Similar to my prior faculty position at Whitman, my position as a College Teaching Officer at King s is donor-supported. The difference is that Whitman s CS positions are supported through endowments, while the King s CS CTO position is supported by a current-use gift. These are the instructions I was given for an 800-word benefactor report due [ ]
This week, I participated in my first graduation at King s College, Cambridge. As Director of Studies for the new graduates in computer science, it seemed important for me to be there. It was very different from past graduations I ve experienced in the United States, so I thought I d report and reflect on my experiences. If [ ]
And now for something completely different! This blog post tells a story of my experiences with CGMs as an interaction designer with type 2 diabetes. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about two years ago, just before SIGCSE 2024 in Portland. It seems like it s been much longer. After my PCP told me I [ ]
In the very first paper session at CHI 2026, I found myself thinking, I wish I wrote this paper! And then I found myself thinking that a few times more. Since I m on the hunt for new research questions, it seems worth digging into why I had these reactions. I ll do so here. For each [ ]
CHI 2026 in Barcelona was part of my original sabbatical plan. CHI is the premier conference spanning all areas of human-computer interaction, and Barcelona is a direct flight from the UK. It s been ten years since I last attended CHI 2016 in San Jose. Why so long? I had a baby in 2017, and there [ ]
At the University of Cambridge, the academic year has three eight-week terms. I m now celebrating a successful conclusion to my first term at Cambridge a good time to look back and reflect. A term goes by really fast, but it s a bit more than eight weeks in practice. In fact, the Cambridge academic calendar [ ]
I m starting over again this time at one of the oldest universities in the world. Friends and colleagues know I m on sabbatical this year from my position at Whitman. For once, I m the trailing spouse: my husband has long-standing collaborations with faculty at the University of Cambridge. I came here with a need to [ ]
Here’s my usual report on our spring 2025 enrollments, as of week 2 of the semester. Number Title Enrolled/Cap under Math She:He CS 167-A,B Intro. Computational Problem Solving 51/60 1:2 CS 210-A,B Computer Systems Fundamentals 40/40 3:5 CS/Math 215 Introduction to Data Science 26/25 1 1:1 CS 255 Computer Simulation Methods 21/24 1:2 CS 267 [ ]
I spent this past weekend at The Hackers Conference, an annual invitation-only conference traditionally held in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was invited by my sister, a computer engineer based in Santa Clara, CA, and I was too curious not to attend. Here s my entry in the photo roster (photo taken at conference registration): [ ]
Today in our weekly CS Pizza talk and discussion series, the CS department hosted a panel of senior CS majors sharing their off-campus study experiences. Five juniors went abroad last year, and four were able to join the lunchtime panel. I was unable to attend because of my daughter s early school dismissal, but I hear [ ]