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, UNITED STATES

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 (8)

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 (1)

2024 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards Finalist (professional)

This is for our work in adopting and scaling the Alethea AI Academic Coach

Education (3)

University of South Florida: Doctorate, Busienss Administration

Indiana Wesleyan University: Masters, Business Administration

Miami University (Ohio): Bacehelor of Science, Business

Affiliations (4)

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 (1)

English

Selected Event Appearances (3)

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