Susan Ferebee, Ph.D., EJD

Scholar. Technologist. Educator.

Exploring how technology, learning, ethics, leadership, and human behavior intersect—and how thoughtful inquiry can make those intersections more useful to people and communities.

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Areas of inquiry

A professional life spanning information technology, cybersecurity, persuasive technology, online higher education, service learning, leadership, ethics, and emerging technologies.

01 / TECHNOLOGY

Technology & Society

Cybersecurity, privacy, generative AI, emerging technologies, persuasive systems, human-computer interaction, and the ethical questions created by technological change.

02 / LEARNING

Learning & Research

Online higher education, learner communities, critical thinking, educational technology, and research into how people learn and construct understanding.

03 / COMMUNITY

Leadership & Community

Service learning, collaboration, organizational leadership, virtual teams, and the creation of meaningful communities across physical and digital spaces.

Selected highlights

A few recent milestones from a broader record of scholarship, teaching, research, and service.

AI's Role in Society

Authored an article on how AI can break barriers for people with disabilities.  

Authored an article on how machine learning shapes environmental forecasts.

Service-Learning Fellow

Named a Purdue Global Service-Learning Fellow through the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.

Technology in Criminal Justice

Co-authored “The Impact of Geofencing in Criminal Justice” in a volume examining the Intersection of Technology and Criminal Justice, examining

how Geofencing technology can protect citizens and improve the capture 

of criminals.

Curriculum & Online Instruction

Co-edited Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century.

Ideas rarely stay inside one discipline. Neither should inquiry.