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8 September, 2015 - 16:42

John C. Beachboard joined the Computer Information Systems faculty at Idaho State University in 2001. He completed the Ph. D. in Information Transfer and the M.S. in Information Resources Management at the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University. He holds an M.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and a B.S. in Public Administration from the University of Arizona. Dr. Beachboard has taught graduate courses in research methods, project management, and IT use in business, and undergraduate courses in IT management, systems architectures, information assurance and networking. He has held staff and management positions developing, implementing and operating information and telecommunications systems for the Department of Defense. He is keenly interested in the development and effective implementation of information technology service management practices within private and public sectors and information technology adoption within the health-care industry.