Priya Whitfield

Background

Priya Whitfield is on the faculty of the Department of Cybersecurity & Information Technology and holds a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. Before Porter, Priya led IT infrastructure for a manufacturing company.

Priya's research focuses on security operations and detection, with related work in identity and access management; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Security operations and detection
• Identity and access management
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Priya regularly teaches courses in Cybersecurity, Information Technology. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Priya builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Priya advises students in the Cybersecurity & Information Technology programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Priya's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in security operations and detection and identity and access management. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on security operations and detection in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on identity and access management, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying security operations and detection to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Priya has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Priya is email (pwhitfield@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Cybersecurity & Information Technology department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.