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Charles 鈥淐harlie鈥� Penrod, an Associate Professor of Legal Studies, has conducted research on copyright law, unemployment law, business law and cybercrime, among other topics.

Penrod, who has a J.D. from Louisiana State University, practiced law and taught at Northwestern State University in Louisiana before joining UWF in 2014. He teaches courses on American law, torts, contracts and ethics.

Penrod鈥檚 research has focused on copyright law, sexual harassment protections, and privacy policies for university websites. He is putting more emphasis on copyright law, an increasingly controversial issue as the Internet grows. His peer-reviewed work has been published in Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Loyola Law Review, Universal Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Business Information Systems and Journal of Workplace Rights, to name a few. 

His subjects included 鈥淎 New Approach to Fair Use in Copyright,鈥� e-crime prevention, and 鈥淚mproving Sexual Harassment Protections: An Examination of U.S. University Sexual Harassment Policies.鈥�

As a lawyer in Louisiana, Penrod specialized in employment law and worked as a research attorney for the local court system.

He also was a champion on 鈥淛eopardy,鈥� winning $19,000 while competing on the popular television game show in 2010.

Thomas Vallario serves as information security and compliance analyst at New York Tech. Vallario joined New York Tech in 2021 and, at that time, brought 18 years of experience in regulatory and corporate compliance across various industries, including the technology and banking sectors. At the university, Vallario focuses his experience and knowledge on the growing field of information security and serves as part of a team tasked with developing and strengthening all aspects of the university's information security program. He is responsible for ensuring compliance with various information security-related regulatory requirements by way of university policies, procedures, and processes. One of his many goals includes increasing awareness and education among the New York Tech community on various information security-related initiatives and best practices. In turn, these efforts aim to help put New York Tech in the best position possible to defend against constantly evolving cyber threats.
Vallario holds an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from Dowling College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from St. John's University.