Ryan Wright is a Professor of IT and the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research at the McIntire School of Commerce. Professor Wright's research interests include cybersecurity, privacy, and the diffusion of innovations. He has over 80 publications in outlets such as MIS Quarterly; Information Systems Research; Journal of the AIS; and Journal of MIS. He has also garnered funding from the National Science Foundation, the state of Massachusetts, and the state of Virginia. His research has been featured in Harvard Business Review; The Washington Post; Forbes; Seattle Post-Intelligencer; The Australian; USA Today; Fast Company; Psychology Today; and many other outlets.