Joseph Long
Assistant Professor at Colorado Technical University
Greenwood, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoseph Long is an assistant professor and higher-education leader with 15+ years of teaching and curriculum design experience and two decades as a university faculty member. He designs engaging in-person, hybrid, and asynchronous online courses—particularly in ethics and philosophy—while building strategic operations, faculty development, and resource plans that sustain innovative programs. A committed advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, he brings deep knowledge of Title IX, student speech, privacy, and disability law and practical experience interpreting medical documentation to recommend accommodations. Joseph has a track record of creating cross-listed courses and filling curricular gaps to meet student needs, and he mentors students across honors work, first-year seminars, and career development. He also contributes to open-source scientific software QA—helping improve test coverage for the widely used Astropy astronomy library—underscoring a pragmatic attention to quality and reproducibility. Based in Greenwood, Indiana, he is shifting from long-term faculty roles toward collaborative academic leadership and scalable online education initiatives.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Philosophy, Master of Arts - MA, Philosophy at Colorado State UniversityDoctorate-level Coursework, Higher Education & Student Affairs, Doctorate-level Coursework, Higher Education & Student Affairs at Indiana University BloomingtonDoctorate-level Coursework, Philosophy, Doctorate-level Coursework, Philosophy at Saint Louis UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy at Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, Bachelor of Science - BS, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES at Ball State University
French
Github Skills (6)
astropy10
pytest10
python10
testing10
astrophysics7
astronomy7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
astropy/astropy
Sep 2014 - Nov 2016
Astronomy and astrophysics core library
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:7 commits, 5 PRs, 36 comments in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily contributed to the testing infrastructure and code quality within the Astropy repository. Their work included writing and modifying tests for the `astropy.io.fits` module, ensuring correct file output and error handling. They also addressed specific bugs and improved test coverage, as demonstrated by adding a regression test for a specific `HDUList.info()` issue. Furthermore, the user updated the testing documentation, improving clarity and consistency.
astrologypythonscienceastrophysicsastrodynamics
aspc/mainsite
Aug 2011 - May 2014
The code powering the ASPC main site (including menus, course scheduler, sagebooks, and housing reviews).
Contributions:557 commits in 2 years 8 months
schedulercourse-schedulerhousing
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