Brittany Denis
Adjunct Faculty
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Phone: 843-953-1695 | 843-730-4365
E-mail: DenisBA@cofc.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Brittany is the current Director of the College of Charleston’s Information Technology (IT) Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Business Supply Chain Information Management (SCIM) department.
Brittany’s passion is in strategizing and implementing a structure to reduce chaos and increase efficiency. This passion is rooted in her previous experience restructuring departments, building programs, and streamlining processes to align more closely with business objectives. Prior to coming to the College of Charleston, Brittany led various efforts and teams across the healthcare industry in some of the most complex and challenging business environments. Most notably are the following:
- Served as the Vice President of Member Services for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Charleston Chapter.
- Managed the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) IT Facility Expansion and Growth portfolio. To include the opening of the following facilities:
- Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion.
- Epic Center [Citadel Mall].
- Children’s R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion.
- Architected and implemented custom Electronic Health Record (EHR) and security solutions. Notable hospitals she provided these services for include, but are not limited to: Kaiser Permanente, Dubai Health Authority, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, and Virginia Hospital Center.
- Directed certification management and used Lean methodology to standardize customer service and incident management workflows across its 23 departments resulting in new processes, procedures, and policies.
Education
The Citadel
Master of Business Administration
International Studies: Cuba
Stonehill College
Bachelor of Arts
International Studies: Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) | Fremantle, Australia
- University College Dublin (UCD) | Dublin, Ireland
Research Interests
- Leadership & Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Management Information Systems
- Information Technology
Courses Taught
- Management Information Systems
Honors and Awards
HonorsBeta Gama Sigma | The Citadel
Phi Kappa Phi | The Citadel
Dean's List | Stonehill College
Board Positions
Vice President of Member Services | Charleston Chapter, Project Management Institute (PMI) [2019-2021]Board Member | Master of Business Administration Association (MBAA), The Citadel [2019-2020]
Professional Affiliations
Project Management Institute (PMI)International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)
Publications
Journal Publications
Cunningham, K., Martinez, D. A., Scott-Sheldon, L. A., Carey, K. B., & Carey, M. P. (2017). Alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents with psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of child & adolescent substance abuse, 26(5), 353-366.
Scott-Sheldon, L. A., Carey, K. B., Cunningham, K., Johnson, B. T., Carey, M. P., & MASH Research Team. (2016). Alcohol use predicts sexual decision-making: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the experimental literature. AIDS and Behavior, 20(1), 19-39.
Conferences
- Women for Women Summit [2022]
- PMXPO | Project Management Institute (PMI) [2020]
- Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) - Region 5 and 14 | Project Management Institute (PMI) [2019]
- Performance Improvement (PI) Conference | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) [2019]
- Users Group Meeting (UGM) | Epic Systems [2015, 2016, 2017, 2018]
- Expert Group Meeting (XGM) | Epic Systems [2016, 2017, 2018]