Jason-Black

Jason T Black

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PHONE
850-412-7734
OFFICE
Computer & Information Systems
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Office Hours

SBI West Wing Room #413 
 
Monday •  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
Tuesday •  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
Wednesday •  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  
Thursday •  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. , 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
Friday •  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Office Hours

  • MAN 4544  SYSTEM THEORY & DESIGN  TR 3:30PM-4:45PM 
  • MAN 5548  SYSTEM THEORY & DESIGN  R 5:30PM-8:00PM 
  • ISM 5304E  INFO SYSTEMS MGMT           ONLINE 
     

Areas of Interest

  • Mobile Computing (Android)  
  • Educational Technology / Mobile Learning  
  • Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)  
  • Gaming for Learning (Serious Games)  
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)  
  • Business Analytics / Big Data… 

Education

 
  • Business Management, Phd • 1991 
     Florida State University 
  • Business Management, MS • 1992 
    Georgia Institute of Technology 
  • Computer and Information Systems, BS • 1991 
    Florida A&M University 

Work History

  • Associate Professor •  July 2014 – Present 
    Florida A&M University 
  • Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Creativity and Innovation, •  September 2014 – Present 
    Florida A&M University 

Academic Accomplishments

 

  • Co-Director, HBCU Data Science Consortium (HBCU-DSC), funded by the National Science Foundation, South Big Data Hub; $100,000, 12/2020 - Present (project is ongoing beyond grant cycle; http://www.hbcu-dsc.org)  
  • Co-Principal Investigator, FAMU Research, Entrepreneurship and Communication Hub (REACH), funded by the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA); $480,000, 10/1/17 – 9/30/20.  
  • Co-Principal Investigator, FAMU University Innovation Center, funded by US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA), through its University Center competition; $590,000, 10/1/17 – 9/30/22. 

Books / Book Chapters:  

  • Black, J., Hawkes, LW. (2011, 2007).  “Proposing a Children’s Mobile Collaborative Reading Tool”.  Chapter Submission for  Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology, Lumsden, Jo., National Research Council of Canada, New Brunswick, Canada, 2007 (Currently being re-printed).  

Refereed Journal Publications:  

  • Black, J., Hawkes, LW. (2007).  Making the Case for Collaborative Mobile Learning for Reading Comprehension on Handheld Computers.  In  International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, Cambridge, UK, 2007 (Currently being printed).  

Refereed Conference Proceedings:  

  • Ardley, T.W, Clark, C.J & Black, J.T.  (2019, June). Participation in the Program of Excellence in STEM Helps Students to Consider Studying in a STEM Discipline. In Conference Proceedings of the 2019 STEM/STEAM and Education Conference, June 5-7, 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii. (In Print).  
  • Clark, C.J, Black, J.T. & Ardley, T.W  (2019, June). Exposure of Traditionally Underrepresented Students to STEM Research as Incentive to Major in STEM Disciplines. In Conference Proceedings of the 2019 STEM/STEAM and Education Conference, June 5-7, 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii. (In Print). 

 

Awards

  • STARS SLC Award (Best Student Leadership Corps), Florida A&M University (Awarded at the 2012 STARS Celebration, Hampton, VA)  
  • Inductee, Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society: Florida State University, Computer Science, August 1996 – Present.  
  • Inductee, W.E.B. Dubois National Honor Society: Florida State University chapter, Fall 1999 – Present.  

Courses Taught At FAMU

  • MAN 4544  SYSTEM THEORY & DESIGN   
  • MAN 5548  SYSTEM THEORY & DESIGN   
  • ISM 5304E  INFO SYSTEMS MGMT