About the Author

Dr. Matthew North is a professor of information systems at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, USA. He has taught courses in database design, management, administration, security, and data analytics for more than two decades, and previously worked in industry as a software engineer and data analyst for various companies. He has held professorships at Washington & Jefferson College, The College of Idaho, and as a Fulbright appointee at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional in Santa Fe, Argentina. He continues to consult with various organizations on data analytics projects as well.

Dr. North holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in Business Information Systems from Utah State University, a doctorate in Technology Education from West Virginia University, and a professional certificate in Applied Data Science from MIT. He is the author of the book Life Lessons & Leadership (Agami Press, 2011) and numerous scholarly papers and articles on data, technology, and pedagogy. His doctoral dissertation on the topic of teaching models and learning styles in introductory data mining courses earned him the IEEE New Faculty Fellow award from the Center for Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE). In 2022, Dr. North was named Computer Educator of the Year by the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS).

To contact Dr. North, please email him at mnorth@uvu.edu.