CV
Summary
Human-computer interaction researcher and computing educator focused on making STEM education more accessible and motivating for underserved students. Research areas include computing education, accessibility, neurodiversity, and artificial intelligence. Current projects include learning analytics in rural Uganda, AI workforce training for autistic adults, and containerized programming environments with AI tutors.
Education
- Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, August 2022 - June 2027
- Dissertation: Preparing Autistic Students for the AI Workforce
- M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, August 2022 - June 2026
- Coursework: Interactive Data Science; Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience; Applied Research Methods; Experimental Design and Analysis; Education Technology Design; Computer Science Pedagogy
- B.S. in Computer Science, Philander Smith University, Little Rock, AR, USA, August 2019 - May 2022
- GPA: 3.89/4.0
Skills
- Programming: Python, R, JavaScript, Java, C++
- Data and visualization: Tidyverse, ggplot2, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, scikit-learn, Altair, Tableau
- Web and cloud: React, FastAPI, SQL, Docker, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS
- Research and design: Figma, Miro, interviews, focus groups, surveys
- Source control: Git, GitHub
- Finance: Financial modeling with Excel, profit and loss, balance sheets, transaction comparables, investment memos
Research Experience
Graduate Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University October 2024 - Present - Built web-based learning tools for autistic community college students using Jupyter Notebooks, Hugging Face, AWS, and Docker to support LLM access, technical training, and communication skill development.
- Analyzed platform usage, activity, and performance data from more than 10,000 students in rural Uganda using Pandas, scikit-learn, and R to identify engagement trends and inform feature prioritization.
- Developed and deployed a React dashboard for teacher training in Cote d’Ivoire with a FastAPI backend, SQL database, authentication, and AI chatbot.
Undergraduate Researcher, Philander Smith University August 2019 - May 2022 - Built a data pipeline for U.S. Census Bureau API data and visualized flood vulnerability in ArcGIS for The Opportunity Project.
- Built an AI conversational agent using Google Dialogflow and Google Assistant for the HBCU Innovation Showcase.
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Delaware June 2019 - August 2019 - Interviewed seven computer science instructors and designed a framework for improving autograding tools and instructional design.
Industry Experience
Private Equity Intern, Education Technology Team, Vector Capital May 2022 - August 2022 - Analyzed financial data for 350 companies using Capital IQ and PitchBook and identified a merger and acquisition candidate with $48 million in projected earnings.
- Created a market map of 58 competitors across six submarkets using research from 14 industry experts.
Information Technology Services Intern, Deloitte June 2021 - August 2021 - Developed a business case to improve the experience of 460,000 employees using a configuration management database for more than 2,000 assets.
- Conducted 30 interviews and used personas, stakeholder mapping, and enterprise design thinking to develop the proposal.
- Developed a business case for adopting virtual and augmented reality for remote collaboration and the future of work.
Teaching and Mentoring
Instructor, Preparing Autistic Students for the AI Workforce August 2025 - August 2026 - Taught Python, interactive application development, APIs, libraries, prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and responsible AI.
Graduate Research Mentor August 2023 - Present - Mentored 10 undergraduates in HCI, computing education, and accessibility research programs.
- Completed formal mentor training through the Computing Research Association’s UR2PHD program.
Cloud Engineering Tutor, Google’s Tech Equity Collective July 2021 - June 2022 - Taught a 26-hour Google Cloud curriculum covering IAM, networking, compute, storage, monitoring, and security to 18 professionals.
- Led hands-on labs and debugging sessions across Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, VPCs, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring.
Instructor, Python for Video Game Development, Caribbean Science Foundation July 2023 - August 2023 - Taught programming and entrepreneurship to 19 Caribbean high school students in a five-week residential summer program.
Instructor, Software Engineering, Bahamas Engineering Technology Advancement September 2019 - Present - Designed and taught web programming, user-centered design, and data science to 90 middle school students.
Tech Fellow, Android Cohort, CodePath September 2020 - May 2021 Teaching Assistant, Programming with Scratch, Philander Smith College January 2020 - May 2020
Honors and Awards
- ACM Student Research Competition, 3rd Place, Tapia Conference, 2026
- ACM AI Leadership Summit Future Leader, 2026
- FOCUS Fellow, Georgia Tech, 2025
- Ethical AI in Education Fellow, Learnest, 2024
- Connecting the EdTech Research Ecosystem Scholar, Jacobs Foundation, 2022
- Collegiate 100 Scholarship, 100 Black Men of America, 2022
- CS Research Mentorship Program Fellow, Google, 2021
- HBCU Innovation Showcase Winner, AAAS, 2020
- HBCU Innovation Summit Fellow, UNCF, 2020
- Venture Capital Fellow, HBCUvc, 2019
Invited Talks and Guest Lectures
- Making Interviewing Accessible, User Research Working Group, US-RSE, April 16, 2026. DOI
- Preparing Autistic Students for the AI Workforce, Neurowrx, Calgary, Canada, October 2025
- Preparing Autistic Students for the AI Workforce, College Autism Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2025
Publications
Service and Leadership
Founding Club Lead, Google Developer Student Club, Philander Smith College August 2020 - May 2022 - Facilitated 15 cloud computing training sessions with an average satisfaction rating of 83% and managed a seven-person core team.
Student Ambassador, Microsoft Learn November 2019 - May 2022 - Facilitated workshops in cloud computing and web development and collaborated with Microsoft Cloud Advocates on coding and Azure tutorials.
International Committee Chair, National Society of Black Engineers May 2019 - January 2021 - Coordinated more than 10 programs with student leaders from North America and Africa and managed seven student leaders across international regions.