Daniel C. Phelps, Ph.D., RRT, RRT-ACCS

Associate Teaching Professor and Qatar Program Director, Information Systems

Co-Director, CMU-Q Statistical Consulting Center

Bio (Click for full CV)

Associate Teaching Professor Daniel C. Phelps holds an appointment in the Information Systems Program at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.  Prior to his current position, he worked for the Software Engineering Institute/CERT both in Pittsburgh and Qatar, and as a faculty member at Florida State University.

Education

Ph.D. Information Studies, Florida State University, 2005

M.S. Respiratory Care, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, in progress

M.Ed. Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment, University of Illinois Chicago, 2017

PgCert. Information Systems and Operations, Naval Postgraduate School, 2010

M.S. Computer Science, James Madison University, 2008

M.S. Information Studies, Florida State University, 1998

B.A. Spanish, Florida State University, 1997

Cert. Respiratory Therapy Bridge Program, 1995

A.S. Emergency Medical Service Technology, 1992

Licenses and Certifications

Florida and National Board for Respiratory Care Registered Respiratory Therapist

National Board for Respiratory Care Adult Critical Care Specialist

Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional (NSTISSI No. 4011)

Information Systems Security Officer (CNSSI No. 4014)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (#1299188)

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

ASA Graduate Statistician (GStat)

Teaching

67-364 - Practical Data Science

67-475 - Innovation in Information Systems

67-272 - Application Design and Development

67-273 - Application Design and Development I

67-274 - Application Design and Development II

67-102 - Concepts of Information Systems

67-301 - Networks and Telecommunications

67-280 - Information System Security

67-313 - Information Systems Audit and Controls

Research

Research interests center on clinical informatics in critical care. Current projects include:

Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator Associated Events in the MIMIC III dataset

Information System Security and Healthcare Information Technology

Selected Publications

• Phelps, D. “An Evaluation of Workman’s Model of Psychological Motives for Corporate Harassment Differentiated by Construal of Self.” Global IT Management Association Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2015
• Phelps, D.C. (2015) Information System Security for the Psychologist: An Introduction to the Field. Call Signs Vol 5(2).
• Workman, M., Phelps, D., Gathegi, J. (2012). Information Security for Managers. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN13: 9780763793012
• Workman, M., Phelps, D.C. & Hare, R.C. (2013) A Study of Performative Hactivist Subcultures and Threats to Businesses, Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, 22:4, 187-200
• Phelps, D., Gathegi, J., Workman, M., Heo, M. (2012). Information System Security: Self-Efficacy and Implementation Effectiveness. Journal of Information System Security. Vol 8(1).
• Milne, Kurt; Phelps, Dan. (Dec 2008). IT Controls: Good for Operations. The Internal Auditor 65:6 pg. 80.
• Milne, K. and Phelps, D. (2008). Leveraging IT Controls To Improve IT Operating Performance. Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation.
• Cappelli, D.M., Moore, A.P., Phelps, D., Shaw, E.D., & Trzeciak, R.F. (2007). Research methodology for the CERT insider threat project: Modeling human behavior in cyberspace (FOUO). Pittsburgh, PA: CERT Program, Survivable Enterprise Management, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Milne, K. & Phelps, D., ITPI Research Report: IT Controls Performance Study. Information Technology Process Institute, June 2007.
• Phelps, D., Kim, G., & Milne, K. (2006). Initial Findings from the IT Controls Benchmarking Study. Information Technology Process Institute, WhitePaper Series, February 2006