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Cybersecurity Researcher/Project Assistant for Dr. Rick Wash at Wisconsin Humans in Security & Privacy Research (WHiSPR) Lab

"The GenCyber program aligns with the goals of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program in order to provide awareness of college and career pathway opportunities for secondary students and educators," according to The DoD Cyber Exchange Public (https://public.cyber.mil/gencyber/)."The Goals of GenCyber Are To:Ignite, increase and sustain awareness of secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for… Show more "The GenCyber program aligns with the goals of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program in order to provide awareness of college and career pathway opportunities for secondary students and educators," according to The DoD Cyber Exchange Public (https://public.cyber.mil/gencyber/)."The Goals of GenCyber Are To:Ignite, increase and sustain awareness of secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for participants through year-round engagement;Increase student diversity in cybersecurity college and career readiness pathways at the secondary level; andFacilitate teacher readiness within a teacher learning community to learn, develop, and deliver cybersecurity content for the secondary classroom in collaboration with other nationwide initiatives," according to The DoD Cyber Exchange Public (https://public.cyber.mil/gencyber/).Worked with K12 educators and administrators to develop over 20 engaging and rigorous lesson plans for submission to CLARK Center (https://clark.center).This work was supported in part by the US National Security Agency and National Science Foundation under grant H98230-23-1-0118. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this work are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Security Agency or National Science Foundation. Show less

SPARTIE Lab:Trained a group of seven people to run virtual reality research experiment by guiding them through the steps required to successfully collect user dataDeveloped online experiment about virtual reality in relation to privacy

Semesters: Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023Answered questions for students learning the high-level programming language Python, leading them to a more meaningful understanding of algorithmic thinkingPresented lecture content and announcements from the class professors to 30+ students per semester, helping them understand how to succeed in the classProofread exams and projects to reduce potential errors and grades students' code

Collaborated with colleagues to problem solve by discussing potential issues and resolutions, updating and maintaining the computer labs on a weekly basisCounseled faculty, staff, and students with computer problems utilizing software and hardware consultation, diagnosis, and troubleshooting techniques, resolving client issues in a timely mannerCommunicated with faculty and staff using a ticketing system to schedule assistance appointments