K-12 and undergraduate programs designed to foster inclusion in STEM provided me with enriching learning experiences and a community of support. As director of I4C, I lead a team dedicated to creating an inclusive computing community at UMD—facilitating those learning experiences and community-building opportunities that got me to where I am today. In addition to my responsibilities with I4C, I am an associate professor in the College of Information, where I am examining how we can help people come to see themselves in new ways by helping them form new relationships with information. The future of information lies in using technology to enable trans-disciplinary learning experiences.

Education

Ph.D. '10, Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S. '02, Computer Science, North Carolina State University