Kevin D. Matthews
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kevin D. Matthews (he/him) is an Assistant 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 an alum 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 worked in several varied 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.
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
Dr. Matthews's primary teaching specializations include programming concepts and logic, business application development, web development (client- and server-side) and web technologies, database design and management, and software/systems analysis and design. He also teaches courses in general information systems, management of information technology and systems, and healthcare information systems. Dr. Matthews's courses support various undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Research Interests
Dr. Matthews's research interests include the effects of personal use of technology on organizational decisions, personal identity and technology usage, disclosure of personal information online and by other digital means, and unintended and dark-side effects of information systems and technology. In addition, he is interested in how people learn and specifically how to apply evidence-based principles to pedagogy in technical courses such as programming.