# Dr. Michael E. Cotterell

> Principal Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator in the School of Computing at the University of Georgia (UGA). Specializing in computer science education at scale, open educational resources, educational psychometric modeling, and open scientific data frameworks.

Office: Boyd Research and Education Center, Room 812
Email: mepcott@uga.edu
Affiliations: School of Computing, University of Georgia

## Teaching & Curriculum

- [Courses Taught](https://michaelcotterell.com/teaching): Undergraduate and graduate courses in software development, computer networks, systems programming, and algorithms.
- [CSCI 1302 Software Development Book](https://cs1302book.com/): Open-access textbook and curriculum for object-oriented software engineering and Java.
- [CSUA Program](https://cs.uga.edu/CSUA): Computer Science Undergraduate Assistants peer-assisted learning initiative.
- [Teaching Awards & Fellowships](https://michaelcotterell.com/teaching#teaching-awards--fellowships): Teaching Academy Fellowships and university instruction honors.

## Research & Sponsored Projects

- [Research Overview & Grants](https://michaelcotterell.com/research): Funded research projects with NSF, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), and departmental initiatives.
- [Student Mentorship & Directed Study](https://michaelcotterell.com/research/directed-study): Ph.D./MS advisory committees, graduate supervised research, and undergraduate directed study.

## Publications & Software

- [Publications & Preprints](https://michaelcotterell.com/pubs): Refereed journal articles, conference papers, and open educational resources with registered DOIs.
- [Open Source Software](https://michaelcotterell.com/pubs#software): Open-source libraries, code visualizers, and simulation modeling frameworks.

## Academic Service & Leadership

- [Academic Service & Governance](https://michaelcotterell.com/service): Institutional governance, departmental administration, conference program committees, and student organization sponsorship.

## Writing & Articles

- [Coffee Musings](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/coffee-musings/): Thoughts on great coffee brewing and daily routines.
- [Launching CSCI 1300: Intro to Programming with Python](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/csci-1300/): Introducing a new Python-based introductory programming course at UGA.
- [Spring 2020 Directed Study Highlights](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/directed-study-spring-2020/): Undergraduate research and directed study projects in interactive computing and open science.
- [Got My PhD!](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/got-my-phd/): Celebrating the completion of my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Georgia.
- [Developing CSCI 3030E: Online Computing, Ethics, and Society](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/online-cs-ethics/): Reflections on transitioning a discussion-heavy computing ethics course into an interactive online format.
- [The 4th Open Science in Big Data Workshop (OSBD 2019)](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/osbd-2019/): Announcing the OSBD 2019 workshop co-located with IEEE BigData in Los Angeles.
- [Website Redesign & Modernization](https://michaelcotterell.com/articles/site-redesign/): Notes on updating the academic site layout and modern static site generation.

## Optional & External Profiles

- [Google Scholar Profile](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Kh7mlU8AAAAJ): Citation metrics and paper listings.
- [ORCID Profile](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4302-0891): ORCID: 0000-0002-4302-0891.
- [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/mepcotterell): Open-source repositories and educational packages.
- [UGA Faculty Directory](https://computing.uga.edu/directory/people/michael-e-cotterell): Official School of Computing directory entry.
- [UGA Experts Guide](https://experts.uga.edu/michael.e.cotterell): UGA Media Experts profile.