Leila A. Halawi

Dr. Leila Halawi is a tenured associate professor and research coordinator with the College of Aviation, Department of Graduate Studies, Worldwide Campus. Dr. Halawi served as the Program Chair for the Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability (AASI) program and the Graduate Certificate in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability, the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MMIS) Program Chair, MIS Discipline Chair, Chair of the Research Committee for the Senate, and the Director of Research for the College of Business. She developed the MMIS curriculum. She also started Alliances with SAS®, Tableau, and Microsoft. The Partnership with SAS resulted in a joint Business Intelligence and Analytics specialization certificate. She holds a Certification from Sloan C Consortium in Online Teaching and a certificate from Quality Matters on Applying the QM Rubrics (APPQMR). She is a Certified DACUM facilitator and coordinator. She is an editorial review board member for the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK) Mitre Corporation. She is a Reviewer for the Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS) and the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS). She is also a program committee member and reviewer for the European Conference on Social Media (ECSM), the European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM), the International Conference on Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management (ICIKM), the Federated Conference on Computer Science and information systems (FEDCSIS). She is also part of the IT editorial board of the multimedia educational resource for learning and online teaching (MERLOT). She received the SAS 2020 Emerging Educator Award. She co-authored these books: Harnessing the Power of Analytics and Applying Predictive Analytics Finding Value in Data Published by Springer, 2019 & 2022. She contributed to the 8th, 9th, and 10th editions of the Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems Book. She also contributed to the 11th edition of Analytics, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Book. Her research has been published in the Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), the Learning Organization Journal, the Journal of Business Education, the Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management (EJKM), the Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal (AIMSJ), Journal of International Technology and Information Management, Journal of Education for Business, Academy of Healthcare Management Journal (AHCMJ), International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (IJAAA), and the Collegiate Aviation Review International, among others. She is frequently invited to present her research at national and international conferences. Her research interests include knowledge management, Business Intelligence, information systems success and strategy, ethical impacts of information technology, promoting innovation, curriculum development, design, enterprise architecture and systems, and predictive analytics. Her research is centered on developing a curriculum known as DACUM, a semi-structured approach to curriculum design that leverages input from subject matter experts deeply familiar with industry requirements. This endeavor seeks to bolster initiatives to bridge the gap between the demands of sustainability professions, IT/IS/MIS roles, and university course offerings. The overarching objective is to underscore the significance of cultivating a workforce adept at meeting industry demands by crafting curricula tailored to industry needs in sustainability and IT/IS/MIS fields. This involves fostering robust communication channels between academia and industry to optimize student preparation for the workforce. She is also leading a research endeavor funded by a NIST grant titled "Integrating Engineering and Aviation Standards in Higher Education Curriculum." Dr. Halawi lives in Clearwater, Florida, and enjoys traveling, swimming, publishing, and attending national and international conferences.