Kevin D. Matthews
Associate Professor
Dr. Kevin D. Matthews (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Information System (IS) at the Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Prior to joining UNCW as tenure-track faculty in 2020, he served as an Assistant Professor of IS at Ohio University for two years.
Dr. Matthews attended Clemson University in South Carolina where he completed a PhD in Business Administration in 2019 with a concentration in IS. Dr. Matthews is also a graduate of UNCW where he earned his Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems (MSCSIS) in 2008 and subsequently taught IS courses for five years before continuing his studies at Clemson. Prior to his time at UNCW, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
In addition to his academic career, Dr. Matthews has entrepreneurial experience, having operated a web development firm in Wilmington from 2008 through 2013. Through this venture, he designed and developed websites and data-driven, web-based systems for local businesses across North Carolina. In other, non-academic roles, Dr. Matthews has worked in a variety of industries such as food service, retail, warehousing, collections & call centers, graphic design & marketing, secondary education (high school mathematics), wealth management, and air travel. A proud native of North Carolina, Dr. Matthews is a first generation college student and grew up on a farm just outside of Fayetteville, NC.
To learn more about my research and scholarship, click the Scholars@UNCW link.
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems, Clemson University
M.S. in Computer Science and Information Systems, University of North Carolina Wilmington
B.S. in Computer Science, Methodist University
Specialization in Teaching
Programming Concepts and Logic
Business Application Development
Web Development (Client- and Server-side) and Web Technologies
Database Design and Management
Software/Systems Analysis and Design
General Management of Information Systems and Technology
Human-AI Collaboration and Uses in Business
Healthcare Information Systems
Research Interests
Personal Use of Technology and its Affect on Organizational Decisions
Personal Identity and Technology Usage
Disclosure of Personal Information Online and by other Digital Means
Unintended and Dark-Side Effects of Information Systems and Technology
Applying Design Science Methodologies
Developing Robust, Practical Software Solutions that Solve Real-World Business and Industry Challenges
How People Learn
How to Apply Evidence-Based Principles to Pedagogy in Technical Courses such as Business Application Development