Daniel C. Phelps, Ph.D., RRT, RRT-ACCS
Associate Teaching Professor and Qatar Program Director, Information Systems
Co-Director, CMU-Q Statistical Consulting Center

Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
Information Systems Program
5032 Forbes Ave SMC 1070
Pittsburgh, PA 15289
Bio (Click for full CV)
Associate Teaching Professor Daniel C. Phelps holds an appointment in the Information Systems Program at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Prior to his current position, he worked for the Software Engineering Institute/CERT both in Pittsburgh and Qatar, and as a faculty member at Florida State University.Education
Ph.D. Information Studies, Florida State University, 2005
M.S. Respiratory Care, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, in progress
M.Ed. Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment, University of Illinois Chicago, 2017
PgCert. Information Systems and Operations, Naval Postgraduate School, 2010
M.S. Computer Science, James Madison University, 2008
M.S. Information Studies, Florida State University, 1998
B.A. Spanish, Florida State University, 1997
Cert. Respiratory Therapy Bridge Program, 1995
A.S. Emergency Medical Service Technology, 1992
Licenses and Certifications
Florida and National Board for Respiratory Care Registered Respiratory Therapist
National Board for Respiratory Care Adult Critical Care Specialist
Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional (NSTISSI No. 4011)
Information Systems Security Officer (CNSSI No. 4014)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (#1299188)
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
ASA Graduate Statistician (GStat)
Teaching
67-364 - Practical Data Science
67-475 - Innovation in Information Systems
67-272 - Application Design and Development
67-273 - Application Design and Development I
67-274 - Application Design and Development II
67-102 - Concepts of Information Systems
67-301 - Networks and Telecommunications
67-280 - Information System Security
67-313 - Information Systems Audit and Controls
Research
Research interests center on clinical informatics in critical care. Current projects include:Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator Associated Events in the MIMIC III dataset
Information System Security and Healthcare Information Technology
Selected Publications
- Phelps, D. “An Evaluation of Workman’s Model of Psychological Motives for Corporate Harassment Differentiated by Construal of Self.” Global IT Management Association Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2015
- Phelps, D.C. (2015) Information System Security for the Psychologist: An Introduction to the Field. Call Signs Vol 5(2).
- Workman, M., Phelps, D., Gathegi, J. (2012). Information Security for Managers. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN13: 9780763793012
- Workman, M., Phelps, D.C. & Hare, R.C. (2013) A Study of Performative Hactivist Subcultures and Threats to Businesses, Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, 22:4, 187-200
- Phelps, D., Gathegi, J., Workman, M., Heo, M. (2012). Information System Security: Self-Efficacy and Implementation Effectiveness. Journal of Information System Security. Vol 8(1).
- Milne, Kurt; Phelps, Dan. (Dec 2008). IT Controls: Good for Operations. The Internal Auditor 65:6 pg. 80.
- Milne, K. and Phelps, D. (2008). Leveraging IT Controls To Improve IT Operating Performance. Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation.
- Cappelli, D.M., Moore, A.P., Phelps, D., Shaw, E.D., & Trzeciak, R.F. (2007). Research methodology for the CERT insider threat project: Modeling human behavior in cyberspace (FOUO). Pittsburgh, PA: CERT Program, Survivable Enterprise Management, Carnegie Mellon University.
- Milne, K. & Phelps, D., ITPI Research Report: IT Controls Performance Study. Information Technology Process Institute, June 2007.
- Phelps, D., Kim, G., & Milne, K. (2006). Initial Findings from the IT Controls Benchmarking Study. Information Technology Process Institute, WhitePaper Series, February 2006