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Colleen van Lent

Teaching Professor and Lecturer IV in Information, School of Information Email: [email protected] Phone:
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Biography

Colleen received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in Computer Science. Her thesis was on Artificial Intelligence applications on the Nursebot Project, a robotic assistant for the elderly. Before coming to UMSI her previous experience includes Associate Professor at California State University and positions at NASA JPL, the Naval Research Lab, and the NSA.

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she/her/hers

Areas of interest

Accessible Web Design, Introductory Programming

Honors & Awards

National Physical Science Consortium Fellow, NASA Faculty Fellow, UMSI Award For Excellence in Education

Education

BS from Kent State University Honors College
MS and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh

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