Curriculum Vitae
Mailing Address
- Loyola Marymount University
- Department of Computer Science
- 1 LMU Drive, MS 8145
- Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Education
May 1993 to December 1996
- Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science
- Dissertation: “An Integrated Data Model, Language, and User Interface for Knowledge, Multimedia, and Simulations”
- Major: Database and Knowledge Base Management
- Minors: Computer System Architecture, Scientific Computing
- University of California, Los Angeles
September 1991 to May 1993
- Master of Science, Computer Science
- Major: Database and Knowledge Base Management
- University of California, Los Angeles
September 1987 to May 1991
- Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Computer Science
- Minors: Music, Mathematics
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Positions
August 2015 to present
- Professor, Computer Science
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
August 2011 to May 2022
- Associate Director, University Honors Program
January 2018 to present
- Developer
- Undivided
February 2013 to present
- Developer
- Friendbuy
August 2010 to July 2015
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
February 2001 to December 2012
- Developer
- Medaxis Corporation, Santa Monica
August 2004 to July 2010
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
July 2004 to June 2010
- Assistant Clinical Professor Voluntary, Medical Informatics
- University of California, Los Angeles
July 2000 to June 2004
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Informatics
- University of California, Los Angeles
August to December 2002; August to December 2003
- Part-Time Instructor, Computer Graphics
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
January 1997 to June 2000
- Assistant Professor, Telemedicine Division
- Department of Radiological Sciences
- University of California, Los Angeles
August to December 1998
- Part-Time Instructor, Human-Computer Interaction
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Honors/Awards
May 2017
- Rudinica Award for Teaching & Advising
- Frank R. Seaver College of Science & Engineering
December 2003
- infoRAD 2003 Magna Cum Laude
- “A Gesture-Driven User Interface for Medical Image Viewing”
- Radiological Society of North America
November 1999
- Nominee, Best Paper Award (first author)
- “Initial Experiences with Building a Health Care Infrastructure Based on Java and Object-Oriented Database Technology”
- American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Symposium
November 1999
- Nominee, Best Paper Award (co-author)
- “Creating and Indexing Teaching Files from Free-Text Patient Reports”
- American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Symposium
December 1998
- infoRAD 1998 Certificate of Merit
- “An Integrated and Customized System for a Teleradiology Environment”
- Radiological Society of North America
January 1998
- Cardinal’s Service Award
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Professional
2012 to present
Western USA Chapter Board of Governors, Journal of Immersive Education
2005 to 2008
Assistant Editor/Chair of Editorial Subcommittee on Informatics, American Journal of Roentgenology
1997 to 2004
Technical reviewer, American Journal of Neuroradiology