Teaching

My teaching focuses on the areas of data management and computer systems. I teach the following courses on a regular rotation at Puget Sound:

• CS 161 - Introduction to Computer Science (Until Fall 2026)
• CS 220 - Software Engineering
• CS 261 - Computer Science II (Until Spring 2027)
• CS 360 - Principles of Database Systems
• CS 456 - Operating Systems
• CS 498 - Capstone Planning Seminar
• CS 499 - Capstone in Computer Science

Other courses taught:

• Advanced Topics in High-Performance Computing
• Web Data Management and Search Engines
• Programming and Algorithms for Engineers and Scientists

Teaching Awards

• Influential Faculty of Color Award
  University of Puget Sound, 2024

• President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  University of Puget Sound, 2022

• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching (Quinlan Memorial) Award
  Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2010

• Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Fellow
  The Ohio State University, (Mentor: Professor Joan Krone @ Denison University), 2009