R Crouser
Professor And Founding Director Of The Interdisciplinary Program In Computing at Kenyon College
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolR Crouser is a professor and founding director with a decade of experience bridging data science, visual analytics, and human-computer interaction in both research and classroom settings. Currently leading an interdisciplinary computing program at Kenyon College while serving as an associate professor at Smith College, they combine rigorous HCI and visualization research with practical machine learning and educational technology applications. Their background includes technical roles at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and a PhD-focused career at Tufts, reflecting a blend of applied lab engineering and academic scholarship. Crouser’s work emphasizes human-computer collaborative teams and information visualization, translating theoretical foundations in computation into usable analytic tools. On open-source projects they contribute pragmatic refactors and backend improvements, demonstrating attention to sustainable code structure as well as pedagogy. Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, they bring a rare mix of classroom mentorship, lab-tested systems experience, and a focus on making complex visual analytics accessible.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Mathematics and Computer Science, BA, Mathematics and Computer Science at Smith CollegeMS/PhD, Computer Science: Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction, MS/PhD, Computer Science: Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction at Tufts University
Spanish, English
Github Skills (3)
object-oriented-programming10
python10
refactoring9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jcrouser/CSC120-A2
Sep 2022 - Feb 2023
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:21 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
Contributions summary:R primarily focused on refactoring and removing code related to a computer resale shop implementation, specifically removing inheritance and related features. The user added and updated core files such as `main.py`, `computer.py`, and `oo_resale_shop.py`. These commits indicate an effort to update the project's structure and features.
jcrouser/CSC250
Jan 2018 - May 2024
Contributions:219 pushes, 9 branches in 6 years 4 months
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