Biography

My research interests are in K-12 computer science education and field experiences in engineering education research. I direct the CSC summer high school internship program (go.ncsu.edu/cs-intern-info), the Socially Relevant Computing and Analytics Research Experience for Teachers (go.ncsu.edu/srca-ret-2021), and Research Experience for Undergraduates (go.ncsu.edu/srca-reu) programs. I also help lead the field experiences in engineering education study abroad experience to Rwanda infusing computing and hands-on STEM activities to primary and secondary schools. I am currently an Assistant Professor and formerly a Research Scientist in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. I am a two time graduate of the department, and I am the second Latina to recieve their Ph.D. here. I recieved numerous awards for my work in local and international computing education and outreach. I am a member of the Global Ingagement Institute at NC State. I teach undergraduate research methods as well as graduate level engineering education courses, and I am the faculty advisor for the student chapter of Students & Technology in Academia, Research, and Service (STARS), of which I have been a student member since 2009. As a graduate student, I was a recipient of both the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship as well as the Microsoft Research Graduate Womens Scholarship. To learn more about my journey, you can checkout my interview with the Friday Institute.