Joanne Wardell
Graduate Research Assistant
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoanne Wardell is a meticulous graduate researcher and teaching assistant in computer science at Georgia State University with nine years of hands-on experience across network engineering, IT support, and telecommunications. A first-generation college graduate who earned a BS Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics, she blends practical infrastructure skills—configuring Cisco systems and troubleshooting 'nix environments—with a passion for STEM education, having taught programming and robotics to learners aged 5–18. Her background includes telecom consulting at ECG and campus enterprise support, giving her a rare mix of operational resilience and pedagogical insight. Motivated by applying technical solutions to societal problems, she has experience designing coursework, mentoring students, and prototyping solutions from concept to evaluation. Based in Atlanta, she is methodical, community-minded, and intentionally building specialized research expertise to translate discoveries into real-world impact.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science at Valdosta State UniversityDual Enrollment, Dual Enrollment at Georgia State University Perimeter CollegeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia State University
Github Skills (5)
stem9
robotics6
preprocessing5
raspberry-pi5
javascript4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jawardell/ubiquitous-broccoli
Mar 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:147 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
jawardell/red_black_tree
Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:146 commits, 1 PR, 134 pushes in 1 year
javascript
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