Associate Professor Department of Computer Science James Madison University

Within the JMU Department of Computer Science, I serve as Director for the on-campus graduate program (M.S. in Secure Software Systems). I teach a variety of courses in the CS curriculum, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. My research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, and Web Science. I'm also involved with First Lego League in Virginia, a group that supports science and engineering education for children.

I've been teaching full-time since 1995, prior to which I worked as a corporate IT Trainer and was an adjunct faculty member in Computer Science at Indiana University Southeast. I've also worked as a software developer, telecommunications manager, and a data processing center manager with organizations in and around Louisville, KY (my home town). Before coming to JMU in 2000 I was on the faculty of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

My hobbies include hiking, backpacking, and playing the classical guitar.