Education

Master of Arts, 2006

  • Major: Educational Technology
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

My Masters studies focused on cognitive psychology and its connection with computer interfaces. Understanding how the human mind learns and responds to stimuli tells us how to create better, easier-to-use web applications.

For my Masters project/thesis I created a programmable robot with a web interface to promote Nebraska 4-H educational robotics program. Interested parents and children could log onto the web site and write a simple program with a drag-and-drop interface and make the robot move through a maze. You can read my Masters thesis including the full Java code here:

PDFWebBot: A Project to Inspire Interest in Robotics Discovery

Bachelor of Journalism, 1995

  • Major: Advertising/English
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

The copywriting, visual design, and media production skills I learned while getting my degree in advertising served me well even though I pursued a career in educational interactive media instea of advertising.