Jacqueline Spiegel Email and Phone Number

Professor for undergraduate and graduate school

Computer Science Department

Designed, developed and implemented educational courseware for medical students, software for research purposes and simulations using Java Applets and Servlets, XML, XSL, ORACLE, SQL ActionScript, Lingo, Visual Basic, HTML and Javascript. Software created includes courseware to teach aspects of pharmacology as well as observe osmolality in the kidney, software to metatag rich media objects using Dublin core and Medical Schema (Heal), and software to create and test knowledge of regions of interest for Neuroanatomy. Simulations include models of the heart, kidney, and absorption rates of drugs using Java applets. Wrote translators for Powerpoint to XML and HTML conversion ; HTML to XML conversion; HTML to WML. Developed educational curriculum and taught advanced courses in the application of technology to enhance the educational process, subjects taught: HTML, Java, XML, and Dreamweaver emphasizing rapid software development for new developers. Responsible for analysis, demonstration and teaching of new language technology for the lab including XML, XSL, Java Servlets, and Signed Applets.

Designed and wrote software packages in C, HTML, X/Motif, TCSH, and BMDP, to facilitate manipulation of brain images created with PET, MRI and CT modalities for laboratory’s research in brain aging and development. Software created includes : co registration packages, viewers, processors and fusion software for all modalities, software to support brain atlas conversions and extractions and software for 3D image reconstruction. Created, authored and maintained web site. Performed statistical analysis on all modalities. Performed data processing, manipulation, programming, storage and retrieval functions for all modalities. Managed system administration staff and related procurement, assembly and maintenance of SUN, IBM, VAX, network. Coauthored publications in academic journals on topics including image co registration, schizophrenia, and aging.