Chad Fenner
Chad Fenner
Assistant Professor
Department
The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences
Education
Ph.D. Cyber Defense, Dakota State University
Ph.D. Information Systems, Dakota State University
M.S., Minot State University
B.S., Minot State University
Biography
Dr. Chad Fenner is an Assistant Professor in The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences.
Fenner has worked with IBM Rochester AS/400 labs, then transferred to global services at Lucent Technologies, later Agere doing system and web administration.
Contact
Office Location: East Hall
Phone: (605) 256-5838
Email
- Risk Managment
- Data Privacy
- Ethics in IT and AI
- Data / Cyber Law
- Data Sovereignty
- Native American STEM / IT development
- Digital Divide
- Data Privacy
- Technology Laws
- IT Workforce
- The Past Decade View of the IS Workforce and Gender Literature: A Systematic Review - HICSS 2022
Authors: Cherie Noteboom, Kalee Crandall, Chad Fenner, Kodey S. Crandall - Native American Community Digital Divide: Student Insights
Authors: Chad R. Fenner (Dissertation)
- How Wearable Technology Will Replace Verbal Authentication or Passwords for Universal Secure Authentication for Healthcare - MWAIS 2018
Authors: Chad R. Fenner, Cherie Noteboom - Native American Rural Community Digital Divide: Student Insights - AMCIS 2023
Authors: Chad R. Fenner, Cherie Noteboom, Omar El-Gayar - Digital Divide in Rural Native American Homes: A Student Perspective - HICSS 57
Authors: Chad R. Fenner, Cherie Noteboom, Omar El-Gayar - Advancing DevSecOps in SMEs: Challenges and Best Practices for Secure CI/CD Pipelines - 2025 IEEE 13th ISDFS
Authors: Jayaprakashreddy Cheenepalli, John Hastings, Khandaker Mamun Ahmed, Chad Fenner - South Dakota Board of Auditors, 2025 Training Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
- Rural Native American Student Digital Divide Perceptions - MWAIS 2025
Authors: Chad Fenner, Cherie Baker-Noteboom