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I'm Kevin R. Parker, Professor of Informatics, and Founding Chair of the Informatics and Computer Science Department at Idaho State University.

Kevin Parker's Bio:

Dr. Kevin R. Parker is a Professor of Informatics, with an extensive professional and academic background that spans both Computer Science and Information Systems. He has both a Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Information Systems. Dr. Parker developed a reputation as a visionary leader who has successfully shepherded the creation of an interdisciplinary STEM program intersecting multiple colleges across a university. He was responsible for guiding curriculum development, recruiting and hiring multiple faculty members, and developing multiple new graduate programs. He has a comprehensive background in Informatics, Information Systems, and Computer Science. Dr. Parker has taught courses in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, and Geographical Information Systems. He was recognized as 2011 Faculty Member of the Year by the Associated Students of Idaho State University, recognized as an Outstanding Master Teacher by Idaho State University in both 2011 and 2012, and received the ISU College of Business 2002-2003 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 75 peer-reviewed publications, and received the ISU College of Business 2005-2006 Outstanding Research Award. Dr. Parker is an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Senior Member, and in 2007 he was awarded a Curtin University Research Fellowship in Perth, Australia. Dr. Parker is the Founding Chair of Informatics and Computer Science, and he served as Chair from 2013 to 2021, and before that as Chair of Computer Information Systems from 2012 to 2013. In 2013 he was deemed the most capable candidate to forge a strategic alliance of ISU's most prominent computing-intensive majors, Computer Information Systems and Computer Science. He was given the mandate to revitalize a Computer Science program that was in danger of discontinuance. The Informatics and Computer Science Department was at the nexus of two colleges, the College of Business (CoB) and the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE). In 2020 the CS program was deemed strong enough to entrust back to CoSE management. While leading a department positioned as a STEM cornerstone for Idaho State University, Dr. Parker directed the development of multiple new graduate programs, participated extensively in curriculum development at the undergraduate and graduate levels, hired and mentored several faculty members, and earned top evaluations from two deans as well as faculty members serving in the department. He has demonstrated the ability to work effectively and successfully with upper administration, and his nontraditional department was widely considered an exemplary success. As an experienced and innovative technology professional with experience developing software systems for one of the top Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Parker has a thorough understanding of the challenges of STEM education in an increasingly competitive and technologically diverse environment.

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Educational leadership, higher education, programming, front-end development, software development, database design, back-end development, IT consultant, expert witness - CS immigration assessment, education technologist









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