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Prof. CS@JMU</h2><p class=text-left>I am an Associate Professor of Computer Science at James Madison University in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. I primarily teach Introduction to Programming (CS 149), Advanced Programming (CS 159, anticipated), Designing Interactive Systems (CS 447), and Front-End Web Development (CS 343 and CS 347). My teaching interests include recruiting students from diverse backgrounds (with respect to academic interests, but especially with respect to demographics) and finding parts of the design and computing fields that serve them in following their passions.</p><p class=text-left>My research interests fall under the enormous umbrella of Human Computer Interaction. More specifically I am interested in studying (and designing for) people's interpersonal interactions and relationships, especially when their interaction is mediated by technology. I am interested in designing novel technological support for <a href=https://arl.human.cornell.edu/linked%20docs/Feather%20Scent%20and%20Shaker.pdf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Feather, scent and shaker: supporting simple intimacy">"the subtle and delicate [sociality]"</a> of human relationships. 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