Rate My Professor Diana Young

Young's research addresses practical issues in information systems and technology, including software development methodologies, security investment decisions, IS student attraction, engagement, and retention, technology threat avoidance, social media analytics, information security, and IT career decisions. Her scholarship has real-world implications for IT practitioners, exploring topics like gender disparities and employee turnover in the IT workforce. She has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious outlets such as Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Computer Information Systems, and AIS Transactions on Replication Research. Notable publications include 'Refining Technology Threat Avoidance Theory' (2019), 'How Social Media Analytics Can Inform Content Strategies' (2022), 'Exploring Hospitals’ Use of Facebook: Thematic Analysis' (2018), 'Malware Avoidance Motivations and Behaviors' (2016), and 'Examining the Influence of Occupational Characteristics, Gender and Work-Life Balance on IT Professionals' Occupational Satisfaction and Occupational Commitment' (2023). Young has received the Trinity University Early Career Faculty Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research (2021-22), the Distinguished Achievement Award (2022), and a Service Award recognizing 10 years of service (2025).