He received his Ph.D. in Business Information Systems from Mississippi State University after completing his undergraduate degree and graduating Cum Laude in Computer Information Systems from Nicholls State, working in industry between programs. While at MSU he received several awards including a significant SFS Scholarship for Information Security research and the 2014 Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award. His research interests include the application of behavioral psychology in promoting secure device usage, with particular focuses in persuasive communication, motivation, training programs, mobile device security, IoT, and cross-cultural differences. When he is not teaching or researching he enjoys traveling, concerts, good food, and watching the Saints and Pelicans.