- Education – Received, Transmitted, Experiential, Formal, Accidental
- Eagle Scout 1989, Boy Scouts of America
- Graduate 1993, Meadowbrook High School
- Adjunct Instructor 2000-2003, Community College Workforce Alliance
- Alumnus 2006, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Candidate Training Program
- Alumnus 2008, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Political Leaders Program
- Graduate 2009, Bachelor of Science, Major – Science, Minor – Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and Science
- Graduate 2015, Master of Public Administration, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs
- Alumnus 2016, Money and Society MOOC University of Cambria IFLAS
- Graduate 2020, Public Policy & Administration Doctorate (Ph.D.) L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs
- Dissertation title: Why we use a new currency: The Role of Trust and Control in Explaining the Perception and Usage of Bitcoin – Full Text | Presentation | VCU ETD
- Adviser: Victor Chen, Ph.D.; Committee; Gurpreet Dhillon, Ph.D., Nancy Stutts, Ph.D., Myung Jin, Ph.D.
- Research areas –
- Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain, information technology, socio-economic value, currency systems
- Semiotics, Dialectic, Behavioral Science, Decision-making Models & Premise Construction & Execution
- Teaching Philosophy
- ORCID
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Joseph B. Walton Author Page
- Understanding User Perceptions of Virginia’s e-Procurement System eVA [co-author], 2014
- Cryptocurrency Public Policy Analysis, 2014
- Habermasian Lifeworld & Durkheimian Anomie: Legitimizing Currency, 2015
- Social Equity Survey & Analysis, 2016
- Medium Author Page
- Social Equity Survey & Analysis, 2016
- Centralized Currency Systems are Political Pornography, 2016
- Campaign Finance and the Supreme Court: Is Public Campaign Finance the Only ‘Legal’ Non-Corrupting Choice for U.S. Elections?, 2017
- Conference Attendance, Speaking, and Presentations
- o 2017 – Boston, MA AMCIS 2017 (Info. Sys.) – Accepted Paper & Presentation: Understanding Digital Crime, Trust, and Control in Blockchain Technologies
o 2018 – Richmond, VA Local Chapter of AITP – Panelist on blockchain and cryptocurrency
o 2018 – Richmond, VA Blockchain 9 Conference – Panelist on blockchain in government
o 2018 – Harrisonburg, VA 1st Annual Cybersecurity in Education – Attendee
o 2019 – Fairfax, VA 2nd Annual Cybersecurity in Education – Attendee
o 2019 – Fairfax, VA The Future of Money, Governance & the Law – Speaker on blockchain and law enforcement
o 2019 – Richmond, VA ISC(2) Richmond Chapter RVAbc Conference – Speaker on blockchain and healthcare
- o 2017 – Boston, MA AMCIS 2017 (Info. Sys.) – Accepted Paper & Presentation: Understanding Digital Crime, Trust, and Control in Blockchain Technologies
- Google Scholar [pending]
— - Technology-related
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library v3 Foundation (ITIL v2011)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Packeteer Certified Engineer/Instructor (PCE)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)