Roger McHaney, professor of management information systems, is an expert on business use of technology and how Web 2.0 and tech-savvy millennials impact higher education and learning. He also works with simulation techniques and cloud computing technologies.
His work has been published in many business and education journals. He also has written textbooks and developed a variety of instructional material. He has lectured internationally at locations in India, New Zealand, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
A K-State faculty member since 1995, McHaney teaches courses in management of information systems, information resources management, software development and enterprise computing. His current areas of research include Web 2.0 in education and business, technologies used by millennials, discrete event simulation, educational simulation systems, computer-mediated communication systems, and cloud computing.
His ongoing research includes studies on how social media is impacting business and education, text analytics in simulation and development of online training simulations.
McHaney was recognized for his excellence in teaching by being named K-State's 2006-2007 Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars. He earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from Lake Superior State University, and a doctorate in computer information systems and quantitative analysis from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
McHaney can be contacted at mchaney@k-state.edu.