Gordon Ford College of Business Staff

Principles of MIS with Spreadsheets

Structured Data Analysis - SQL

Visualization and Decision-Making (graduate)

EdD, Adult, Higher, and Community Education, Ball State University, 2007

MBA, Management, Murray State University, 1999

BS, Information Systems, Western Kentucky University, 1979 

Licenses and Certifications:

EMC Association Proven Professional - Information Storage and Management, 2006

Dr. Atkinson has over 40 years of experience between the private sector information technology industry and higher education. Upon earning his EdD in 2007, he became actively involved in research and university service. His research interests include, but are not limited to, the implications of the absence of broadband Internet on adult learning in rural areas, the effects of simulation software on undergraduate college student technical skill acquisition and retention, college student’s perceptions of ethical computing and behaviors, and the use of data analytics modeling.

"Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Business Students Data Analytics" (with R. Blankenship, B. Crawford, and T.S. Ramage), International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science, 2021, 7(3), 5.

"Social Media and Supply Chain Risk Management: Improving Risk Detection and Supply Chain Resilience" (with S.R. Cox), Journal of Transportation Management, 2019, 29(2), 31.