Position:
Assistant Professor of Computer SciencePronouns:
She/HerLocation:
Division of Advanced Technology, Room 204Email: melissa.stange@shorinji-kempo.net
Educational History:
Micro-certificate in Advanced Air Mobility Autonomous Operations, University of Arkansas; A.A.S., Chattahoochee Valley Community College; B.S., Shenandoah University; M.B.A., Averett University; M.S. Nova Southeastern University; PhD, Walden University
Fields of Expertise:
- UAS/UAG/Drones
- AI/Personal Robotics
- Programming Languages
- Fuzzy Logic
- Introductory Cybersecurity
- Information Systems
Research:
Selected Publications:
Scott, Michael , Summerley, Rory , Besombes, Nicolas, Connolly, Cornelia, Gawrysiak, Joey, Halevi, Tzipora, Jenny, Seth, Miljanovic, Michael, Stange, Melissa, Taipalus, Toni and Williams, J Patrick (2021) Foundations for Esports Curricula in Higher Education. In Proceedings of the 2021 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE-WGR ’21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 27–55. DOI:http://doi.org/10.1145/
Scott, Michael , Summerley, Rory , Besombes, Nicolas, Connolly, Cornelia, Gawrysiak, Joey, Halevi, Tzipora, Jenny, Seth, Miljanovic, Michael, Stange, Melissa, Taipalus, Toni and Williams, J Patrick (2021) Towards a Framework to Support the Design of Esports Curricula in Higher Education. In: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 26 June, 2021 – 1 July, 2021, Germany
Servin, C., Tang, C., Geissler, M,, Stange, M., Tucker, C. (2021). Enhanced Verbs for Bloom’s Taxonomy with Focus on Computing and Technical Areas. SIGCSE ’21: Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. March 2021, Page 1270 http://doi.org/10.1145/
Stange, M. (2020). Preparing Students for Digital Era Careers. Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 23 (1). http://commons.vccs.edu/
Stange, M. (2020) First Bytes: Preparing K-12 Educators for CS Inclusion. ICER ’20: The 16th ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) conference, p. 304. http://doi.org/10.1145/
Stange, M., Tang, C., Tucker, C., Servin, C., & Geissler, M. (2020). Pre-Bachelor’s Curricular Guidance For Cybersecurity Programs. ITiCSE ’20: The 25th conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Page 562. http://doi.org/10.1145/
Stange, M., & Stange, R. (2020) Integrate Global Sustainability Virtual Exchange Into Teaching Computer Science Concepts. SIGCSE ’20: The 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Page 1286. http://doi.org/10.1145/
Stange, M. (2019). Innovations in Cybersecurity Education, National Cyber Watch: Cybersecurity Coursework, Research, Information Literacy, and Publication go hand in hand, pp 28 -29. http://www.
Stange, M.. & Coffman. H. (2019). Innovations in Cybersecurity Education, National Cyber Watch: Authentic Competency-Based Learning To Develop An Industry Ready Cyber Science Graduate, pp. 30 – 31. http://www.
Stange, M. (2018). Innovations in Cybersecurity Education, National Cyber Watch: Programming for Cybersecurity, p. 19. http://www.
Grants
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Innovative Project 2022, Principle Investigator, 2022
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) – Radford University Student Competition Training Grant, Sub-Award PoC for 2021-2023.
VT CAIA/CCI (SWVA) Experiential Learning Grant, Co-PI with Dr. Mizuho Nita
CS to Infinity & Beyond, NCWIT Extension Services Learning Circles, Principle Investigator, 2020
Calculate, Compute, Retain, National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Seed Fund Grant, Principle Investigator, 2019-20.
First Bytes, Google Educator Professional Development Grant, Principle Investigator, 2108-19
Google Cloud Platform Educator Grants, Principle Investigator, 2017-2019
STEWII, Technical Researcher, Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, 2014
Chancellor’s OER Adoption Grant for Introduction to Computer Applications & Concepts (ITE115), Virginia Community College System, 2013
Authentic Learning, National Science Foundation, Virginia Community College System, Faculty Participant, 2007
Presentations:
Gender Equity in Community College Computing Programs, RESPECT 2022 conference
SRI20: Student Research Innovations, The Twelfth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL), Special Track, November 2020
Preparing K-12 Educators for CS Inclusion, ACM International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER)
Personal Quote:Favorite quote from Albert Einstein is “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere”.
Favorite quote from Yoda is: “The greatest teacher, failure is”.
Favorite quote from Henry Ford is: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right”.My personal saying is “My dyslexia may cause me to have some difficulties and take longer to process somethings, but my successes are because of it forcing me to think differently, to see things in a broader sense, to practice problem solving daily, and to be more creative. Dyslexia isn’t my deficit, but my advantage.
Personal Highlights:
FAA sUAS Remote Pilot
ABET Computing Accreditation Commission – Program Evaluator
VCCS Career Coach Certification
Inspire CS-AI Fellowship from MIT TSL
Moose International Certified Trainer
American Journal of Computer Science and Technology Editorial Board