In 2013, I completed my Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University. As a grad student, I taught literature classes and German as a foreign language to undergraduates at Harvard and Tufts. My doctoral exams focused on the history of German thought, and my dissertation offered a new interpretation of the philosophy of the early Romantic poet Friedrich von Hardenberg, better known as Novalis. For more about my academic career, see “Fuzzy.”
In 2014, I embarked on an exciting career switch into technology, by enrolling in the post-baccalaureate in Computer Science at Mills College in Oakland, California. I took nine classes such as data structures and algorithms, programming languages, software engineering, and security. When I started, I had no prior background in CS and I wasn’t sure that the field would be a good fit for me; but I was motivated by the desire to find stable, intellectually rewarding work, and to play an active role in the technical revolution that is reshaping my Bay Area home. When my degree was conferred in May 2017, I had no doubt: I love programming and the people I’ve met in my field. For more about my tech career, see “Techie.”
I am currently a term assistant professor of the Computer Science Department at the University of San Francisco, where I teach CS 107, “Computing, Mobile Apps and the Web,” and CS 345, “Programming Languages.”
I live in Oakland with my husband and two sons.