Eduardo Villacis Calderon
Researcher · Educator · Innovator

Eduardo D.
Villacis Calderon

Accounting & Information Systems | UTEP

📍 El Paso, Texas, USA

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About Me

I am Eduardo (David) Villacis Calderon, a researcher and educator in the field of Accounting and Information Systems. My work spans AI, healthcare IT, privacy, and information security.

Research Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Healthcare information technology
  • Privacy
  • Information security
  • Trust
  • Virtual communities

Research Methods

Survey Secondary data analysis Qualitative analysis Theory building

Technical Skills

CC++C# JavaJavaScriptMATLAB MicroStrategyPHPPython RRubySAS SnortSQLTableau

Research Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles and refereed conference proceedings.

Journal Articles

2025International Journal of Information Management
01

Workplace cyberbullying: A multidisciplinary review and agenda for future research in the era of artificial intelligence

Yan, J., Leidner, D. E., Balozian, P., Villacis Calderon, E. D., & Ionescu, R.

2024Finance Research Letters
02

Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence

Grove, S., Nelson, A., Villacis-Calderon, E. D., & Dow, K. E.

2023Data and Information Management
03

How Facebook's newsfeed algorithm shapes childhood vaccine hesitancy: An algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency (FAT) perspective

Villacis-Calderon, E. D., James, T. L., & Lowry, P. B.

2022Information & Management
04

The mediating role of group dynamics in shaping received social support from active and passive use in online health communities

James, T. L., Villacis Calderon, E., Bélanger, F., & Lowry, P. B.

2021Information Technology & People
05

The moderating effect of technology overload on the ability of online learning to meet students' basic psychological needs

James, T.L., Zhang, J., Li, H., Ziegelmayer, J.L. and Villacis-Calderon, E.D.

2017Expert Systems With Applications
06

Exploring patient perceptions of healthcare service quality through analysis of unstructured feedback

James, T.L., Villacis Calderon, E., and Cook, D.F.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

2024HICSS

Sentiment in Big Tech's Investor Relations: Does the Discourse Predict Future Stock Movements?

Goldberg, D., Hong, S., & Villacis Calderon, E.

2017DSI Proceedings

Crafting a Persuasive Crowdfunding Campaign: The Effect of Big-5 Language Style on Crowdfunding Success

Villacis Calderon, E., James, T.L., & Townsend, D.

2014DSI Proceedings (Best Paper Nominee)

Exploring the SERVQUAL Dimensions in Healthcare: A Text Mining Approach

Villacis Calderon, E., James, T.L., Cook, D.F., & Keeling, K.B.

Invited Book Chapters

2015Trends and Research in the Decision Sciences

A Text Mining Approach for Exploring Service Quality in Healthcare

Villacis Calderon, E., James, T.L., Cook, D.F., & Keeling, K.B.

Conference Presentations

Presentation

Do Not Let the Lexicons and Their Components Drive Your Results

2024
INFORMS Annual Meeting — Seattle, WA
Presentation

Sentiment in Big Tech's Investor Relations: Does the Discourse Predict Future Stock Movements?

2024
HICSS — Oahu, HI
Presentation

Feeling Strong by Mourning in Online Health Communities

2022
INFORMS Annual Meeting — Indianapolis, IN
Poster

Immunizing Parents against Vaccine Misinformation: The Role that Trust plays in Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy

2019
Virginia Tech Latinx Symposium — Blacksburg, VA
Presentation

Crafting a Persuasive Crowdfunding Campaign & How Group Dynamic Shape Perceptions of Social Support

2017
Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting — Washington, DC
Presentation (Best Paper Nominee)

Exploring the SERVQUAL Dimensions in Healthcare: A Text Mining Approach

2014
Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting — Tampa, FL

Teaching

Courses in artificial intelligence, information security, business intelligence, database management, and analytics.

CIS 4399 – Current Topics in Information Systems:
Business AI Applications

Design, implementation, and deployment of AI driven applications in business.

Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

CIS 4365 – Database Management

Design, implementation, and management of relational databases. SQL, data modeling, and administration.

Fall 2022 – Fall 2025

CIS 3330 – Analytic Programming Tools

Programming tools for data analysis using Python.

Spring 2023 – Fall 2024

CIS 3301 – Intro to Data Process & Prog

Data processing fundamentals and programming for information systems.

Spring 2023, Fall 2024

BIT 5424 – Adv. Business Info Visualization & Analytics

Graduate-level data visualization and business analytics using Tableau

Spring 2022

BIT 2164 – Foundations of Security Environments

Principles of security environments in computing and information systems.

Fall 2021

BIT 4614 – Information Security

Information security concepts, threat models, and defensive strategies.

Summer 2021

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2022

Ph.D in Business Information Technology

Virginia Tech

2017

M.S. in Business Administration (Business Analytics)

Virginia Tech

2016

B.A. in Computer Science — Cum Laude

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Work Experience

2022–

Assistant Professor

The University of Texas at El Paso — Accounting & Information Systems

2016–17

Graduate Assistant — Software Dev & InfoSec

Virginia Tech — Finance IT

2015

Senior Software Developer

CRIFA – SLONCORP

2014

Software Developer (Intern)

Virginia Tech — Finance IT

2013–14

Junior Software Developer

CRIFA – SLONCORP

Service & Leadership

  • Associate Editor — ICIS 2024
  • Faculty Advisor — Association of Information Technology Professions (AITP), 2022–2025
  • Reviewed for: Information Systems Journal, Internet Research, Information Systems Frontiers, Finance Research Letters, ICIS (2019–2021), AMCIS 2021, CIST 2021
  • Virginia Research Seminar Series — Technical Assistant (March 2018)
  • Student Representative — Graduate Students Assembly, 2017–2021