Bahae Samhan
Interim Department Chair | Associate Professor
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Biography
Bahae Samhan is a BIS Associate Professor. He joined the College of Business in August 2016. Bahae earned his PhD in MIS from Washington State University, his Master’s degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networking from Florida International University, and his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the Applied Science University.
Bahae is also certified by Microsoft as a software engineer and a database administrator. Prior to coming to Illinois State, Bahae taught a variety of IT, CS, and MIS courses.
Bahae has experienced more than 8 years of university teaching both in the U.S. and abroad.
Current Courses
ACC 299.001 Independent Honor Study
ACC 287.001 Independent Study
ACC 400.002 Independent Study
PhD Information Systems
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Other Telecommunications and Computer Networking
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Other Computer Science
Applied Science University
Amman, Jordan
Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Faculty Innovation Award
2024
Faculty Outstanding Service Award
2021
Country Financial Scholarship Award
Country Financial
2017
University Research Grant
2017
Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Faculty Innovation Award
2017
Conference Proceeding
Samhan, B., & Hauck, R. How Team Dynamics Shape Scrum Outcomes. AMCIS (2025)
Samhan, B., Khalil, S., & Ruane, R. Social Network Analysis of Telemedicine Application During The COVID-19 Pandemic. NBES (2024)
AlBaik, O., Tamimi, H., Samhan, B., & Miller, J. Towards A Lean Innovative Approach to Rethinking Employees Turnover. Surviving with Less-Knowledge, but not Knowledge-less: A Case Study. HICSS (2020)
Samhan, B. Self-Diagnosis Mobile Applications: A Technology Trust Perspective. Americas Conference on Information Systems (2019)
Samhan, B., & Hauck, R. Can Information Security Awareness Mitigate Resistance Towards Patients Healthcare Portals?. Americas Conference on Information Systems (2018)
Samhan, B. Understanding Security Awareness Impacts on Healthcare Technology Avoidance Behavior. Southwest Decision Science Institute (2018)
Samhan, B. Patients Resistance towards Health Information Technology A Perspective of the Dual Factor Model of IT Usage. Hawaiian International Conference on System Science (2017)
Samhan, B. Security behaviors of healthcare providers using HIT outside of work: A technology threat avoidance perspective. International Conference on Information and Communication Systems (2017)
Journal Article
Khalil, S., Paola, N., Samhan, B., Midha, V., Davila, A., & Kraus, S. Technological Readiness During Different Stages of the Pandemic: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Approach. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 222 (2026)
Samhan, B., Khalil, S., & Joshi, K. Electronic Health Records Avoidance: An Empirical Investigation from the Technology Threats Avoidance Theory Perspective. International Journal of Business Information Systems (2025)
Samhan, B. Towards A Unified Understanding of Technology Resistance and Avoidance: A Holistic View on Extant Literature and Agenda for Future Research. Foundations and Trends in Information Systems 9.1 (2025): 1-52.
Khalil, S., & Samhan, B. The impact of cloud adoption on talent management: an exploratory study from the “learning organization” perspective. The Learning Organization (2024)
Samhan, B., & Ruane, R. Exploring the Potential Effects of Technology Exposure on Temporary Impulsive Behaviors in Children. Health Behavior and Policy Review (2021)
Samhan, B., & Joshi, K. Disruptive-Technology Avoidance in Healthcare: A Revealed Causal Mapping (RCM) Approach. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (2019)
Samhan, B., & Joshi, K. Switching to Electronic Health Record Systems: A Replication of the User Resistance Model. AIS Transactions on Replication Research (2019)
Samhan, B. Revisiting Technology Resistance: Current Insights and Future Directions. Australasian Journal of Information Systems (2018)
Samhan, B., Crampton, T., & Ruane, R. The Trajectory of IT in Healthcare at HICSS: A Literature Review, Analysis, and Future Directions. Communications of the Assoc for Info Systems (2018)
Samhan, B. Can cyber risk management insurance mitigate healthcare providers’ intentions to resist electronic medical records. International Journal of Healthcare Management (2017)
Samhan, B., & Joshi, K. Understaning electronic health records resistance: a revealed casual mapping approach. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare 9.2/3 (2017): 100-128.
Samhan, B. Why do People resist Patient Portal Systems? An Application of the Dual Factor Model of IT Usage. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 12 (2017)
Presentations
Patients Resistance towards Health Information Technology A Perspective of the Dual Factor Model of IT Usage. Proceedingins of the 50th Hawaiian International Conference on System Science. (2017)
Security behaviors of healthcare providers using HIT outside of work: A technology threat avoidance perspective. In Information and Communication Systems (ICICS) 8th International Conference on (pp. 342-347). (2017)
Resistance of Healthcare Information Technologies Literature Review, Analysis, & Gaps. Proceedingins of the 48th Hawaiian International Conference on System Science. (2015)
Mobile Health Information Technology and Patient Care: A Literature Review and Analysis. WSU academic showcase. (2014)
Mobile Health Information Technology and Patient Care: A Literature Review and Analysis. 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems. (2013)
Mobile Health Information Technology and Patient Care: Methods, Themes, and Research Gaps. Transactions of the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement. (2013)