| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Information Systems |
| Office: | BU 334 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3898 |
| Email: | c.p.mcelroy@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. BU 334, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Information Systems, Case Western Reserve University, 2017
M.A., National Security Studies/Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2014 M.A., Communications Management, John Carroll University, 2010 M.A., Ethics, Washington Theological Union, 1993 B.A., Philosophy & Classical Languages, Borromeo College of Ohio, 1987 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Charles McElroy, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Information Systems at Cleveland State University. Professor McElroy earned his PhD in Information Systems at Case Western Reserve University in 2017. Upon graduation, he won a national competition sponsored by the Office for the Director of National Intelligence, and pursued PostDoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology (Center for Data Driven Discovery). There he studied how to identify, assess and mitigate bias in big data research. Upon the completion of this PostDoc, he won a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in Cybersecurity at Oxford University, UK. After this fellowship, he was invited back to Caltech where he continued to pursue cutting-edge research for various Federal Sponsors. In 2019, he won a ODNI Design competition in the area of truth assessment. In the Fall of 2021, he lead a team at CSU which was a co-winner of the Dean's Corner Stone Challenge. This competition seeks to promote student professional development while promoting outreach to the local business community.
Professor McElroy is currently focused on a variety of research topics in Data Science, Machine Learning and immersive data visualizations. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Co-Winner, Dean's Cornerstone Challenge (2021) Cleveland State University, Team Leader, Project "IT Certifications for a New Economy".
Co-Winner, Credibility Assessment System Evaluation, Office for the Director of National Intelligence (2019) Project "Real World Validation Strategies for CASE Competition" Fulbright Fellowship, Oxford University (2019) Center for Cybersecurity Co-Winner, PostDoc Competition, Office for The Director of National Intelligence, Project "Identification, Assessment and Mitigation of Bias in Big Data Research", Location - Center for Data Driven Discovery, California Institute of Technology. | ||
| Creative and Activities: | ||
| Professional Photography
Design Consultant Developer Immersive Visualization Experiences Consultant, At-Risk Youth Project, Scholarship Support Services | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Interdisciplinary Research Validation Strategies
Scientific Foundations of Cybersecurity Research Immersive Data Visualizations Machine Learning Data Science | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| IST 305 Information Technology for Competitive Advantage
IST 341/606 Management of Business Networks IST 636 (Sections 51/52) Managing Network Security & Risk | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| American Academy of Science
American Association of Information Systems Fulbright Fellowship Committee | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Oracle Cloud Associate Certification
AWS Cloud Certification Google UX Certification Google Data Engineer Certification Azure Cloud Certification Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Certification | ||
| University Service: | ||
| New Faculty Recruitment Committee, IS Department
DBA Committee | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| National Academy of Sciences, Intelligence Community, PostDoc Community
Vatican Social Justice Committee, Dicastery for Integral Human Development | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Emergency Management Technician - B, Certified
Homeless & At-Risk College Student Assistance Program | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Office for Director of National Intelligence, PostDoc Research Grant, 2017 - 2018, Center for Data Driven Discovery, California Institute of Technology | ||