Stephen Kirkman

Dr. Stephen Kirkman is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the BS Program in Cybersecurity in the College of Computer and Information Sciences. Dr. Kirkman has over 25 years of professional experience including 6 years active duty in the Air Force and 20 years of experience in industry. Dr. Kirkman held various roles in industry, but mostly as a computer security contractor supporting various programs and agencies within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.  He has proficiency in the certification and accreditation of systems, system administration, and a specialization in cyber and computer security.  He has been CISSP certified since 2003. Prior to joining Regis, Dr. Kirkman was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida where he successfully defended his dissertation on trust issues with the cloud and how they might be improved using blockchain technology.