Elizabeth Kleiman a Professor of Instruction and a Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa. Before coming to UI, she was an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Mount Mercy University.

She is also a:

• Program Director of ExploreU STEM summer program for middle school girls
• PI for REU - Computing for Health and Well-being

Professor Kleiman's research interests are in the areas of Cryptography and Parallel Programming. During her graduate studies she was part of the Iowa State High Performance Computing Group and worked on projects supported by the United States Department of Defense, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Cray Inc. She earned several grants and awards, specifically the Graduate and Professional Student Senate Peer Teaching Award, Henry Thielman Award for outstanding research by a Master of Science student, Transamerica Foundation STEM grants and the HPC Cluster and STEM Grants from Giacoletto Foundation. She is a finalist of 2015 Women of Innovation Award in Academic Innovation and Leadership category. She is an active member of Iowa Undergraduate Computer Science Consortium. She is heavily involved in STEM initiatives and is an advocate for First-Generation Students. She also organizes and runs the workshops for STEM Open Mind, Open Doors Conference annually.

She holds a PhD degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Iowa State University.

Research Interests

Professor Kleiman's current research interest lies in the area of Computer Science Education. She works with undergraduate students on different projects that aim to improve student learning in large Computer Science classes. One of her current SoTL projects focuses on how class attendance and participation affect student performance.

Research Interests (Keywords)

Computer Education