Jean French
Professor, Computing Sciences and Department Chair
Contact Jean French
843-234-3430 jennis@coastal.eduAcademic Office and Classroom Building 2 (AOC2) 232
FALL 2021 Office Hours: TBD
Biography
Before transitioning full-time to academia, Jean French held multiple positions in the information technology field including the web manager for the University. French is highly-trained in assessment is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and program evaluator. She earned her Bachelor of Science in environmental geosciences from Boston College (1995), an MBA from the University of Massachusetts/Boston (2000), and a Ph.D. in computer information systems from Nova Southeastern University (2011). She also earned a graduate certificate in information assurance: administration in information security from Nova Southeastern University while studying for her Ph.D. She is a member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the academic honor society of the Association for Computer Machinery. She is published in the fields of computer information systems for both pedagogy and field research.
Current Appointments
Professor, Computing Sciences, Coastal Carolina University: 2018 to present
Department Chair, Computing Sciences, Coastal Carolina University: 2018 to present
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems, 2011, Nova Southeastern University
Graduate Certificate, Information Assurance: Administration, Nova Southeastern University
M.B.A, 2000, University of Massachusetts/Boston
B.S. in Environmental Geosciences, 1995, Boston College
Teaching/Research Interests
assessment, women in STEM, multimedia, web systems, affective information retrieval