Andy Behrens

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
    • 2018 – Present
    • Specializing in Analytics and Decision Support
  • DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
    • 2015 – 2018
    • Specializing in Healthcare Information Systems
  • DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM
    • 2012-2015
    • Specializing in Infrastructure Analysis and Change Management

Experience

Instructor of Information Systems
06/2018-Present
Dakota State University, Madison, SD
820 N Washington Avenue, Madison, SD 57042

Teaching

GS 100 – University Experience
CSC 105 – Introduction to Computers
CIS 123 – Problem-Solving and Programming: Python and HTML/CSS/JS
CIS 206 – Advanced Applications: Word/Powerpoint
CIS 207 – Advanced Applications: Spreadsheet
CIS 208 – Advanced Applications: Database
CIS 275 – Web Application Programming I
CIS 332 – Structured System Analysis and Design
CIS 368 – Predictive Analytics
CIS 372 – Programming for Analytics
CIS 384 – Decision Support Systems
CIS 474 – Big Data and Business Intelligence

Research

  • Health Information Technology
  • Mobile Health
  • System Analysis and Design
  • Data Analytics
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems

Conference Proceedings and Publications

  • El-Gayar, Omar; Elnoshokaty, Ahmed; and Behrens, Andrew, “Understanding Design Features for Continued Use of Wearables Devices” (2021). AMCIS 2021 Proceedings. 10.
    https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2021/healthcare_it/sig_health/10
  • Behrens, Andrew; Noteboom, Cherie Bakker; and Bishop, David, “How can Health Technology Project Communications be Improved in a Hospital” (2019). MWAIS 2019 Proceedings. 4.  https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2019/4
  • Behrens, Andrew; Ragothaman, Kaushik; Bishop, David; and Noteboom, Cherie Bakker, “What are Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Health Information Technology Project Training?” (2019). MWAIS 2019 Proceedings. 13. 
    https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2019/13

Professional Experience

Instructor | Dakota State University | Madison, SD 2018-Present

Sys/Net admin | Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital | 2012 to 2018

  • Complete any helpdesk related task.
  • Troubleshoot network problems to have minimal downtime in a 24/7 environment.
  • Create and manage interfaces within the healthcare information system.
  • Expedite the imaging process by creating gold images and deploying them.
  • Implement VLANs to segment traffic to increase network stability and speed.

Computer Technician | E-Solutions | 2013 to 2015

  • Troubleshoot and resolve PC software/hardware issues
  • Traced and ran cables.
  • Consulted on and provided network and PC services
  • In-house calls

Professional Memberships

Association of Information Systems (AIS)