Bonnie Anderson

Bonnie Brinton Anderson is the IB and Eleanor Romney Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University (BYU). Prior to this, Dr. Anderson was chair of the Information Systems Department from 2017 – 2020 and the Driggs Professor of Information Systems.

Professor Anderson is currently engaged in research in the intersection of neuroscience (fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking, etc.) and behavioral information systems security. Bonnie and her colleagues use these neurophysiological tools to examine not only how computer users respond to computer security messages, but also why users respond the way they do. Her work is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the White House Brain Initiative as well as Google Faculty Research Awards. Dr. Anderson’s recent work has been published in the top IS journals.

In addition to teaching classes on user experience design; change management; and systems analysis and design, Bonnie was the director of the Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) program for ten years and Faculty Women’s Association (FWA) President. In addition, she serves on numerous committees at the university and in her professional groups.

She has received numerous awards including the Marriott School Scholarly Excellence Award, the Marriott School Outstanding Faculty Citizen Award, the FWA Scholarship Award, the FWA Citizenship Award, Association for Information Systems (AIS) Distinguished Member Award, AIS Technology Vision Award, Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN) Special Recognition Award, and Information Systems Research (ISR) Best Published Paper Award.

Dr. Anderson has a special passion for mentoring female students and encouraging women in STEM. She has taught over 3000 students and mentored several hundred students in her twenty-three years at BYU.

Bonnie and her husband, Rob, have four daughters. Her hobbies include travel, sports, playing the harp, family activities and the occasional shark encounter.