Current positions

• Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University
• Fellow, Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing, and Biotechnology
• Fellow, Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technology
• Honors Faculty, Shackouls Honors College

Areas of specialization

Information and Scientific Visualization; Foundations of Visualization; Visual Data Science & Analytics; Web-based Visualization; Computer Gaming

Appointments held

• 2009– Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University
• 2003–2009 Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University
• 2001–2002 Associate Instructor, Computer Science, University of California, Davis

Education

• 2003 PhD in Computer Science, University of California, Davis
• 1999 MS in Computer Science, University of California, Davis
• 1997 BS in Physics and Computer Science, Cum Laude, Harvey Mudd College

Honors & awards

• 2011 Best Panel, “Process + Interaction + Insight: The Need for Analytic Provenance,” IEEE VisWeek 2011
• 2010, 2011 Recipient, Mississippi State University StatePride Faculty Award
• 2010 Inductee, Shackouls Honors College
• 2008 Inductee, Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• 2006 Best Panel, “Is there Science in Visualization,” IEEE Visualization 2006