Carl Marquez, Associate Professor, University of Arizona Global Campus, serves in the Forbes School of Business and Technology – Department of Technology Studies, where he teaches in the BS in Cyber and Data Security Technology program. A seasoned educator and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Carl brings over 20 years of experience in instructional technology, information systems, cybersecurity, and education. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Education at UAGC, with a research focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), and workforce readiness in cybersecurity education. He holds multiple industry certifications from Microsoft and CompTIA.