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Beverly J Davis MS

Associate Professor

Campus: Lafayette
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Department: Technology Leadership & Innovation
Department: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Department: Statewide Technology
Phone: 765.269.9637
Fax:765.496.2328
Mailing Address:
5500 St. Rd. 38 E., AD 2900
Lafayette, IN 47905

Biography:

Beverly Davis is an Associate Professor at the Lafayette, IN statewide location. She is a member of Purdue University's Center for Advanced Manufacturing, the American Society of Engineering Education, The International Leadership Association, International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, The World Future Society, the International Association of Business Disciplines, and the National Institute for Literacy. Professor Davis's research interest is in technology and human behavior and Workforce Development specifically in the Manufacturing work environment. Her work in Technoism, Technology Privacy and Security, Technology Crisis Management, and Technology and Marketing Cycles has been published in numerous journals, trade magazines, and conference proceedings nationwide and internationally. She has interviewed on the topic of Technoism and Technology Security with numerous NPR shows, regional television broadcasts, and international NPR shows. She is a member of the Manufacturing Education Resource Center (MERC) and National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) National Visiting Committee and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Applied Management and Technology.

Publications

Journals

Davis, B. (2007). Situational Prevention and Penetration Testing: A Proactive Approach to Social Engineering in Organizations. Terrorism Issues: Threat Assessment, Consequences, and Prevention. Ed. Merkidze, A.W. New York: Nova Science Publishers. pp. 175-189.
 
Ripley, M.L. & Davis, B. (July, 2007). Trickster Fiddles with Information: The Social Impact of Technological Marketing Schemes. 2007 International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics sponsored by the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics: Orlando, FL. 325-330. 

Davis, B. & Cummings, M. (March, 2007). Advanced Networking Technologies: Reciprocity Lessons for Leaders in Military Operations and Business Ventures. 2007 International Academy of Business Disciplines:  Orlando, FL

Laware, G., Davis, B., & Perusich, K. (Spring, 2006). Systems Thinking: A Paradigm for Professional Development. International Journal of Modern Engineering,  V.6, Number 2.

Laware, G., Davis, B., & Perusich, K. (Spring, 2006). Systems Thinking: A Paradigm for Professional Development. International Journal of Modern Engineering,  V.6, Number 2.

Davis, B. (Spring, 2005). PREPARE: Seeking systemic solutions for technological crisis management (TCM). Journal of Knowledge and Process Management: Wiley Publishers. V. 12, Number 2, pp. 123-131.
 
Davis, B. & Jack, H. (Grand Valley State University) (June, 2005). Reinventing Manufacturing Engineering: Refocusing and Exploring Future Opportunities for Students. 2005 ASEE Conference: CD ROM. Portland, OR *Selected for on-line publication by the National Center for Manufacturing Education Resource Center (www.ncmeresource.org). 
 
Morgan, J. (Princeton University), & Davis, B. (June, 2005). Promoting Engineering Education as a Career: A Generational Approach. 2005 ASEE Conference Proceedings: CD ROM. Portland, OR

Ripley, M.L. (York University: Toronto), & Davis, B. (October, 2004). Consumer     Behavior, Social Class and Marketing: Technoism and Digital Divisions. Emerging Issues in Business and Technology Proceedings: Myrtle Beach, SC.
 
Davis, B., & Ripley, L. (York University: Toronto, Canada).  (October, 2003). Technology has no conscience of its own: Trickster, Technoism, and technology acquisition life-cycles. 2003 Proceedings of the Emerging Issues in Business and Technology.341-348: Myrtle Beach, SC.

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• Lafayette Statewide Technology