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Research Interests

Software development live streaming, software communities, developer habits, collaboration systems, online learning, informal learning

Education

Ph.D Student in Computer Science May 2022 - present

Clemson University, Clemson, SC & Clemson University Zucker Graduate Education Center, North Charleston, SC Human Factors in Software Engineering Lab Advisor: Dr. Paige Rodeghero

Master of Science in Computer Science May 2022

Clemson University, Clemson, SC & Clemson University Zucker Graduate Education Center, North Charleston, SC Human Factors in Software Engineering Lab Advisor: Dr. Paige Rodeghero

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science May 2017

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant 2021-Pres Human Factors in Software Engineering Lab, Clemson School of Computing

Educating Autistic Software Engineer (EdASE) Videogame Game Coding Camp 2021-Pres Camp co-leader/Researcher - 2024

• Leading daily camp activities, managing camper teams, assisting instructors
• developing research protocols and conducting continuing research

Instructor/Researcher - 2023

• Developed course materials and content for 2D game design using Microsoft MakeCode
• Video creation and editing for supplemental camp videos
• developing research protocols
• Publication Informal Learning Opportunities - Neurodiversity, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation for Programming Interest

Instructor/Researcher - 2022

• Developed course materials and content for 2D game design using Godot
• video creation and editing for supplemental camp videos
• Lead 2 days of camp instruction
• Led a team of 3 campers developing their own game - facilitating discussion, feature creation, code and art feedback

Instructor/Researcher - 2021

• Developed course materials and content for 2D game design using Godot
• Lead 3 days of camp instruction

Professional Service

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic (Formerly SPAWAR), June 2015 – 2020

Scientist, NRL affiliate at NIWC Atlantic 2020

• Front-end development for NRL program using Ruby

Scientist, STAC 2020

• reviewing proposal submissions for STAC chair

Scientist, Science and Technology Co-primary Investigator 2019-

• Primary investigator in research working with a formally verifiable language, Haskell, and embedded systems in various research and development efforts

Scientist, Science and Technology Mentee 2018-

• Research mentee working with a formally verifiable language, Haskell in various research and development efforts

Scientist, Mission Assurance Cyber Security 2017-

• Datacenter and Cloud Hosting Services (DC2HS) Transition and Integration Cyber Security Specialist and Test Team Lead working with various Navy commands (NIWC, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NIWC-PAC) to transition mission systems into the Charleston datacenter or to cloud services. Interfacing with customer teams to ensure the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process is followed. Test team experience validating customer STIG lists for systems and orchestrating (Independent Verification and Validation) IV&V test events. DC2HS Division A&A experience with CCI validation input for datacenter core service packages and template creation

Scientist, Student Trainee 2015-

• Working with programming, quality assurance, and security of system admin tokens for the Department of Defense ● Implementing Amazon Web Services cloud environment into government systems, validation testing

University Service

Charleston Graduate Student Association (CGSA) 2023-present

• Co-founding member and president of a graduate student-led organization for social and professional development

CECAS ASPIRE Gradute Peer Mentor 2023-present

• guiding new graduate students in their first year of school in areas of research, networking, and work/life balance

CECAS Graduate Student Advisory Board 2022-present

• School of Computing Representative for Charleston Campus
• Executive Board - Vice President 2022-2024

Tour Guide and Ambassador 2017-Pres Zucker Family Graduate Center, Clemson University 2019-Pres

• Campus ambassador for interested students in attending graduate school at the Charleston Zucker Family Graduate Center in Charleston, SC School of Computing, Clemson University 2017
• Tour guide for the School of Computing for interested/newly accepted students to inform them about the computer science program and walk them around the facility

IT Desk Technician 2015-2017 Clemson University College of Engineering

• IT technician and service desk personnel for Clemson College of Engineering troubleshooting customer’s various operating system and software issues

Service and Volunteering

ICSE 2021 Student Volunteer

• SV for CloudIntelligence at ICSE 2021

Conference Paper/Journal Reviews

• ASEE 2024
• CSCW 2022

Subcommittee Paper/Journal Reviews

• ACM ESEC/FSE 2021
• ICPC 2021

Invited Conferences and Conventions

Women in Industry Day - 2022, 2023

• nominated by faculty and represented Clemson University

Awards and Honors

Churchill A. Carter ‘52 Endowed Memorial Fellowship - 2023 - 2024

Zucker Graduate Education Center PhD Grant - 2023

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Induction 2020