Education

PhD, Intelligent Systems

University of Pittsburgh, Intelligent Systems Program

PhD Committee:

      • Dr. Kurt VanLehn (chair): The Diane and Gary Tooker Chair for Effective Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University.
      • Dr. Kevin Ashley: Professor, University of Pittsburgh Graduate Program in Intelligent Systems; Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center.
      • Dr. Gregory Cooper: Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and of Intelligent Systems; Vice Chairman, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy.
      • Dr. Marek Druzdzel: Professor, Decision Systems Laboratory, School of Computing and Information, and Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh.

✦ Best Paper Finalist, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 8th International Conference

MS, Intelligent Systems

University of Pittsburgh, Intelligent Systems Program

Thesis: A dynamic, decision-theoretic model of tutorial action selection

  • Best Paper Finalist, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 6th International Conference

BS, Computer Science

Old Dominion University, Department of Computer Science

  • Outstanding Graduate in Computer Science
  • Outstanding Scholar Award, College of Sciences
  • First in class, Summa cum laude, College of Sciences