Biography

Dr. Rajni Goel serves as the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Cybersecurity and Information Systems at Howard University. Within the Howard University School of Business, she has held several key leadership roles, including Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Chair of the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, and Founding Director of the Cyber-Security Education and Research Center (CERC)—a center she was instrumental in establishing.

Dr. Goel is an active scholar and grant recipient in the fields of cybersecurity, cyber-risk, Artificial Intelligence risk, and related information systems assurance topics. She has cultivated international research collaborations and is deeply committed to fostering public-private-academic partnerships that enhance student learning opportunities.  Her international engagements include serving as a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar in India, where she contributed to cybersecurity research and curriculum development, and as a cybersecurity speaker in Malaysia through the U.S. Department of State’s International Information Programs. She currently leads the University Academic Excellence Review program and has previously served as Co-Director of the Chair Leadership Academy and as a Faculty Scholar Coach for the Summer Academy.

Dr. Goel holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology with a specialization in information security from George Mason University, a Masters of Science in Mathematics, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Millersville University. She began her career as a High School Mathematics teacher. 

Areas of Expertise

• Cyber Security
• Cyber Risk
• Synthetic Media
• Competitive Advantage
• Artificial Intelligence Risk
• Experiential Learning
• Social Media
• Leadership
• Curriculum Development 

Education

• Ph.D., Information Technology (Focus Area: Information Security), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, in 2003

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

• Information Security
• Information Assurance | Security Strategies|Polices|Law and Ethics
• Java Programming
• Management Information Systems
• E-Business
• Introduction to Computers
• Productions and Operations Management 

Graduate

• MBA Principles of Information Systems
• MBA Information Security
• Cyber Risk Management
• Executive MBA (Online) | Management Statistics and Data Analysis 

Research Interests

• Computer Systems | Cyber Security | Risk Management | AI| Education
• Specialty | Information Security | Cyber Risk | Cyber Security | Privacy | Bias and Ethics in AI  

Research Group Information

• Cyber Security Education and Research Center | 

Research Funding

• IBM | NSA | PWC | Lockheed Martin | FRA 

Related Articles 

• Responding to Work-Force Needs | The Chronicle of Higher Education - Views on how Colleges can partner with employers to teach students 21st century skills

https://connect.chronicle.com/CI-WC-2019-PartneringEmployers-SuffolkU_LP-CHE.html

• Learn How Privacy Security Fit In

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2018/06/03/learn-how-privacy-security-fit-in/