Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Barbara A Hewitt

Professor at Dept of Health Informatics and Info Mgmt, College of Health Professions

Service Activities

Ongoing

Past President/'Supporter, San Antonio Region CyberTech Women (SARCTW). 2023 - Present.
Chair, University Academic Computing Committee. September 1, 2023 - Present.
Chair, Sue E Biedermann Scholarship Review Committee. September 2017 - Present.
Member, Faculty Senate. September 1, 2025 - Present.
Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Information Systems Education. 2024 - Present.
Member, Grade Appeal Committee. September 1, 2024 - Present.
Member, Personnel Committee for School of Nursing. February 8, 2024 - Present.
Member, Texas State University Center for Analytics and Data Science (TXST CADS) Executive Committee. September 1, 2023 - Present.
Chair, HIM Research Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Member, Student Scholarships, Financial Aid, & Awards Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Member, Faculty Awards Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Member, Study Abroad Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Chair, Grade Appeals Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Chair, Library Committee (Coordinator). September 2022 - Present.
Chair, Equipment/Labs/VLab Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Co-Chair, Professional Practice Experience Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Member, HIM Personnel Committee. September 2021 - Present.
Member, Library Representative for HIM. September 2020 - Present.
Reviewer / Referee, Perspectives of HIM. December 2017 - Present.
Member, Learning Management System (LMS) Advisory Committee. December 18, 2017 - Present.
Member, Qualtrics Support Team. September 2016 - Present.
Participant, College of Health Professions Scroll Ceremony. September 2016 - Present.
Member, Master of Health Information Management Advisory Board. September 2016 - Present.
Member, Bachelor of Health Information Management Advisory Board. September 2015 - Present.

2025

Judge for Competition, 1st TXST Data and AI Day (4th TXST Analytics Showcase). April 16, 2025.
Coordinator / Organizer, Women in Cyber Security Lightning Talk Presentations. April 4, 2025.
Reviewer / Referee, Women in Cyber Security Birds of a Feather Proposals. January 2, 2025 - February 4, 2025.

2024

Award Presenter/ Assist in Coordination of Event, San Antonio Area Aspiration Award for National Center for Women in Information and Technology Aspiration Award Recognition. 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Women in Cyber Security. November 5, 2024 - December 15, 2024.
Participant, HOSA -- Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference. October 26, 2024.
Speaker, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). October 26, 2024.
Co-Chair, Grade Appeal Committee. September 1, 2015 - September 1, 2024.
Mini-track Chair, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2024 Conference. October 2023 - August 2024.
Coordinator / Organizer, Women in Cyber Security Lightning Talk Presentations. April 12, 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Women in Cyber Security Review Student Resumes. April 12, 2024.
Participant, School of Nursing Poverty Simulation. April 10, 2024.
Mentor, Women in Cyber Security Mentor. May 2023 - February 2024.

2023

Coordinator / Organizer, San Antonio Area Aspiration Award Coordinator for National Center for Women in Information and Technology Aspiration Award Recognition. September 2013 - 2023.
Chair, San Antonio Women in Information Technology. 2010 - 2023.
Member, University Academic Computing Committee. September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2023.
Member, Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Implementation Working Group. July 25, 2022 - February 2023.
Co-Chair, National Center for Women and Information Technology Summit Academic Alliance Program Planning Committee. September 2020 - 2023.
Reviewer / Referee, Aspiration Award Applicants for National Center for Women and Information Technology. December 2017 - 2023.
Member, Community of Interest, San Antonio Cyber City Initiative. September 1, 2008 - December 2023.
Facilitator, Texas Interoperability Symposium on Friday, September 15. September 15, 2023.
Co-Chair, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2023 Conference. October 2022 - August 2023.
Participant, Baylor Scott & White Education Fair. April 21, 2023.
Participant, HOSA -- Future Health Professionals State Conference. March 2023.
Reviewer / Referee, Women in Cyber Security Student Poster Competition. March 2023.
Judge of poser contest, TXST STEM Conference. March 24, 2023.

2022

Coordinator / Organizer, San Antonio University Women in Technology Symposium. 2014 - 2022.
Member, Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. September 30, 2021 - May 15, 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Learning Technology. August 1, 2015 - 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, International Conference of Information Systems (9 article). 2005 - 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, Americas Conference on Information Systems. 2004 - 2022.
Chair, Health Information Management Clinical Faculty Search Committee. September 2022 - December 2022.
Chair, Radiation Therapy Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee. August 2022 - November 14, 2022.
Participant, Bobcat Days. November 12, 2022.
Panel member, College of Health Professions/Research Development Committee/ Data Science and Informatics in Healthcare Panel Discussion. September 16, 2022.
Zoom coordinator, Master of Health Information Management Orientation. August 20, 2020 - August 2022.
Member, HIM Clinical Faculty Search Committee. December 2021 - July 2022.
Participant, TxHIMA Department of HIM Evening Mixer. June 21, 2022.
Participant, Minor in Health Informatics Curriculum Proposal. September 2021 - May 2022.
Speaker, Texas Computer Science Teacher's Association. February 5, 2022.

2021

Member, HIM Assistant Professor Search Committee. October 2021 - November 2021.
Speaker, Women in Technology and Phishing, Texas State University IT Symposium. October 2021.
Speaker, Women in Technology, Texas State University IT Symposium. October 2021.
Co-Chair, Faculty Student Exchange between Poland and HIM Department. January 2021 - October 2021.
P, Respiratory Care students in Greg Marshall's Class. October 25, 2021.
Attendee / Participant, Grace Hopper Celebration. September 26, 2021 - October 1, 2021.
Chair, Sue E Biedermann Scholarship Memorial Fund Raiser. September 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Student Posters at Grace Hopper Celebration. September 22, 2021 - September 27, 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Grace Hopper 2021 Poster Session Reviewer. September 22, 2021 - September 27, 2021.
Participant, College of Health Professions Open House. September 18, 2021.
Participant, New Tenure-Track Faculty Orientation Round Table Leader Invitation. August 18, 2021.
Organizer, NTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SEMINAR TEXAS-RACIBORZ. October 2021 - April 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Computer Information Systems. April 2021.
Panelist, Computer Science Teachers Association. February 13, 2021.

2020

Member, LMS Migration Team. September 2019 - November 2020.
Member, National Center for Women and Information Technology Summit Academic Alliance Program Planning Committee. September 2019 - September 2020.
Participant, Preparation of the Master of Health Information Management Initial Academic Program Review for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. April 2020 - May 2020.
Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation. February 2020 - May 2020.
Interview, CBSAustin. February 14, 2020.

2019

Reviewer / Referee, Behavioural Information Technology. September 2018 - 2019.
Participant, Bobcat Days. November 2019.
Volunteer, Core 4 STEM Event as presented by the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. November 2012 - November 2019.
Speaker, Cyber Talk Radio. October 22, 2019.
Speaker, Code Jam. September 30, 2018 - September 30, 2019.
Member, LMS Sandbox Training/Evaluation Workshop Team. August 2018 - August 2019.
Speaker, San Antonio Council for International Visitors (SACIV). July 26, 2019.
Undergraduate Advisor, Health Information Management. May 2016 - May 2019.
Member, Review Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management Program. March 2016 - May 2019.
Speaker, San Antonio Lutheran High School. April 29, 2019.
Speaker, Texas A&M University - San Antonio International Girls in ICT Day 2019. April 25, 2019.

2018

Other, Dean of the College of Health Professions Service Award. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Information Privacy and Security. 2014 - 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Student Applicants for Women in Cyber Security Conference. November 12, 2018 - November 14, 2018.
Hosted a table, Palo Alto College STEM Day. November 5, 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Women in Cyber Security Scholarship Applicant Pool. October 2018.
Member, CAHIIM Review and Accreditation Committee for Masters in Health Information Management. January 2017 - September 2018.
Participant, Scroll Ceremony Breakout Interprofessional Education (IPE) Activity Workshop Facilitator. September 2016 - September 2018.
Member, San Antonio Collegiate Institutional Research Consortium. September 1, 2010 - August 1, 2018.
Member, Summative Review Committee - Ms. Jackie Moczygemba. January 2018 - April 30, 2018.
Member, Summative Review Committee - Dr. Ruth Welborn. December 10, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
Participant, Recruitment at Health Information Management Systems Society Conference. March 5, 2018 - March 9, 2018.

2017

Chair, Regional Information Systems Security Association Women in Security Special Interest Regional Group Chair. 2014 - 2017.
Reviewer / Referee, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (10 articles). 2006 - 2017.
Member, Zoom Pilot Study Group. September 2017 - December 2017.
Speaker, Women in Technology, Texas State University IT Symposium. October 13, 2017.
Organizer, Sue E. Biedermann Scholarship Crowd Funding. October 2016 - June 2017.
Member, CAHIIM Review and Accreditation Committee. September 2015 - June 2017.
Participant, Germany Exchange Faculty Representative. May 29, 2017 - June 2, 2017.
Speaker, Texas State University Health Information Management Spring Conference. April 2017.
Participant, Texas HIT Advocacy Day- the Road to Austin. April 12, 2017.
Panel Speaker, Accenture's International Women's Day. March 10, 2017.
Participant, Recruitment at Health Information Management Systems Society Conference. February 19, 2017 - February 23, 2017.

2016

Advisory Committee, San Antonio IT Symposium. 2014 - 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (15 articles). 2010 - 2016.
Speaker, Alamo Area Health Information Management Association Meeting. November 5, 2016.
Participant, Bobcat Days. October 2016.
Participant, College of Health Professions Career Day. October 2016.
Participant, Recruit at American Health Information Management Association Conference. October 2016.
Speaker, Women in Technology, Texas State University IT Symposium. October 2016.
Participant, College of Health Professions Career Day. October 2015 - October 2016.
Participant, Masters of Health Information Management Orientation. August 2016.
Speaker, Texas State University Health Information Management Spring Conference. April 17, 2016.
Co-Chair, Southwest Regional CCDC Co-coordinator, white team coordinator. 2013 - March 2016.
Member, Southwest Decision Support Science Advisory Board. March 1, 2013 - March 31, 2016.
Participant, Bobcat Days. February 2016.

2015

Chair, Track Chair, Economics, Healthcare, Quality, Southwest Decision Science. 2012 - 2015.
University Mentor, Student Advising. 2008 - 2015.
Speaker, Presenter at Alamo Area Health Information Management Association Meeting. 2015 - November 15, 2015.
Mentor, 2 Cyber Patriot V Teams. September 1, 2011 - August 1, 2015.
Member, Employee Search committee: CIS/CS Faculty positions (5), Business Librarian, Career Services Faculty Advisor to several security competitions. 2009 - August 1, 2015.
Member, School of Business CIS Advisory council. September 1, 2009 - August 1, 2015.
Member, Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Committee. 2008 - August 1, 2015.
Member, Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Committee. September 1, 2008 - August 1, 2015.
Member, Employee Search committee: CIS/CS Faculty positions (5), Business Librarian, Career Services Faculty Advisor to several security competitions. September 1, 2008 - August 1, 2015.
Recruiter, Recruiting at San Antonio College. September 1, 2008 - August 1, 2015.
University Mentor, Student Advising. September 1, 2008 - August 1, 2015.
Participant, Alamo Area Cyber Patriot Mayor's Cup. February 2013 - March 2015.
Editor, Health, Quality and Economics, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. March 1, 2011 - March 1, 2015.

2014

Co-Chair, Co-chair, Outreach (Education and Career) & Conferences Subcommittees Information Systems Security Association Women in Security Special Interest Group. 2014.
Member, Web Committee. 2012 - 2014.
Co-Chair, Co-track chair, Security in Healthcare Minitrack, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). 2012 - 2014.
Member, TAMU-SA Web Committee. 2010 - 2014.
Mentor, 2 Cyber Patriot IV teams. September 1, 2011 - August 1, 2014.

2013

Editor, Guest Co-editor, Journal of Information Systems Education, Special Edition: Global Information Security and Assurance in IS Education. 2013.
Chair, Session Chair, Southwest Decision Support Institute. 2012 - 2013.
Member, College of Business Academic Curriculum Committee. 2009 - 2013.
Member, White team member, National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. April 1, 2013.

2012

University Mentor, Faculty Mentor to the MITRE Capture the Flag (CTF) Team. 2012.
Editor, Editorial Team, Journal of Information Privacy and Security. 2012.
Editor, Guest Editor, Journal of Information Systems Education, Special Edition: Global Information Security and Assurance in IS Education. 2012.
Reviewer / Referee, Book reviewer (5 chapters). 2012.
Mentor, 3 Cyber Patriot Teams. 2011 - 2012.
University Mentor, Co-Faculty Mentor to the Texas A&M Panoply Team who placed 2nd at the 1st annual Panoply. 2010 - 2012.
University Mentor, Co-Faculty Mentor to Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) team. 2009 - 2012.
Judge, Imagine Cup, Microsoft National Competition. April 1, 2012.
Judge, Association of Information Technology Professionals, National Collegiate Conference, Security competition. March 1, 2012.

2011

Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Strategic Information Systems (1 article). 2011.
Member, San Antonio College Information Systems Advisory Board. 2008 - 2011.

2010

University Mentor, Faculty Mentor to the SDEG Imagine Cup team who made one of 5 slots in the 2nd round of the US Imagine Cup in Fall 2010 Microsoft Imagine Cup going to National Finals @ Microsoft. 2010.
Member, School of Business Advisory Council. 2009 - 2010.

2009

Member, University Distance Education Committee. 2008 - 2009.

2005

Reviewer / Referee, IS Core Workshop, ICIS (2 articles). 2004 - 2005.

2003

Training Facilitator, Diversity Training Facilitator, Texas State University. 2002 - 2003.

2002

Member, College of Health Professions, Student Information Committee. 2001 - 2002.
Other, Web Master. 2001 - 2002.
Member, College of Health Professions Computer Advisory Committee. 1999 - 2002.

1998

Member, SACS Accreditation, Student Information Team. 1998.