About me
Dr. Elizabeth Rasnick is an Assistant Professor at the University of West Florida’s Center for Cybersecurity. As a first-generation college student and a woman in STEM, she is driven to recruit and retain underrepresented populations into the cybersecurity talent pipeline. Her goal for students is that they understand cybersecurity is ever-evolving and they need to continuously update their skills. Dr. Rasnick’s research includes investigating recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in cybersecurity, cybersecurity education, cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, and cybersecurity issues in supply chains. She has presented research and run workshops at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Rasnick often speaks to community groups about cyber essentials. She is currently serving as the senior vice president for the Florida affiliate of Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS-FL). Dr. Rasnick holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Longwood University and an M.S. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in Information Technology from Old Dominion University. She has taught computer science and mathematics in public high schools and worked in industry as a programmer and on an incident response team.
