Dr. Karen Jin is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at UNH Manchester. She has taught introductory programming as well as courses in Data Structures, System Programming, Object-Oriented Programming and Design, Software Engineering, Principles of Programming Languages, and Machine Learning. Her hands-on teaching philosophy allows students to put concepts into action, better preparing them with theoretical foundations and practical skills for the workforce.
Dr. Jin's research interests include developing best practices in curriculum and instructional design for teaching computing courses. She is especially interested in novel curriculum design in applied machine learning and data science courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Dr. Jin is the faculty advisor for the computing internship program at UNH Manchester. She is also the New Hampshire faculty coordinator for the NCWIT Aspiration in Computing Award, which aims to promote underrepresented high school students in pursuing tech careers. She has received external funding awards that support the broadening participation of students in computing.
