Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of Computing Programs – Vancouver
Vancouver
Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of Computing Programs – Vancouver
Vancouver
Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of Computing Programs – Vancouver
Vancouver
Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of Computing Programs – Vancouver
Vancouver
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Logan Schmidt is an assistant teaching professor and assistant director of computing programs in Vancouver at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. They teach Align bridge courses in Vancouver and aim to introduce newcomers in the field to computer science fundamentals and concepts that will help them build careers, adapt to changing technologies and new situations, and launch themselves into challenging new projects. Dr. Schmidt is broadly interested in evaluating the efficacy of interventions in computer science education.
Dr. Schmidt received their doctorate in rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University where they researched the effective communication of technical and scientific information to lay audiences, along with teaching for eight years. They have six years of experience working in research development, first at Tufts University and then at Northeastern, where they built and coordinated cross-disciplinary research teams for projects driven by major grant funding from governmental agencies such as the NSF, DOD, and NIH–as well as private foundations and corporations. In 2019, Dr. Schmidt joined Khoury College as the assistant director of online programs and played a role in the rapid shift to online learning necessitated by COVID-19. They are proud to be a product of Khoury’s own Align program, and are committed to the mission of CS for All.
they/them
Logan Schmidt is an assistant teaching professor and assistant director of computing programs in Vancouver at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. They teach Align bridge courses in Vancouver and aim to introduce newcomers in the field to computer science fundamentals and concepts that will help them build careers, adapt to changing technologies and new situations, and launch themselves into challenging new projects. Dr. Schmidt is broadly interested in evaluating the efficacy of interventions in computer science education.
Dr. Schmidt received their doctorate in rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University where they researched the effective communication of technical and scientific information to lay audiences, along with teaching for eight years. They have six years of experience working in research development, first at Tufts University and then at Northeastern, where they built and coordinated cross-disciplinary research teams for projects driven by major grant funding from governmental agencies such as the NSF, DOD, and NIH–as well as private foundations and corporations. In 2019, Dr. Schmidt joined Khoury College as the assistant director of online programs and played a role in the rapid shift to online learning necessitated by COVID-19. They are proud to be a product of Khoury’s own Align program, and are committed to the mission of CS for All.
