I have always had a passion for improving the academic lives of students, and am currently working toward breaking down barriers, perceived or otherwise, for girls and women who might have been interested in science and engineering under different circumstances.
Some of the links below go to descriptions found in this section. Others simply go to outside pages with more information.
Ongoing
- Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Board of Advisors (member)
- Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Ambassadors (online ambassador)
- Carleton University Women in Science and Engineering Mentoring Program (mentor)
- Girl Develop It! Ottawa (organizer, instructor)
- The Female Perspective of Computer Science (blog author)
- Carleton Game Development Club (member, presenter)
- ITF Taekwon-do: Second Degree Black Belt (student and occasional instructor)
- North Grenville Photography Club (member, webmaster)
Outreach
- Computer science outreach (see workshops) (since 2007)
- Let's Talk Science, volunteer presenter (2008-2011)
Conference Leadership
- Co-Chair for Communities Committee, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (2012)
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Poster Review Committee (2012)
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Online Communities Committee (2010)
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Lead Blogger (2009)
- Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference, Ambassador and Organizer (2005-2007)
Conference Participation
- CRA-W Grad Cohort, Delegate and Poster Presenter (2009, 2010, 2011)
- International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Student Volunteer (2009)
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Volunteer and Blogger (2008)
- National Conference on Women in Engineering, Speaker (2008)
Clubs and Leadership
- Carleton University Women in Science and Engineering, Internal Affairs Executive (2007-2011)
- Google Campus Ambassador (2006-2009)
- Carleton Computer Science Society, President (2006-2007)
- Mindtrust Leadership Development Program (2007)
Competitions
- Nicol Challenge: Top 8 (2011)
- Great Canadian Appathon: 48 Hour Mobile Game Development Competition Top 15 (2011)
- Microsoft Imagine Cup: Game Design (2011)
- Computer Science Games (2007)
- ACM Programming Contest (2006)