Donna Ogle is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and joined Rockford University in the fall semester of 2018. She has over 25 years of experience teaching both graduate and undergraduate classes. She has also done corporate training both on-site and in the classroom. She began her career as a programmer, systems designer, and manager in large computer systems development. She worked for Ernst and Young where she consulted with several Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Ogle teaches in the Management Information Systems (MIS), Web Development, Cybersecurity, and Game Development Computer Science degree programs. Classes she taught at other colleges include Computer Science for Engineers, Knowledge Management, Office Suite Software Integration, Programming Logic & Techniques, Computer Software for the Office, Business Information Systems, Introduction to Programming, Integrating Web Technologies in Business, Web Development with HTML, Game Programming and Technologies, Management Information Systems, and Data Storage and Retrieval.

Research Interests
Ms. Ogle’s areas of research include Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Social Media Analytics, and Social Network Analysis. Her PhD dissertation was titled A Social Network Analysis of Organization Development on Social Media.

Publications
She has presented, reviewed, and published at several conferences including internationally in Copenhagen, Denmark and Lyon, France where she received the Best English-Speaking PhD Student Paper Award. Presentation topics include Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Social Media, Technology and Organization Development, Big Data, and Technological Job Loss.

She has published book chapters in Research in Organizational Change and Development, the Handbook of Methods in Organizational Change Research, and Research in Management Consulting on Internal Consulting.

Professional Memberships and Community Service
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academy of Management
Midwest Academy of Management
OD Network
OD Journal
American Association of University Women (AAUW)