Susan Shepherd Ferebee

Susan Ferebee earned her Ph.D. in Information Systems at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She also has an Executive Juris Doctorate from Concord Law School and has a Masters in Educational Psychology from Purdue University Global. She is a faculty member in the School for Business and Information Technology at Purdue University Global and has also served as a consultant with more than 25 years of experience working directly with organizations and higher education institutions. Susan has published many peer-reviewed articles. Her current research in progress includes studies on service learning, artificial intelligence adoption,, personal cybersecurity behaviors, and the influence of interpretive communities on persuasion. Susan also served as a guest editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications. Susan serves as an Editorial Review Board member for the International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence. She is an active presenter at international and national conferences. Susan has received numerous teaching and outstanding contributor awards and has been awarded several research grants.

Publications

Search and Rescue Drones: Balancing Security and Privacy With Preserving Life
Search and Rescue Drones: Balancing Security and Privacy With Preserving Life
Tamara Phillips Fudge, Susan Shepherd Ferebee. © 2024. 20 pages.
The multifaceted potential of using drones for search and rescue (SAR) is worthy of exploration. There are surely benefits in securing the safety of humans and animals, but there...
New Business Models for Society 5.0
New Business Models for Society 5.0
Susan Shepherd Ferebee, Nicholas Lessen. © 2023. 21 pages.
In the evolving landscape of technological advancements, the Internet of Behavior (IoB) emerges as a pivotal concept, harnessing the power of data to understand and influence...
The Effect of Wellness Programs on Long-Term Contract Employees' Workplace Stress, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism
The Effect of Wellness Programs on Long-Term Contract Employees' Workplace Stress, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism
Desree S. Valentine, Susan Ferebee, Keri L. Heitner. © 2022. 12 pages.
The quasi-experimental study reported in the present article is aimed at increasing the understanding of the effects of long-term contract employees participating in wellness...
Metaverse: The Ethical Dilemma
Metaverse: The Ethical Dilemma
Susan Shepherd Ferebee. © 2022. 16 pages.
Metaverse combines the virtual and physical, synthesizing the internet, the web, and extended reality into a world where digital and physical elements blend in differing degrees....
Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century
Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century
Tamara Phillips Fudge, Susan Shepherd Ferebee. © 2021. 400 pages.
The world of education has undergone major changes within the last year that have pushed online instruction to the forefront of learning. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, online...
Gender Gap: Factors Affecting Female Students' Retention in an Online Undergraduate IT Program
Gender Gap: Factors Affecting Female Students' Retention in an Online Undergraduate IT Program
Kristina Setzekorn, Tina Burton, Colleen M. Farrelly, Susan Shepherd Ferebee. © 2020. 11 pages.
Women are underrepresented in information technology (IT) fields. This study aims to understand faculty gender's impacts on female IT student retention in introductory...
Native American Cultural Identity Exploration in Their Postsecondary Education: A Narrative Inquiry
Native American Cultural Identity Exploration in Their Postsecondary Education: A Narrative Inquiry
Susan Shepherd Ferebee, Andrew C. Lawlor. © 2020. 23 pages.
Thirteen percent of American Indians/Alaskan Natives have achieved a bachelors' degree or higher compared to 28% of the overall United States population. Improving Native...
The Effect of Wellness Programs on Long-Term Contract Employees' Workplace Stress, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism
The Effect of Wellness Programs on Long-Term Contract Employees' Workplace Stress, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism
Desree S. Valentine, Susan Ferebee, Keri L. Heitner. © 2019. 11 pages.
The quasi-experimental study reported in the present article is aimed at increasing the understanding of the effects of long-term contract employees participating in wellness...