Biography - Karen L Paullet

Dr. Karen Paullet received her BS in Information Systems, her MS in Communications and Information Systems and her DSc in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University. Her dissertation was An Exploratory Study of Cyberstalking; Students and Law Enforcement in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She received an award for Academic Excellence and Learning from Robert Morris University upon completion of the doctorate.

She has applied her research interests to educate students, organizations and law enforcement throughout Pennsylvania. Her work has been published through various outlets to include the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), the Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON), Conference on Information Systems Applied Research (CONISAR) and The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEInforms).

Dr. Paullet is currently employed by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. She has spent over 13 years working with law enforcement preparing cases using digital evidence for trial. She has also taught Information Systems at Robert Morris University since May 2007.

She has spoken at over 100 engagements throughout Pennsylvania on the CSI Effect, the Dangers of Social Network Sites, Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking. She brings her professional experience in law enforcement and teaching to serve as an Associate Professor in the Information Technology Department. In April of 2011 Dr. Paullet will launch a state wide program on Internet Safety for the Pennsylvania Chapter of Children's Advocacy Centers Multidisiplinary Teams. The program will train 1000 trainers throughout the state of Pennsylvania.