In 2025, Joel I. Larson, MSIM ’08, earned a Ph.D. in Information Technology (Information Assurance & Cybersecurity) from Capella University. Participation in the iSchool’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity concentration sparked his lasting interest in risk management and privacy and set him on the doctoral path. His dissertation examined how technology executives at U.S. public R1 universities manage risk in response to shadow IT. Joel serves as Director of IT Support, Networking & Disaster Recovery at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Michigan.