Academic & professional record
Scholarship
& Teaching
Research, publication, teaching, service, and professional work across technology, education, cybersecurity, leadership, and human behavior.
Awards & Fellowships
2023
Purdue Global Service-Learning Fellow — Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL).
2019
Teamwork Taskforce Outstanding Team Award, Purdue University Global, College of Social and Behavioral Science.
2018
Purdue University Global Spirit Award for design and development of a Cloud Computing degree program.
2017
Faculty Scholarship Award, Kaplan University (now Purdue University Global).
2017
McJulien Scholar Best Paper Award, AECT International Convention.
2016
Research Fellow, Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research (CEITR).
2015
Best Conference Presentation, Academic Forum, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Publications & Presentations
Migliore, L., Geer, S., & Ferebee, S. (2026). Remembered awareness: A wilderness survival analogy for trustworthiness in qualitative data analysis. Workshop. TQR 17th Annual Conference March 24, 2026, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Fudge, T., & Ferebee, S. (2026). The impact of geofencing in criminal justice. The Intersection of Technology and Criminal Justice. IGI Global.
Ferebee, S. (2025). AI and accessibility: Breaking barriers for people with disabilities. Premier Journal of Artificial Intelligence, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.70389/PJAI.100012
Ferebee, S. (2024). Predicting tomorrow: A review of machine learning's role in shaping environmental forecasts. Premier Journal of Data Science, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.70389/PJS.100008
Fudge, T., & Ferebee, S. (2024). Search and rescue drones: Balancing security and privacy with preserving life. In A. Shah, & Z. Jhanjhi (Eds.), Cybersecurity issues and challenges in the drone industry (pp. 108-127). IGI Global.
Ferebee, S., & Lessen, N. (2023). New business models for Society 5.0. In L. Carvalho, C. Silveira, L. Reis, & N. Russo (Eds), Internet of behaviors implementation in organizational contexts. (pp. 267-287). IGI Global.
Flynn, C., Lucore, K., Ferebee, S., Haber, J. (2023). Supporting virtual student volunteers. 2023 IARSLCE Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Ferebee, S. & Morrissett, L. (2023). Building a learner community for online service learners at Purdue Global. Poster Presentation, 2023 IARSLCE Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Ferebee, S., Haber, J., & Dunn, K. (2023). Service Learning Fellows: Driving Purdue Global’s Service and Engagement. 2023 IARSLCE Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Arrington, A., Ferebee, S., & Kenneston, A. (2023). Exploring educational implications and strategies of using ChatGPT in courses at online higher education institutions. Knowledge Without Boundaries, October 12, 2023.
Ferebee, S., Flynn, C., Haber, J., & Morgan, M. (2023). Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning: Fellows Program. Community Engagement Alliance Summit, 9-22-2023.
Ferebee, S. (2023) Dialogic Spaces in Online Higher Education. TCC Conference 2023. April, 2023.
Ferebee, S. & Fudge, T. (2023). Building Learner Communities in Online Higher Education. TCC Conference 2023. April 2023
Ferebee, S. (2022). Metaverse: The ethical dilemma. In T. Fudge (Ed.), Exploring ethical problems in today’s technological world (pp. 315-330), IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5892-1.ch016
Fudge, T., & Ferebee, S. (Eds.). (2021). Curriculum development and online instruction for the 21st century. IGI Global.
Deem, J., Beyer, S., Dana, H., Chicone, R., Ringler, I., Ferebee, S., Strouble, D. (2020). Increasing student success with team projects in the virtual classroom. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (Sept. 2020).
Lawlor, A. & Ferebee, S. (2020). Native American cultural identity exploration in their postsecondary education: A narrative inquiry. In K. Setzkorn, Editor, N. Patnayakuni, Editor & T. Burton, Editor (Eds.), Socioeconomics, diversity, and the politics of online education (Chapter 9). IGI Global.
Setzkorn, K., Burton, T., Farrelly, C., & Ferebee, S. (2020). Gender gap: Factors affecting female students’ retention in an online undergraduate IT program. In K. Setzkorn, Editor, N. Patnayakuni, Editor & T. Burton, Editor (Eds.), Socioeconomics, diversity, and the politics of online education (Chapter 5). IGI Global.
Valentine, D., Ferebee, S., Heitner, K. (2019). The effect of wellness programs on long-term contract employees’ workplace stress, absenteeism, and presenteeism. International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 10(4).
Ferebee, S., Kebritchi, M. (Eds.). (2018). Transforming learning with smart technology [Special issue]. International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications, 6(1).
Ferebee, S., Kebritchi, M. (2018). Guest editorial preface: Special issue on transforming learning with smart technology. Transforming learning with smart technology [Special issue]. International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications, 6(1).
Setzekorn, K., Ferebee, S., Burton, T. (2018). Gender gap: Impact of faculty gender on IT student outcomes. Presented at 2018 Virtual General Education Conference, May 9, 2018.
Hyland, R. & Ferebee S. (2017). Creating loyal customers in a contact center environment. Journal of Leadership and Management, 1(9). Retrieved from http://leadership.net.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/111
Ferebee, S. & Lawlor, A. (2017). Leading change for American Indian/Alaskan Native postsecondary cultural influences using secondary data. 2017 AECT International Convention, November 11, 2017. Jacksonville, FL. Award:
Chicone, R., Burton, T. & Ferebee, S. (2017). Cybersecurity education: Using Facebook’s open source Capture The Flag platform as a hands-on learning and assessment tool. IACIS 57th Annual International Conference, October 4-7, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Holland, A., Dooley, G. Fedock, B., Ferebee, S., & Bailey, L. (2017). Meditation, mindfulness, and critical thinking: Individual characteristics in online higher education. Second Canadian International Conference on Advances in Education, Teaching, & Technology 2017 (EduTeach2017), July 29, 2017, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
Kebritchi, M., Holland, A., Stout, M., Ferebee, S. (2016). Critical thinking and meditation in online higher education: A quasi-experimental study. Presented at OLC Accelerate 2016, November 16, 2016, Orlando FL.
Fedock, B., Holland, A., Ferebee, S., Dooley, G., & Bailey, L. (2016). Meditation and critical thinking and individual characteristics. Presented at E-Learn 2016 – World Conference on E-Learning (AACE), November 14, 2016, Washington, D. C.
Ferebee, S., Davis, J., Bates, M. & Beyer, S. (2015). The relationship of Bible medium to Bible perception. The Exchange, 4(2), online edition.
Ferebee, S., Davis, J., Bates, M. & Beyer, S. (2015). The relationship of Bible medium to Bible perception. Presented at Academic Forum March 2015, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. ISSN 2164-8859(online)
Ferebee, S. (2014). Design and development of a lead management system. Poster presentation. Faculty Symposium, June 4, 2015, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
DeHaven, D. & Ferebee, S. (2012). Why gaming is important in higher ed. Techonomy, November 2012.
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J. (2012). Emergent leadership, persuasion, and trust in virtual leaderless groups. The Exchange, 1(1), 128-141.
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J. (2012). The Neural Persuasion Model: Aligning Neural Readiness, Perceived Need and Intervention Strategies. Persuasion 2012 Conference, Linkoping Sweden, June 2012.
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J. (2011). Persuading library use in technologically structured individuals. Library Hi-Tech. 29(4) 586-604. Emerald Publications.Persuading Library Use in Technologically Structured Individuals
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J. (2011). Neural persuasion: A persuasion model for the technologically structured individual. Persuasive 2011, June 2-5, 2011. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.
Davis, J. & Ferebee, S. (2011). Teaching mathematics using mediated and mixed-mediated communication models. 9th. International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA 2011). Orlando, Florida.
Ferebee, S. (2010). Successful Persuasive Technology for Behavior Reduction: Mapping to Fogg’s Gray Behavior Grid. Presented at Persuasive 2010, Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ferebee, S. & Davis J. (2009). Factors that Persuade Continued Use of Facebook Among New Members. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology. New York: ACM.
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J. (2009). The Innovation Architectures of Facebook. In Ozok, A. & Zaphiris, P. (Eds), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Online Communities and Social Computing (pp. 323-325), Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Ferebee, S. & Davis, J.W. (2008). A Descriptive Study of Behavior in Virtual Teams. Presentation at the AERO 2008 Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Ferebee, S. The influence of gender and involvement level on the perceived credibility of web sites. Presented at Persuasive Technology Conference 2008. Oulu, Finland.
Ferebee, S. (2008). The influence of gender and involvement level on the perceived credibility of web sites. In Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Hasle, P., Harjumaa, M., Segerstahl, K., & Ohrstrom, P. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Persuasive Technology (pp. 279-282), Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Ferebee, S. (2007). An examination of the influence of involvement level of web site users on the perceived credibility of web sites. Presented at Persuasive Technology Conference 2007, Stanford University.
Ferebee, S. (2007). An examination of the influence of involvement level of web site users on the perceived credibility of web sites. In De Kort, Y., IJsselsteijn, W., Midden, C., Eggen, B., & Fogg, B. (Eds.), (176-186). Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Persuasive Technology. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg.
Teaching
Courses and doctoral work have included:
Global Cyber DefenseData Analytics SecurityCritical Infrastructure SecuritySupply Chain SecurityIT Security Auditing & AssessmentLegal & Ethical Issues in ITWireless, Mobile & Cloud SecurityPlatforms, Application & Data SecurityIdentifying & Managing RiskLeadership Theory & PracticeInformation Systems ManagementKnowledge Worker Information SystemsTeam, Departmental & Organizational Information SystemsWriting & Critical Thinking for the IT ProfessionalData Structures & AlgorithmsProgrammingDoctoral ResidencyHuman-Computer InteractionNetwork Architecture & CyberOperationsSecure Network Design & EngineeringManagement of Information SecurityDissertation Chair
Professional Memberships
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community EngagementAmerican Association of University ProfessorsEpsilon Pi TauInternational Institute of Informatics and SystemicsAssociation for Computing MachineryIEEEAmerican Psychological Association