deana's curriculum vita
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA GPA: 4.0/4.0
Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Mobile and Ubiquitious Computing (ubicomp), Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY GPA: 4.0/4.0
Masters of Science, Information Technology
(Human-Computer Interaction), May 2009
Thesis: Designing a cell phone application to alert and report drinking water quality to South Africans
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
Bachelor of Arts, June 2007
Majors: Computer Science - Mathematics, Spanish
University of Cape Town, South Africa
HCI Research Affiliate, Spring 2009
University of Granada, Spain
Study Abroad, Fall 2006
HONORS
- GEM Fellowship (2010-Present)
- Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Honor Society)
- XEROX Technical Scholarship
- PAETEC Scholarship for excellence in computing and information sciences
- RIT Graduate Student Scholarship
- Selected by Google to attend the 2008 Workshop for Women Engineers at the Google Headquarters
- Lawrence University Heritage Scholarship for academic excellence
- Sigma Alpha Iota Music Scholarship for piano studies
PUBLICATIONS
Brown, D. (2009). Designing a cell phone application to alert and report drinking water quality to South Africans. Ann Arbor, Michigan: ProQuest UMI Publishing. [view]
RELATED COURSES
Usability Engineering
User-Centered Design Methods
Human Computer Interaction
Usability Testing
Graphical Elements of the User Experience
Interactive Media Implementation
Human-Centered Computing
Prototyping Interactive Systems
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Interaction Designer (full-time), 2009 - 2010
- Guide the design of accounting software solutions on an agile scrum team
- Gather user input (design playgrounds, client meetings) to inform the design of new software versions
Business Analyst/App Developer Intern, Summer 2008
Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA
- Gathered requirements and prepared a design document for a Video Conferencing Application
- Developed various web applications built in the .NET framework as part of the ITC-GCAS team
Software Engineering Intern, Summers 2005, 2006, 2007
Lockheed Martin, STS, Orlando, FL
Virtual Training Systems (VTS) (2007)
- Updated the Training Management System to output student records based on an XML Schema
- Programmed in ADA on a Unix Platform; Assisted with functionality testing of tanker simulators
Research & Development Ontology (2006), ALIS (2005)
- Worked on an application (Job Shop) in Oz to schedule unplanned flight line maintenance actions
- Improved the interface of the JSF ALIS Online Peer Review Tool; authored its user/admin guide
Teaching Assistant (TA)/Grader, 2007 - 2009
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
- TA and grader for undergraduate and graduate level Interactive Digital Media classes
- Developed various web applications built in the .NET framework as part of the ITC-GCAS team
Career Assistant, 2004 - 2006
Lawrence University Career Center, Appleton, WI
- Reviewed and critiqued over 100 students’ resumes and conducted practice interview sessions
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistantship, 2007 - 2008
Study Abroad Office, RIT, Rochester, NY
Computer Lab Assistant, 2004 - 2007
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
ACTIVITIES
Volunteer Math/CS Tutor, 2009 - 2010
North Charleston Dream Center for at-risk youths
Women in Computing Ambassador, 2009
RIT College of Computing
Pre-College Initiative Chair, 2007 - 2009
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE - RIT)
President, 2004 – 2006
PIECE–Privileged Individuals Engaged in Community Enrichment
Senior Member, 2003 - 2006
ULEAD (leadership training program)
excellence
The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy
of your own approval.
~ Denis Waitley