PUBLICATIONS
2009
- Gonzalez, B., Borland, J., & Geraghty, K. (In Press). Whole Body Interaction for Child-Centered Multimodal Language Learning. Proceedings of the Workshop on Child, Computer and Interaction (WOCCI 09) at the International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI 09), Cambridge, MA.
- Cassell, J., Geraghty, K., Gonzalez, B., & Borland, J. (In Press). Modeling Culturally Authentic Style Shifting with Virtual Peers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI 09), Cambridge, MA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant: ITIS 3130: Human Computer Interaction - Fall 2009
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Software & Information Systems, 2009-Present
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, December 2007
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
UNDERGRADUATE HONORS
Mittie, Moselynne & Dempsey J. Travis Scholarship
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Independent Study, Spring '07 & Fall '07
- Optimized the layout and design of an interface that controls an embodied conversational agent (ECA).
- Embedded an ECA into a shared reality environment using chroma key.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
IS Architecture Engineer Assoc., September 2008 to July 2009
Center for Technology and Social Behavior, Northwestern University
Research Programming Intern, January 2008 to September 2008
Center for Technology and Social Behavior, Northwestern University
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Student Visualization Developer, October 2006 to June 2008
Academic Technologies, Northwestern University
Software Programming Intern, June 2006 to September 2006
School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer at Pan African Association, Chicago, IL 2007
- Volunteer with Global Urban Trek to Cairo, Egypt 2007
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - NU Chapter 2003 - 2007
- MuliEthnic Intervarsity Christian Fellowship - NU Chapter 2003 - 2008