Kathryn McKinley

Dr. Kathryn S. McKinley is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

She received her PhD from Rice University in 1992. Her research interests include compilers with a particular focus on memory hierarchy, high performance, and program analysis; architecture; parallel and distributed computing; and information retrieval.

Elaine Rich

Dr. Elaine Rich is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Sciences.

She received an A.B. in applied mathematics and linguistics from Brown and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon. She has spent the last 24 years in Texas, first at UT, and then at an industrial research lab in Austin, then back at UT. Her textbook on artificial intelligence has sold over a quarter of a million copies around the world. Elaine wrote the original grant that funded our First Bytes programs and the Turing Scholars Honors Program for the Department of Computer Sciences.

Mike Scott

Mike Scott is a lecturer in the computer science department.

He received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford in 1990, and his Masters in Computer Science from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1998. A former high school computer science teacher, his academic interests include computer science education and object oriented programming.

Roger Priebe

Dr. Roger Priebe is a Lecturer and Coordinator of Student Affairs in the Department of Computer Sciences.

He received a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of North Dakota and a Ph.D. in Computer Science Education from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught as a Lecturer at the University of North Dakota, Stetson University, and The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he has worked as a computer consultant, technical writer, and as a programmer analyst.

Phoebe Weidmann

Dr. Phoebe Weidmann earned her Bachelors in Science in Mathematics and Computer Sciences, her Masters in Science in Computer Sciences and her Doctorate in Science Education with Computer Science specialization all at The University of Texas at Austin.

She recently completed her first year as a part-time assistant professor at Southwestern University, and continues her work in the office of the Associate Dean of Information Technology in the College of Natural Sciences. Her current research continues her dissertation work looking at the undergraduate CS 341 class on Automata Theory. Other projects include: examining and trying to understand the current drop in female participation in CS with a focus on trying to retain women in the field, examining ways in which the UTCS program can recruit more women into the major, and investigating ways in which high school teachers can become better informed about what the UTCS program is and what it requires of incoming freshmen students.