He wrote his thesis on governmental use of third parties to monitor electronic communications and was awarded his doctorate in July 2012.

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With Parkland in mind, he decided to also earn an MBA, writing his thesis on the use of technology in safety net hospitals to improve patient care.

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The Shallows updates Marshall McLuhan's thesis that "the medium is the message"--the technology we use to share our thoughts inescapably shapes how we think.

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