Karanja Erastus
Erastus Karanja, (Ph.D., PMP, A+, N+, S+) is an associate professor of Computer Information Systems (CIS) in the NCCU’s School of Business. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT field. Dr. Karanja holds a master’s degree in computer science and a doctorate in business administration with a concentration in information science and systems. He is a valuable member of the NCCU community, where he continues to provide service, teach and develop curriculums, as well as conduct research.
Within the last 3 years, he has been a part of a team that played significant roles in the establishment of a new degree program, the Bachelor of Science in IT; the creation of a cybersecurity lab; and the certification of the NCCU’s School of Business as a center of academic excellence in cybersecurity, a national designation from the National Security Agency (NSA) and department of Homeland Security.
In addition to working on a $300,000 grant that funded the cybersecurity lab, Dr. Karanja is currently a co-principal investigator on a $149,800 GenCyber grant from the Department of Defense/National Security Agency. If interested, please view his research output online. When not engaged academically, Dr. Karanja enjoys spending time with family, volunteering on PTA boards, coaching soccer, and running.
Education
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Ph.D. |
Business Administration (Concentration: Information |
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M.S. |
Computer Science, Towson University |
Courses
Publications
Karanja, E., Zaveri, J., Miles, A. K., & Day, S. (2024). Theory Use in Project Management Research: An Exploratory Content
Analysis Approach. Evaluation Review, 0193841X241279706. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0193841X241279706
Karanja, E., & Malone, L. C. (2022). The role of industry and academia partnership in improving project management curriculum and competencies. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 38(4), 667-691. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/jeas-12-2020-0200/full/html
Karanja, E., & Malloy, A. D. (2022). Editorial Board Memberships: A Report on the Status of the Leading Information Systems Journals. Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 31(2), 48-83. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/jitim/vol31/iss2/3/
Karanja, E., Grant, D., & Zaveri, J. S. (2021). CIO reporting structure and firm strategic orientation–a content analysis approach. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 23(1), 20-52. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/jsit-02-2020-0022/full/html
Karanja, E., & Malone, L. C. (2021). Improving project management curriculum by aligning course learning outcomes with Bloom’s taxonomy framework. Journal of International Education in Business, 14(2), 197-218. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/jieb-05-2020-0038/full/html
Karanja, E., & Grant, D. M. (2020). Evaluating learner-centeredness course pedagogy in project management syllabi using a content analysis approach. Journal of Information Systems Education, 31(2), 131. https://jise.org/Volume31/n2/JISEv31n2p131.html
Karanja, E. (2017). The role of the chief information security officer in the management of IT security. Information & Computer Security, 25(3), 300-329. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ics-02-2016-0013/full/html
Karanja, E. (2017). Does the hiring of chief risk officers align with the COSO/ISO enterprise risk management frameworks?. International Journal of Accounting & Information Management, 25(3), 274-295. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijaim-04-2016-0037/full/html
Karanja, Erastus and Rosso, Mark A. (2017) "The Chief Information Security Officer: An Exploratory Study," Journal of International Technology and Information Management: Vol. 26: Iss. 2, Article 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58729/1941-6679.1299 Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/jitim/vol26/iss2/2
Karanja, E., & Rosso, M. A. (2017). The Chief Risk Officer: a study of roles and responsibilities. Risk Management, 19, 103-130. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41283-017-0014-z
Karanja, E., & Austin, N. (2014). What are African Americans doing in college? A review of the undergraduate degrees awarded
by US institutions to African Americans: 2005–2009. The Journal of Negro Education, 83(4), 530-548. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7709/jnegroeducation.83.4.0530
Karanja, E., Zaveri, J., & Ahmed, A. (2013). How do MIS researchers handle missing data in survey-based research: A content analysis approach. International Journal of Information Management, 33(5), 734-751. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0268401213000649