Professional Services
- CO-PI: REIMAGINING CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE IN A LOW CARBON WORLD, NIFA, 2023-2027
- CO-PI: RET Site: Project-Based Learning for Rural Alabama STEM Middle School Teachers in Machine Learning and Robotics, National Science Foundation, 2022-2025
- CO-PI: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: The Alliance of Students with Disabilities for Inclusion, Networking, and Transition Opportunities in STEM (TAPDINTO-STEM), National Science Foundation, 2021-2026
- Elected Memeber: NSF Committee on the Future of NSF EPSCoR , National Science Foundation, 2021-Present
- PI: Special Project Award: Developing Coding Instruction Videos for K12 Hearing Impaired Students Using American Sign Language, SIGCSE, 2019
- PI: Computer Science and Arts for All, NCWIT, 2019-Present
- Co-PI: EAGER: An Accessible Coding Curriculum for Engaging Underserved Students with Special Needs in Afterschool Programs, National Science Foundation, 2018-2021
- Co-PI: RFE Design and Development: Framing Engineering as Community Activism for Values-Driven Engineering, National Science Foundation, 2018-Present
- Member: Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement Network (CEOE Network) , Auburn University, 2017-Present
- PI: Mentoring Alabama Girls in Computing, NCWIT, 2017-2019
- Co-PI: NSF INCLUDES: South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM , Auburn University, 2016-Present
- Advisory Committee Member: The International Conference on Smart Accessibility, 2016-Present
- Co-Chairman: Alabama STEM Education Board of Directors, Alabama STEM Education, 2016-2020
- PI: Computer Science for All Romanians , Auburn University, 2016-Present
- Advisory Committee Member: The International Conference on Building and Exploring Web Based Environments, 2015-Present
- Member: Pearson IT Advisory Council, Pearson Higher Education, 2015-Present
- Elected Member: Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) , National Science Foundation, 2015-2022
- Faculty Leadership member: AccessEngineering, 2015-Present
- Development Partner: Access10K, 2015-Present
- PI: Computer Science for All Girls , NCWIT, 2013-2019
- Faculty Representative: Board of Trustee , Auburn University, 2012-2013
- Organizer: AccessComputing Capacity Building Institute on Universal Design, Auburn University, April 11th, 2012
- PI: NSF Computer Science for All , Auburn University, 2012-Present
- Partner: AccessComputing Alliance, 2010 - Present
- Secretary Elected: Society for Design and Process Science, 2010-2114
- Academic Alliance Executive Committee Member: National Center for Women in Information Technology, 2009-2011
- Organizer: Alabama Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM - Maximizing the Accessibility of the STEM Teaching and Learning Process Workshop, Auburn University, January 25th, 2010
- Technology Coordinator & Co-PI: Alabama Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM (AASD-STEM), Auburn University, 2009-2020
- Director & Founder: Robotics and Game Development Camp - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering K12 Outreach, 2009-Present
- Organizer: K12 Inclusive STEM Outreach Workshop, Auburn University, June 4th, 2009
- Organizer: Disability Research Workshops, Auburn University, 2008-2009
- Director & Founder:Auburn University Educational and Assistive Technologies Lab, 2007-Present
- Program Committee Member: THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED DESIGN & PROCESS, 2006-Present
- Chair: World Usability Day Web Site Committee, 2005-2006
- Director & Founder: Robo Camp - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering K12 Outreach, 2007-Present
- Review Board Member: Journal of SMET Education and Research, 2005-Present
- Organizer: Microsoft Connected Technology for the Digital Lifestyle Seminar Auburn University, May 10, 2007
- Organizer: Auburn University World Usability Day, 2005-Present
- Organizer: The Microsoft Next Generation of Web Services: Windows Communication Foundation (Indigo) Seminar Auburn University, February 23, 2006
- Director & Founder: Auburn University Computer Literacy for Children (dealing with disabilities), 2005-Present
- Organizer: Auburn University E.H. Gentry Assistive Technology Center Software and Hardware Assistive Technologies Applications Seminar Auburn, AL, February 21, 2006
- Organizer: Auburn University Microsoft .NET Seminar Auburn University, AL, May 23-24, 2002
- Faculty Associate: Auburn University, LITEE, 2001-2009
- Chair: Persons with Disabilities Committee, 2002-2005
- Member: Core Curriculum Oversight Committee, Auburn Univesity 2002-2005
- Webmaster: Kenny Howard Fellowship Program , Auburn University 2001-2004
- Member: Non-tenure Track Instructors Committee, 2000-2003
- Faculty Honoree: Camp War Eagle, Auburn Univeristy 2001
- Member: International Student Committee, Auburn University1998-2001
- Member and Webmaster: Multicultural Diversity Commission , Auburn University 2000-2002
Professional Events
- Speaker: Preparing Emerging Scientist for the Future, San Diego, California, June 6-9, 2022
- Keynote Speaker: InfoSys 2021 Congress, Valencia, Spain, June, 2021
- Speaker: CSforAll Consortium Summit, Detroit, October 8-11, 2018
- Keynote Speaker: CRA Underrepresented Minorities and Persons with Disabilities (URMD) Grad Cohort Workshop, SanDiego, March 22-23, 2018
- Keynote Speaker: NORDP 2017 Annual Research Development Conference, Broomfield, CO, May 8-10, 2017
- Chair: Strategies for recruiting and retaining women, minorities and people with different level of abilities in stem majors and careers, SDPS Transdisciplinary Conference On Integrated Systems, Design, & Process Science, Orlando, USA, December 5-8, 2017
- Speaker: NCWIT Summit, Las Vegas, NV, May 16-19, 2016
- Guest Faculty & Researcher: NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century, Baltimore, MD Feb 1-2, 2015
- Conference Technical Program Committee: International Conference on Software Engineering Advances, 2015-Present
- Guest Faculty and Researcher: Access10k National Capacity Building Institute, Baltimore, MD, January 23-24, 2015
- Session Chair: ACM SIGCSE 2014 Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 4-9, 2014
- Guest Faculty and Researcher: AccessSTEM National Capacity Building Institute, Seattle, WA, February 25-28, 2014
- Speaker: University of Westminster and Brunel University, London, UK, November 27-28, 2013
- Invited Participant: 2013 Gender Summit 3 - North America (GS3-NA), Washington DC, November 13-15, 2013
- Conference Educational Activities Committee Chair: SDPS Transdisciplinary Conference On Integrated Systems, Design, & Process Science, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 28-31, 2013
- Presenter: NCWIT Summit, Tucson, AZ, May 19-22, 2013
- Guest Faculty: Microsoft Teacher Education Initiative Worldwide Launch, Washington, DC, October 3, 2012
- Chair: STEM Interdisciplinary Education, CS4FUN Workshop, SDPS Transdisciplinary Conference On Integrated Systems, Design, & Process Science, Berlin, Germany, June 10-14, 2012
- Conference Educational Activities Committee Chair: SDPS Transdisciplinary Conference on Integrated Systems, Design, & Process Science, Berlin, Germany, June 10-14, 2012
- Organizer: Universal Design in Academia Capacity Building Institute Auburn University, April 11, 2012
- Faculty Supervisor: Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Atlanta, GA, February 23-24, 2012
- Guest Faculty & Researcher: NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century, Washington DC, January 30 - Feb 1, 2012
- Speaker: Queen Mary, University of London, September 23, 2011
- PWP committee member: Grace Hooper 2011 Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 8-12, 2011
- Speaker: TTU Tapestry 2011 Workshop, Cookeville, TN, July 5-7, 2011
- Conference Educational Activities Committee Chair: SDPS 2011 Conference, Jeju Island, S. Korea, June 12-16, 2011
- Panelist: Building Capacity to Promote the Participation and Success of Students, Including Veterans, with Disabilities in Computing and Information Technology Fields, Arlington, Virginia, May 24-26, 2011
- Auburn University Leader: SIGCSE 2011 Robot Hoedown and Rodeo, SIGCSE 2011 Conference, Dallas, TX, March 9-12, 2010
- Co-Leader: Computer Science Unplugged and outreach activities Workshop, SIGCSE 2011 Conference, Dallas, TX, March 9-12, 2010
- Guest Faculty & Researcher: NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century, New Orleans, LA, January 30 - February 1, 2011
- Panelist: 3rd Persh Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 26-28, 2010
- NCWIT AA Executive Committee member: NCWIT Microsoft Reception at Grace Hooper Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 30, 2010
- Panelist: National Science Foundation, Washington DC, July 2010
- Conference Workshop Activities Committee Chair: SDPS 2010 Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 6-11, 2010
- AASD_STEM CO-PI: 2010 Joint Annual Meeting | National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development, June 6-14, 2010
- Keynote Speaker: UAB Digital Film Festival 2010, May 22, 2010
- NCWIT AA Executive Committee member: NCWIT Summit, Portland, OR, May 17-20
- Guest Speaker & Author: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 9, 2010
- Co-Leader: Computer Science Unplugged and outreach activities Workshop, SIGCSE Conference 2010, Milwaukee, WI, March 10-13, 2010
- Guest Faculty & Researcher: NSF BPC Community Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 1-3, 2010
- Conference Program Co-Chair: Twelfth SDPS Transdisciplinary Conference-Workshop on Integrated Systems, Design & Process Science, Auburn University at Montgomery, November 1-5, 2009
- Presider: AACE ED-MEDIA 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 22-26, 2009
- Speaker: Alice Symposium, Duke University, Durham, NC June 17, 2009
- Speaker: BPC/NCWIT K-12 Outreach Workshop, Washington, DC June 2009
- Panelist: National Science Foundation, Washington DC, February 2009
- Guest Faculty & Researcher: NSF BPC Community Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Feb 8-10, 2009
- Guest Panelist & Researcher: AccessComputing Leadership Institute, Seattle, WA, November 5-8, 2008
- Guest Speaker & Author: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Birmingham, AL, April 4, 2008
- Member: Computer Science Unplugged in Virtual Worlds: Developing the kinesthetic activities in Second Life to make the accessible, including for people with mobility disabilities., 2008-Present
- Speaker: Course Technology's 2008 Conference for Information Technology, Nashville, March 12-15, 2008
- Presentation: "Use of Technology Enhanced Education to Improve the Teaching & Learning Process: A Technical, Pedagogical, Cultural and Social Research Study", 1st International Workshop on Virtual Instructors, Washington DC, May 21-22, 2007
- Guest Speaker & Author: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Birmingham, AL, April 6, 2007
- Poster Presentation: EDUCAUSE ELI 2007, Atlanta, GA, USA, January 22-24, 2007
- Presentation: "The Social, Economic and Political Global Impact of the Information Technology applications: Raising the Universal Usability", UPA World Usability Day Workshop, Austin, TX, January 13, 2007
- Poster Presentation: ASHA 2006 Conference, Miami Beach, FL, November 16-18, 2006
- Core Committee member and presenter: UPA 2006 WUD Workshop, Broomfield, Colorado, June 11-12, 2006
- Session Presider: SITE 2006 Conference Orlando, FL, USA, March 20-22, 2006
- Guest Faculty & Author: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Miami, FL, March 9-12, 2006
- Guest Faculty: Perfecting the New Paradigm", AU Distance Education Conference, February 16th, 2005
- Member: IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology - Virtual Instructors Pilot Research Group (VIPRG), 2005-Present
- Referee: 42nd Annual Southeast ACM Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, April 2-3, 2004
- Speaker: Prentice Hall Information National Technology Symposium, Orlando, FL, March 12-14, 2004
- Session Presider: SITE 2004, Atlanta, GA, March 1-6, 2004
- Referee: 41st Annual Southeast ACM Conference, Savannah, Georgia, March 7-8, 2003
- Session Chair:CATA-2001 Conference, Seattle, WA, March 28-30, 2001
- Speaker: Prentice Hall Information National Technology Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 21-22, 2002
- Speaker: Course Technology's 2002 Conference for Information Technology, Las Vegas, March 6-8, 2002
- Guest Faculty & Panelist: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 19-20, 2001
- Referee: 39th Annual ACM Southeast Conference, Athens, Georgia, March 16-17, 2001
- Guest Faculty: "Bringing Theory and Practice Together in Engineering ClassroomsWorkshop", Auburn, AL, February 22-24, 2001
- Member: Prentice Hall Computer Information Technology Advisory Board, New York City, September22-24, 2000
- Member: Prentice Hall Computer Information Technology Advisory Board, Upper Saddle River, NJ April 28-29, 2000
- Guest Faculty & Panelist: TSUM CIS Millennium Colloquium on Information Technology, Montgomery, Alabama, April, 2000
- Guest Faculty & Panelist: Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium, Atlanta, GA March, 2000
- Convener & Panelist: FDC Instructional Technology Conference, Auburn University Auburn, AL March, 1999
- Member: McGraw-Hill Instruction Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP), Park City, UH October, 1999
- Guest Faculty: Course Technology's Executive Briefing Summit, Boston, MA, November, 1998
- Speaker: Development of Intelligent CAD Systems, The 16th Annual Computer Science Conference, Federation of North Texas Area Universities, Hewlett Packard, Irving, Texas, April 24, 1992
Educational Partnerships and Grants
- NSF INCLUDES: South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM, 2016-Present
- AccessEngineering MiniGrants, 2015-Present
- Ida Belle Young Award, Auburn University at Montgomery, 2015
- Haiti K8 Digital Literacy Initiatve, Auburn University Outreach, 2015
- Computer Science for All Bulldogs (CS4ALL-B), Microsoft Fuse Research Award, 2013
- Computer Science for All Girls (CS4ALL-G), NCWIT Academic Alliance ad Microsoft Research Seed Fund Award, 2013
- Collaborative Research: Planning Grant: Computer Science for All (CS4ALL), NSF Award: 2012
- Engaging Youth with Disabilities Mini-Grant, Computer Science Collaboration Project, 2012
- AccessComputing Second Extension (AccessComputing3) - NSF Award, 2010
- Auburn University Competitive General Fee Equipment Award, 2010
- Collaborative Research: Alabama Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM - NSF Award, 2009
- Auburn University Competitive General Fee Equipment Award, 2007
- AccessComputing MiniGrants, 2007-Present
- Daniel F. Breeden Endowment for Faculty Enhancement, 2006-2008
- Altova Educational Partnership, 2005-Present
- Prentice Hall Publishing Company Educational Partnership, 2000-Present
Other Professional Services
- Technical alpha and beta testing: Microsoft® Project Spark®, Microsoft Corporation, 2013-Present
- Technical alpha and beta testing: App Inventor®, Google Corporation & MIT, 2011-Present
- Technical alpha and beta testing: Microsoft® Kodu®, Microsoft Corporation, 2009-Present
- Technical beta testing: Microsoft® Office 2010®, Microsoft Corporation, 2009-2010
- Technical beta testing: Microsoft® Expression® Web Designer, Microsoft Corporation, 2006
- Technical beta testing: Microsoft® Office 2007® , Microsoft Corporation, 2005-2006
- IT review: "Train and Assess IT", Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 2004-2008
- IT review: "XML, Exploring Series", Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 2004
- Technical editing: "Microsoft FrontPage 2003, Exploring Series", Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 2003
- IT review: "Practical Computing", Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 2003
- IT review: Microsoft Word and Excel 2003, Go Series, Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 2003-2004
- IT review: "Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts & Capabilities" by Lawrence Snyder, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 2003
- IT review: "Java Programming Complete Concepts and Techniques", Second Edition - "Java Programming Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques", Second Edition - "Java Programming Introductory Concepts and Techniques", Second Edition, Course Technology Publishing Co, 2002-2003
- IT review: "FORTRAN 90 FOR ENGINEERS"John Wiley & Sons, 2001
- IT review: "A First Book of Java" by Gary J. Bronson, Brooks/Cole Publishing Co, 2001
- IT review: "Computing Essentials", McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2001
- IT review: "Using Information Technology", McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2000
Memberships
- International Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- The National Academy of Inventors
- International Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- EDUCAUSE
- National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Academic Alliance
- UN International Network of Women with Disabilities
- The Society For Design and Process Science
- Princeton Premier
- National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
- Who's Who in Engineering Academia
- International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
- Adaptive Hypertext & Hypermedia