RESEARCH PROFILE
My research interests connect cybersecurity, educational technology, and human-centered design. I am particularly interested in the decisions learners make when digital risks meet real-world pressure.
Examining the Cybersecurity Awareness–Behavior Gap Among Transition-Age Students and implications for AI-adaptive education.
Transition-age learners increasingly manage their own accounts, devices, money, social relationships, and educational lives. The project investigates why cybersecurity knowledge does not always lead to protective action, and how adaptive learning experiences might better support safer decisions.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
When do learners fail to translate awareness of threats into protective choices, reporting, or help-seeking?
How might learning scenarios respond to different levels of knowledge, confidence, and decision-making patterns?
How can a training intervention be evaluated for usability, learning, and behavior-related outcomes?
METHOD & DEVELOPMENT
The planned direction follows an iterative Design Science Research approach. Specific methods and findings should be updated as the study progresses.
PHASE 01
Review literature, characterize learner needs, and analyze awareness–behavior gaps in relevant digital-risk scenarios.
PHASE 02
Develop an educational artifact with scenario-based learning and adaptation informed by learner needs.
PHASE 03
Assess usability and learning-related outcomes, refine the design, and report limitations transparently.