Livia Griffith

Livia Griffith is a Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology at James Madison University's College of Integrated Science & Engineering. She has held multiple IT leadership roles at JMU including IT Director of CISE (2013-2024) and Adjunct Faculty (2020-2024). With over 35 years of IT experience, her career includes systems engineering and management roles at Virginia Commonwealth University and Electronic Data Systems.

Education:

• M.S. Computer Science, James Madison University, 2014
• B.S. Management Information Systems, James Madison University, 1983

Research Focus: Specializes in cloud computing security, ethical implications of technology, and networking. Actively promotes IT ethics education through courses like IT 302. Her professional experience spans systems administration, research computing, and clinical systems management.

Teaching: Instructs core courses including Introduction to Information Technology (IT 101), Database Administration (IT 240), and graduate-level Networking/Cyber Security (IA 605).

Professional Contributions: Over 3 decades of technical leadership across academia and healthcare sectors, bridging theoretical IT concepts with practical implementation challenges.