MS Software Development and Management

SD&M faculty bring both academic expertise and real-world experience to their courses. Many SD&M faculty have had long-standing careers within the IT industry, working for such major corporations as Xerox, Kodak and Exxon.

picture Deborah Coleman Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
Ph.D in progress at Nova Southeastern University, MS Software Development and Management, BS Computer Science. Deborah's research interests include requirements engineering, enterprise architecture and data management, software development methodologies, and social computing in knowledge management.

picture Anne Haake Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
B.A. Biology, Colgate University, M.S. and Ph.D. Developmental Biology, University of South Carolina, and M.S., Software Development & Management, RIT. Research interests are in the areas of Bioinformatics (gene expression analysis; biological databases/user interfaces) and Human Computer Interaction (user-centered design, usability testing, eye tracking).

picture Ed Holden Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
BA, Mathematics, SUNY Oswego; MBA, Finance Concentration, Rochester Institute of Technology. Worked in diverse areas of the IT industry for 28 years. Teaching and research interests include programming and database management, electronic commerce and process management.

picture Jai Kang Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
MA, Mathematics, Kent State University; MS, Information & Computer Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Operations Research/Industrial Engineering, State University of New York - Buffalo. Software Development, Systems Analysis and Design, Programming, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Project Management Tools and Methodologies, Operations Research, Environmental Data Modeling/Management, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Engineering Economics Courseware Development

picture Jeff Lasky Professor

Research Interests:
Hypertext, Information Architectures, Information Seeking Behavior, Software Development Process Simulation

picture Evelyn Rozanski Professor

Research Interests:
Ph.D., SUNY/Buffalo; MS, Syracuse University; BS, SUNY/Brockport. Areas of interest include: Human Computer Interaction - eye tracking, usability engineering, usability testing, ubiquitous computing, interface design and development.

picture Elissa Weeden Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology. Her areas of expertise are in database design and implementation as well as applications programming. She consults professionally and regularly within those areas. Her research and teaching interests include: applications programming, interface designs, needs assessment, data modeling, and database administration.

picture Timothy Wells Associate Professor

Research Interests:
BS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington State University; MBA, California State College; MS Communication & Media Technology, RIT. He has a strong background in business consulting and project management. He is active in improving distance learning methods; his research interests include technology-enabled communication, information asset management and incremental software development.

picture Steve Zilora Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester; MS, Computer Science, NJ Institute of Technology. Interest areas include the software development process; database applications on the desktop, LAN, and Web; and computing in "smart homes".

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