Dr. Monique Ross was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award. Under her direction the project, CAREER: Cracking the Diversity Code: Understanding Computing Pathways of those Least Represented, was awarded over $600k in NSF grants.

Dr. Monique Ross is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing and Information Sciences and the STEM Transformation Institute.

She holds a doctoral degree in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Elizabethtown College, a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University, eleven years of experience in the industry as a software engineer, and five years as a full-time faculty in the departments of computer science and engineering.

She is the PI on two National Science Foundation grants, one foundation grant, and co-PI on two large scale grants. Dr. Ross is committed to the expansion of rigorous computer science education research at FIU and nationally.

The NSF CAREER Award is an award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research, education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. The award comes with a federal grant for research and education activities for five consecutive years.