Panel

Yolanda Rankin

Dr. Yolanda A. Rankin is an assistant professor in the College of Communication & Information at Florida State University. Her research interests include designing, developing and evaluating video games to promote learning across various domains, engaging underserved populations in the participatory design of information-based technologies, and developing effective learning environments to promote Computer Science education for K-18 student populations. Dr. Rankin is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2016 – 2017 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship in support of her research […]

By Jamika 2019 Speakers / Panel / Speakers February 24, 2018

Renetta Tull

Panel: What No One Told You About Being a Black Woman in Academia Renetta Garrison Tull is Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland), where she is the Co-PI and Founding Director for the National Science Foundation’s PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) for the 12 institutions in the University System of Maryland, and Co-PI Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority […]

By Jamika Panel / Speakers February 24, 2018

Tiffani L. Williams

Keynote Speaker Tiffani L. Williams is the Director of Computer Science Programs and Professor of the Practice at Northeastern University’s College of Computer and Information Science in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she will lead the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) and ALIGN MSCS programs. Before joining Northeastern, Williams was a member of the faculty at Texas A&M University, most recently as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and as an affiliated faculty member […]

By Jamika 2019 Keynote Speakers / Panel / Speakers February 24, 2018

Christina Harrington

Panel: What No One Told You About Being a Black Woman in Academia Christina Harrington is a designer and qualitative researcher focused on creating technology experiences that promote health and wellness among marginalized populations and those with disabilities. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the Communication Studies department where her research interests intersect Human-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction, and Health Informatics, primarily working with the older adult population. In particular, she is interested in leveraging co-creation and community-based participatory […]

By premier Panel / Speakers February 20, 2018