Service

My service supports the research and academic mission through peer review, program committee work, governance, and community engagement. I value clear standards, transparent evaluation, and sustainable practices that strengthen how research and education systems operate over time.

University and Department Governance

UMass Lowell

  • Faculty Senator (2017–2023): Participated in university-level governance, policy discussion, and voting
  • Department Graduate Committee (2017–Present): Reviewed graduate curriculum, admissions and degree requirements; evaluated Ph.D. proposals and theses
  • Department Diversity Committee (2023–Present): Developing a comprehensive DEI plan for the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences
  • College of Science Faculty Mentor, Launch@UML (2019, 2020): Mentored new faculty (including cross-department collaboration)
  • SoarCS Bridge Program Panelist (2020): Supported incoming underrepresented CS first-year students (70+ students)
  • Faculty Search Committee (2017): Reviewed 120+ applications; interviewed ~20–30 candidates; co-organized campus interviews

Accreditation and Assessment

  • ABET preparation (Oakland University): Supported curriculum mapping, documentation, assessment workflows, and continuous improvement
  • CSE Undergraduate Affairs Committee (2015–2016)
  • Biomedical Engineering Committee (2015–2016)

Research Community Leadership

  • National research evaluation and funding review: NSF SBIR/STTR Digital Health panels and related review activities
  • Community leadership roles: Invited session leadership and program committee participation in computational biology, visualization, and biomedical computing venues
  • Sustained peer evaluation: Ongoing journal and conference reviewing across medical imaging, visualization, and data-intensive research
  • Mentoring and field-building: Mentoring junior faculty and early-career researchers through advising, collaboration, and inclusive research/education initiatives

Selected Professional Service

Review panels

  • NSF SBIR/STTR Digital Health Review Panelist (2020, 2023, 2024)
  • NSF Phase I Panelist, Digital Health—Clinical Decision Support & Medical Diagnostics (2020)

Program committees and session leadership

  • Invited Session Chair, “Artificial Intelligence for Early Drug Discovery,” Drug Discovery Chemistry (2019, 2020)
  • Program Committee, IS&T Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA) (2023)
  • Program Committee, IEEE International Workshop on High Performance Computational Biology

Peer review (grouped)

  • Conferences: MICCAI (2013–2025); IEEE VIS (2013–2025); IEEE VR / 3DUI (2013–2020)
  • Journals: Medical Image Analysis; IEEE Access; BMC Bioinformatics; ACM Computing Reviews; Journal of Computers and Graphics; International Journal of Information and Communication Technology
  • Book chapter reviewer: New Developments in Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields (2011)

Outreach and Community Engagement

  • Grace Hopper Conference (OU Silver Sponsorship): Faculty representative and delegation lead (2013, 2014); organized and mentored student cohorts
  • Women in Computing Lecture Series (Oakland University, 2014–2016): Founded and organized a sustained lecture series connecting students with academic and industry professionals
  • Gender and Diversity in Tech Initiative (Oakland University, 2013–2016): Secured industry funding to support recruitment, retention, and career development for women and underrepresented populations in CS/IT
  • ACM-W Faculty Advisor (Oakland University, 2012–2016): Restarted the chapter; organized monthly events; obtained external support; supported student participation in Grace Hopper and CRA-W Grad Cohort
  • Women in STEM Panelist (Oakland University, 2015)
  • REU UnCoRe Invited Talk (Oakland University, 2013)
  • Graduate Women in Computer Science (GWiCS) Mentor (Brown University, 2011–2016): Mentored junior women Ph.D. students