Matt Booth

Dr. Matthew Booth is an Education Technology Systems Administrator and lecturer in computer science and information technology in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. His work connects the technical demands of educational systems with the everyday needs of faculty and students. Within the Department of Defense’s academic community, he supports large-scale instructional platforms, learning management systems, and educational technologies, with an emphasis on reliability, usability, and instructional continuity.

Dr. Booth teaches Computer Science and Information Technology at multiple universities, with courses ranging from introductory computer science to Operating Systems I and II and Data Mining and Machine Learning. His teaching spans foundational computing concepts, operating system architecture and administration, and the application of machine learning to data analysis. He brings this classroom perspective to his work in educational technology, informing how he supports the systems and policies that faculty and students rely on.

His professional interests include human-computer interaction, user experience, educational technology, and enterprise systems administration. He takes a practical, human-centered approach to solving technical problems and improving instructional tools. His responsibilities also include developing and enforcing information and communications technology policies, connecting cybersecurity and compliance requirements with the realities of distributed learning environments.

Dr. Booth earned his Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands in 2026. His doctoral research examined how corporate security policy specification, monitoring, and rewards influence telecommuters’ perceived necessity for compliance. His broader research interests concern the relationships among organizational policy, human behavior, and information security. He also holds an M.S. in Information Technology from Nova Southeastern University (2020) and a B.S. in Computer Science from Palm Beach Atlantic University (2018).

He is an active member of the Association for Computing Machinery and participates in its SIGCSE and SIGITE communities, which support computer science and information technology education.

Outside of work, Matt is an epilepsy advocate, a devoted Inter Miami CF supporter, a casual gamer, and a self-described terrible golfer.