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You are invited to attend the first Color of Our Future webinar of NCWIT’s Conversation for Change series in 2023, which will take place virtually on February 8 at 12 pm MT. Watch as Dr. Jeremy Waisome and Dr. Kyla McMullen present “Elevating Modern Figures in Computing.” The event will also feature a panel discussion. Both speakers are current faculty members at the University of Florida, where they co-host the Modern Figures. The podcast is presented by the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS) in collaboration with NCWIT. It is currently in its fourth season, and features guests who share their experiences as Black women in computing spaces. Register today to attend and take part in the Q&A!

Dr. Jeremy A. M. Waisome is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on effective mentoring strategies for underrepresented populations in Engineering. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida (UF), and now serves on the UF Ronald E. McNair Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Associate Provost’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee at UF. In 2018, she was awarded the Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female) by the National Society of Black Engineers. In 2017, she was inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. In addition, Dr. Waisome was inducted into UF Hall of Fame (2010) and is a recipient of the UF Outstanding Leadership Award (2010).

Dr. Kyla McMullen is a tenure-track faculty member at the University of Florida’s Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering Department. Dr. McMullen has a personal commitment to encouraging women and minorities to pursue careers in computing and other STEM fields, and is the leader of the SoundPAD Laboratory at the University of Florida, which focuses on the Perception, Application, and Development of 3D audio. Her current projects include: (1) psychoacoustic analysis of the quality of customized head-related transfer functions, (2) using 3D audio to sonify positional data for situational awareness, (3) discovering critical interface design techniques for developing virtual auditory environments, and (4) using 3D audio to increase immersion and realness in virtual and augmented reality.