Professor Koehl received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from William & Mary, a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Christopher Newport University. Before joining Mason, he served as Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Program Director for Information Systems and Information Science at Christopher Newport University. His research interests include secure web information systems (cybersecurity), cloud scalability and performance, and pharmacy healthcare analytics. Outside of academia, he is also an active jazz pianist.