Faculty
This listing includes all faculty (professors, instructors, adjuncts, lecturers, etc.) that teach in program specific courses within the major. This does not necessarily include those who teach general education classes.

Steve Graham

Position: Associate Professor
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Tom Halverson

Position: Associate Professor
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences


Education:
Ph.D., North Dakota State University
M.S., Moorhead State University
B.S., Moorhead State University
I am a senior member of the Computer Science faculty, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses. My current teaching is focused in the areas of Program Languages, Operating Systems, and Advanced Database topics. I also serve on several university and college committees along with working with students as academic advisor and graduate project advisor.

Education:
Ed.D., University of South Dakota
M.S., Dakota State University
B.S., Mississippi University For Women
Barbara teaches for the College of Business and Information Systems at University Center in the area of information systems, computer science, and networking. Other areas of work include web and database design for small companies and local users, and advising online and University Center students.

Austin O'Brien

Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Wayne Pauli

Position: Professor / Coordinator for the D.Sc. in Cyber Security
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Ronghua Shan

Position: Associate Professor / Program Coordinator of Information Systems
Department: College of Business and Information Systems

Dr. Streff is professor and director of the FinTech Cyber Lab, which is part of the Madison Cyber Labs (MadLabs), an interdisciplinary security and privacy research center at Dakota State University. He has extensive knowledge of the financial services industry, including banking, insurance, and credit operations. Dr. Streff is founder and strategist of SBS Cybersecurity, a security consulting, education and auditing firm focused on improving security in community banks and credit unions across the country. Dr. Streff is founder and past president of InfraGard - South Dakota, a partnership program between private industry and the U.S. government. Dr. Streff has testified several times to congressional committees in the field and in Washington DC, helping lawmakers understand the security issues which need attention in the banking sector. He speaks nationally on security issues and solutions relevant to small and medium-sized banks, and has worked with Inc. Magazine, Forbes, CNN, National Public Radio, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal to communicate his ideas.

Josh Stroschein

Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences



Joel Wohnoutka

Position: Adjunct Instructor
Department: Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences