and Instructional Coaching. As Vice President for Student Affairs, she served as the senior student affairs officer, overseeing and managing institutional effectiveness through strategic planning, recruitment, admissions, registration, and retention initiatives. Dr. Boyd held direct supervisor responsibility over the Dean of Students, Student Activities, Title IX, Enrollment Management, Career Services, International Student Affairs, Registrar’s Office, Student Counseling Service, Student Health Services, Upward Bound, Wellness Center and Intramural Activities, Public Safety, and the Student Government Association.

Teaching Areas

Educational Leadership; Instructional Coaching

Research Interests

• Student Resilience • Service Learning • Teacher Preparation

Publications

Boyd, R. (2021). The Puzzle of Cocurricular Assessment (manuscript submitted) Boyd, R., Boyd, G.A., & Alexander, T. (2020). SWOSU Serves: An Integration of Service-Learning. National Social Science Association, 53(2), 25-30. Boyd, G.A. & Boyd, R. (2020). Leadership Behaviors of Effective Athletic Coaches: A Case Study. Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 15(1), 1-16. […]

Jen Crystle, PhD

Academic Credentials

Bio

Dr. Jen Crystle joined Marymount in 2017 and most recently served as the head of the Office of Global Learning, Engagement, and Research. Throughout her career in international education, Jen has conducted research on international education policy, ethical issues in education abroad, and fostering global and social responsibility among students. Jen has extensive experience in higher education administration and leadership, with experience at both public and private institutions. She has served on several strategic committees, including committees on high impact practices, curriculum development, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Jen has presented at numerous local and national conferences and has conducted many international site visits. Jen is a member of the Marymount Inclusion Network and she is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory.

Teaching Areas

Educational Leadership, Ethics and Social Justice, Global Leadership and Policy.

Research Interests

Her academic and professional interests include global education policy, intercultural and career competencies, experiential learning, and school leadership.

Publications

Crystle, J. (2020). The impacts of national and institutional policies on the internationalization of higher education in Australia: What it means for Australia and what it could mean for the United States. (Publication No. 28257465). [Doctoral Dissertation, University of Maryland, Baltimore County]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Crystle, J. (2014). Maximizing the study abroad experience at small liberal arts colleges: A comprehensive curriculum to support students throughout the pre-departure, immersion, and re-entry phases of the study abroad experience. [Master’s Thesis, Teachers College Columbia University]. […]

Chia-Min (Jamie) Ho

Academic Credentials

Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Jamie Ho is an assistant professor in the School of Counseling at Marymount University. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Earning her previous counseling degrees in Taiwan, Dr. Ho has provided bilingual counseling to adolescents and adults in various settings. In addition, she utilizes humanistic and expressive approaches to facilitate clients’ growth and wellness.

Dr. Ho’s research agenda focuses on empathy and social justice in counselor preparation. Overall, she is pursuing two major goals: (a) investigating how individuals’ internal empathy process and external expression impact counseling relationships, and (b) amplifying the voices of historically marginalized populations to thicken narratives of the underrepresented experiences. For her doctoral dissertation, she developed a theoretical framework to study factors contributing to counselors’ empathy in the counseling process. Additionally, her research team was awarded a research grant for racial disparity from Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling.

Dr. Ho is an active member of the counseling profession. She served as a reader consultant for the CACREP and an editorial assistant for the Journal of College Counseling. In recognition of her involvement in the profession, Dr. Ho received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from the Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. She is currently an Emerging Leader for the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Teaching Areas

Research and Evaluation; Counseling for Individuals

Research Interests

Empathy, Social Justice, Counselor Preparation

Publications

Samuels, A. M., & Ho, C.-M. (2021). Anti-racism in clinical supervision: Considerations for supervisors of counselors-in-Training. SACES Spring 2021 Newsletter, 31-33. http://saces.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/SACES%20Spring%202021%20Newsletter%20Final.pdf Lenz, A. S., Ho, C.-M., Rocha, L., & Aras, Y. (2021). Reliability generalization of scores on the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development 54(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2020.1747940 Watson, J. C., Ho, C.-M., & Boham, M. (2021). Advancing the counseling profession through intervention research. Journal of Counseling and Development, 99(2), 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12361 […]