Research

RESEARCH AREAS

My areas of research interest include: non-technical aspects of cyber defense such as cyber awareness, education and training; knowledge management and workplace learning; design theory; project management; and learning designs for online, blended, mobile, mixed-reality, and simulations.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • Snyder, M.M. (PI), Dringus, L.P. (CoPI), Chenail, R., Schladen, M.M., & Oviawe, E., President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant. Usable Remote Monitoring Technologies: Informal Caregivers’ Perspectives. Award: $7,300.00.
  • Oviawe, E. (PI), Snyder, M.M. (CoPI), & Dringus, L.P. (CoPI), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). Osteopathic Institutional Research. Development of an Advanced 3D Immersive Simulation-based Application for Enhanced Interprofessional Core Competency and Patient-Centered Care. Award: $5,000.00.
  • Oviawe, E. (PI), Pinnock, S. (CoPI), & Snyder, M.M. (CoPI), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). Osteopathic Institutional Research. Cognitive Task Analysis: A Guide to the Development of a Simulation-based Instructional Module for Enhanced Patient Centered Care and Interprofessionalism. Award: $2,986.00. Award announcement: https://www.aacom.org/news-and-events/publications/iome/2016/june-2016/2016-medical-education-research-grant-awardees

MOST CURRENT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Snyder, M.M., Dringus, L.P., Maitland-Schladen, M.M., Chenail, R. & Oviawe, E. (2020). Remote monitoring technologies in dementia care: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of family caregivers’ experiences. The Qualitative Report 25(5).

Snyder, M.M. & Dringus, L.P. (2019). IPA as a method for identifying training needs for informal caregivers. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 57(2), 111-121.

Snyder, M.M. (2019). Designing socially-mediated reflection in online discussions. FDLA Journal, 4(3), 1-8. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fdla-journal/vol4/iss1/3/

Tu, W. & Snyder, M.M. (2016). Developing conceptual understanding in a statistics course: Merrill’s first principles and real data at work. Educational Technology Research & Development. doi: 10.1007/s11423-016-9482-1.

Snyder, M. M. & Dringus, L.P. (2014). An exploration of metacognition in asynchronous student-led discussions: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 18(2), 29-48.

MOST CURRENT PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

Bernauer, J.A., Chatfield, S., Cooper, R., Mangrum, R. & Snyder, M.M. (2021). The scientific nature of qualitative inquiry: An unscripted panel. Presentation at The Qualitative Report 12th Annual Conference (January 12-14, 2021). Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Arceneaux, E.J., Dringus, L.P., Snyder, M.M., Wang, L., & Gaeta M.S. (2021). A qualitative study of the phenomenon of physicians’ user experience (UX) pain points with electronic health record systems. Presentation at The Qualitatative Report 12th Annual Conference (January 12-14, 2021). Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Antonucci, A., Levy, Y., Snyder, M.M. & Dringus, L. (2020). Towards an assessment of pause periods on user habituation in mitigation of phishing attacks. Proceedings of the KSU Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Practice (October 23, 2020). ISSN: 2472-2898. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp/2020/

Melnyk, R., Snyder, M., & Verner, A. (2020). An analysis of the effectiveness of applying a machine learning approach for classification of technical documents in knowledge discovery systems. Presentation at the 2020 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August 10-14, 2020. Online.

Snyder, M.M. & Dringus, L.P. (2019). Informal caregivers’ perspectives on the use of remote monitoring technologies. Presentation at the Aging in America Conference, American Society on Aging (ASA), April 15–18, 2019. Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.

Hernandez, H.B., Dringus, L.P., Snyder, M.M., & Wang, L. (2019). Research in progress: Usability challenges with insulin pump devices in diabetes care: What trainers observe with first time pump users. Proceedings of the Southern Association for Information Systems Conference, St. Simon’s, Island, GA, USA March 22nd–23rd, 2019.

Snyder, M.M., Salinas, M., & Scanlon, M. (2018, June). Using experiential learning in course curriculum: The case of a core engineering course. Paper presented at the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.

Snyder, M.M. & Dringus, L.P. (2018). Using interpretative phenomenological analysis as a method for identifying training needs relating to the use of remote monitoring technologies among informal caregivers. Paper presented at the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) 63rd Annual Meeting, November 14-16, 2018, St. Petersburg, FL.

Snyder, M.M., Dringus, L.P., Maitland-Schladen, M.M., Chenail, R. & Oviawe, E. (2018). Using interpretative phenomenological analysis in human-computer interaction research. The Qualitative Report Ninth Annual Conference: The Phenomenology of Qualitative Research, January 11-13, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Wilkerson, W.S., Levy, Y., Kiper, J.R., & Snyder, M. (2017). Towards a development of a social engineering eXposure index (SEXI) using publicly available personal information. Kennesaw State University Proceedings on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice.

Hewitt, J. & Snyder, M.M. (2016). The application of knowledge management principles to the design of blended learning professional development for adjunct faculty. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. November 20-22, 2016. Kissimmee, FL.

Schladen, M.M., Snyder, M.M., Terrell, S.R., & Libin, A.V. (2016). Designing online resources to support virtual patients: Preferences of millennial women in physician and physician assistant training programs. Proceedings of the MedBiquitous Annual Conference. May 15-17, 2016, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. http://medbiq.org/conference2016/women

Snyder, M.M. (2016). What if a Robot Could Help me Care for my Parents? Using Photo Elicitation with Pre-users of Robot Care for the Elderly. The Qualitative Report Seventh Annual Conference, January 14-16, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Snyder, M.M., Cohen, M., Dringus, L., Syler, R., & vom Brocke, J. (2015). The Next Decade of Online Learning in Higher Education: “Blue Ocean” Strategies for the Design and Delivery of IS Graduate Programs. 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 13-15, 2015. Puerto Rico.

Schladen, M.M. & Snyder, M.M. (2015). Development of an Instructional Design Theory of Virtual Patients. Proceedings of the MedBiquitous Annual Conference. May 18-19, 2015, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. http://www.medbiq.org/conference2015/idtheory

Fernandez, R. & Snyder, M.M. (2015). Application of Cognitive Apprenticeship in an Online Computer Science 1 Course: A Model Construction and Validation Case. Presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). April 16-20, 2015. Chicago, IL.