I am committed to creating inclusive learning environments for all students to succeed. As Interim Associate Director, I support the Computing Catalyst team to create an inclusive and sustained computing pipeline throughout UMD’s community, both in local K-12 schools and on campus. I also lead the team’s research efforts to expand our impact beyond UMD and consult K-12 and undergraduate student voices to design research projects that align with the current needs of the computing education community. In addition to serving as Interim Associate Director, I am a faculty member in the First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program and lead the Computing & Society stream. I work with undergraduate students, mainly computing majors, to produce social science research studies that interrogate the intersection of computing, technological innovation, and society.

Education

Ph.D. ‘24, Science Education, University of Maryland, College Park

M.S. '18, Education for Social Change, University of Miami, FL

B.S. ‘16, Microbiology and Spanish, University of Wisconsin, Madison