Sarah Gothard

Visiting Assistant Professor
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Computer Science

Profile

Dr. Gothard came to the University of Dayton in the spring of 2012. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Dr. Gothard received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Clemson University in 2007.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science,  Clemson University, 2007

Research Interests

  • Computer Science education and curriculum development
  • Computer Graphics
  • Software Engineering

Selected Publications*

*Maiden name: Matzko

  • Matzko, S. and Davis, T. A. 2008. A graphics-based approach to data structures. ITiCSE '08. ACM, New York, NY, 109-113
  • Hunt, J. M. and Matzko, S. 2007. Retooling a curriculum. J. Comput. Small Coll. 23, 2 (Dec. 2007), 195-201. 
  • Matzko, S. R. 2007 τέχνη and Quest-Oriented Learning. Doctoral Thesis. UMI Order Number: AAI3274327., Clemson University. 
  • Davis, T., Geist, R., Matzko, S., and Westall, J. 2007. τέχνη: trial phase for the new curriculum. SIGCSE Bull. 39, 1 (Mar. 2007), 415-419. 
  • Matzko, S. and Davis, T. 2006. Pair design in undergraduate labs. J. Comput. Small Coll. 22, 2 (Dec. 2006), 123-130. 
  • Matzko, S. and Davis, T. 2006. Using graphics research to teach freshman computer science. SIGGRAPH '06. ACM, New York, NY, 9. 
  • Matzko, S. and Davis, T. A. 2006. Teaching CS1 with graphics and C. ITICSE '06. ACM, New York, NY, 168-172. 
  • Davis, T., Geist, R., Matzko, S., and Westall, J. 2004. Course development under τέχνη. In Eurographics 2004, pages 23-27. New York, NY, USA, 2004. ACM Press. 
  • Davis, T., Geist, R., Matzko, S., and Westall, J. 2004. τέχνη: a first step. SIGCSE '04. ACM, New York, NY, 125-129. 
  • Matzko, S., Clarke, P. J., Gibbs, T. H., Malloy, B. A., Power, J. F., and Monahan, R. 2002. Reveal: a tool to reverse engineer class diagrams. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, vol. 21.