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Dr. Matt North

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Dr. Matt North

Biography

Dr. Matt North has been teaching in the Information Systems and Technology department at UVU since 2015, after having taught for more than a decade at colleges in Pennsylvania, Argentina and Idaho. His teaching expertise is in database design, development and administration, data analytics, and geographic information systems (GIS). Research areas include data analytics, GIS, and technology pedagogy. He is the author of two books_ Life Lessons & Leadership, and Data Mining for the Masses, as well as numerous journal papers, articles, book chapters, and conference presentations. An award winning professor and scholar, he is a Fulbright alumnus, and the recipient of the Ben Bauman Award for Excellence, the Gamma Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor Award, and the UVU Alumni Outstanding Professor award.

Education

Post-baccalaureate Certificate, Utah Valley University, 2018

Major: Legal Studies

EDD, West Virginia University, 2006

Major: Technology Education

MS, Utah State University, 2002

Major: Business Information Systems

BA, Brigham Young University, 1997

Major: History

Teaching

INFO 4410

Database Administration, Fall 2021

INFO 3410

Database Systems and Warehousing, Fall 2021

INFO 3130

Introduction to Applied Data Analytics, Fall 2021

IT 3350

Intellectual Property and Cyber Law, Summer 2021

INFO 3130

Introduction to Applied Data Analytics, Summer 2021

INFO 4410

Database Administration, Spring 2021

INFO 3410

Database Systems and Warehousing, Spring 2021

INFO 3130

Introduction to Applied Data Analytics, Spring 2021

IT 6350

Law/Ethics/Privacy in Cybersecurity, Spring 2021

Presentations

Crandall, Kodey S. (Presenter & Author), North, Matt (Presenter & Author), 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, "What’s next for blockchain-technology in IoT security?. 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems", AMCIS, Salt Lake City, UT. ()
Crandall, Kodey S. (Presenter & Author), North, Matt (Presenter & Author), Crandall, Kalee (Presenter & Author), Annual International Association for Information Systems Conference, "Digitally Transforming the Professional School Counselor", International Association for Information Systems, Europe -- Virtual Conference. ()
Crandall, Kodey S., Bartholomew, Kim (Presenter Only), North, Matt (Presenter Only), Expanding Your Horizons 2016, "Building Your First Mobile Application with No Coding Experience", Expanding Your Horizons, Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. (March, 2016)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Crandall, Kodey , North, Matt , (2020) "What’s next for blockchain-technology in IoT security?" (vol. 7). Salt Lake City, UT: Americas Conference on Information Systems. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/info_security_privacy/info_security_privacy/7/
Fuller, Ronald , North, Matt , Cardon, Peter , (2019) "Formal Methods for Business Professionals_ How Classical Logic Can Save the World from the Coming Software Apocalypse" . Clearwater Beach, FL: Proceedings of the International Association for Computer Information Systems Conference. https://www.iacis.org/conference/conference.php
Wentworth, Tom , North, Matt , Watson, Emily , Huang, Y.Y. , Rappaport, Joe , (2018) "The Rise and Empowerment of the Citizen Data Scientist" . Orem, UT: RapidMiner. https://rapidminer.com/wisdom-2018/agenda/
North, Matt , Crandall, Kalee , (2018) "How to Cure an Allergic Reaction to Data Analysis" . Orem: SAS-CEP Summer Conference. https://sassummerconference2018.sched.com/event/EadQ/how-to-cure-an-allergic-reaction-to-data-analysis
North, Matt , (2017) "Predictive Analytics Techniques in RapidMiner" . Orem: O’Reilly Publishers. https://learning.oreilly.com/live-training/courses/predictive-analytics-business-cases-in-rapidminer/0636920077282/
Wheeler, Eveldora , North, Matt , (2016) "Using Mobile Technology HelpontheGo App to Support Vulnerable Youth in Crisis" . Atlanta, GA: Council on Social Work Education.

Awards

Alumni Outstanding Educator

Utah Valley University - May 4, 2018

Best Paper – Pedagogy

International Association for Computer Information Systems - October 5, 2017

Ben Bauman Award for Excellence

International Association for Computer Information Systems - October 7, 2010

This award is given annually at the International Association for Computer Information Systems' conference. It is given to one member of IACIS who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.