Chrissann Ruehle, Ph.D.
Management Instructor II, Lutgert College of Business - Chair, Internal Stakeholders, Dendritic AI & Data Science Institute Florida Gulf Coast University
- Fort Myers FL
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Biography
Dr. Chrissann Ruehle, AI ethics researcher and educator at Florida Gulf Coast University, serves as the Chair, Internal Stakeholders for DENDRITIC, A Human-Centered AI and Data Science Institute. Formerly the Provost Faculty Fellow for AI, she led the AI Task Force, focusing on AI strategy, digital badges, and education programs. As a Management Faculty in the Lutgert College of Business, she teaches courses in Organizational Theory and Change, Global Organizational Behavior and Ethics, and Business Strategy. She is teaching a new course in AI Ethics for Business in the Spring 2025 semester. She has also contributed to AI ethics education at Tampa General Hospital and taught in the DBA program at the University of South Florida (USF). Holding a DBA from USF and IBM AI Practitioner-Instructor Certifications, she pioneers trustworthy AI certification courses. Her research on AI ethics/governance, chatbots/virtual agents, and AI in higher education has been presented at premier conferences like the Academy of Management, Decision Sciences Institute, and University of Central Florida Teaching & Learning with AI.
Areas of Expertise
AI in Digital Marketing and Public Relations
AI in Higher Education
Organizational Behavior
AI Governance
Ethics of AI
Ethical Leadership
Human-AI Factors
AI in Human Resurces
Accomplishments
2024 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards Finalist
This is for our work in adopting and scaling the Alethea AI Academic Coach
Education
University of South Florida
Doctorate
Business Administration
Indiana Wesleyan University
Masters
Business Administration
Miami University (Ohio)
Bacehelor of Science
Business
Affiliations
- Academy of Management
- International Corporate Governance Society
- Society for Information Management (Tampa and National Chapters)
- FALCON, Ethics and Governance Chair (Florida AI Learning Consortium)
Languages
- English
Selected Event Appearances
AI in the Public Sector
City of Cape Coral Cape Coral, FL
Empathy in the Machine: Cultivating Ethical Awareness with AI Ethics Case Studies and an AI Academic Coach
University of Central Florida’s Teaching and Learning with AI Conference Orlando, FL
Navigating the Ethical and Regulatory Landscape of AI in Human Resources
Southwest Florida Society for Human Resources Management Conference Naples, FL
