PAMELA A. CUTTER________________________________________________________________________
Department of Computer ScienceKalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI 49006(269) 337-7064 pam.cutter@kzoo.edu

Education:•University of Georgia, 1992-2000
Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation: Finding Prime Pairs with Particular Gaps and Square-free Parts ofPolynomials, advised by Andrew Granville
Honors: University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 1997

•SUNY College at Fredonia, 1988-1992
B.S., Majors in Computer Science and Mathematics, summa cum laude
Honors: Pi Mu Epsilon – National Honorary Mathematics Society

Professional Experience:•Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science,Kalamazoo College

2008 - present

Research Interests: Computer science education, broadening participation inCS, computational number theory.

•Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
Kalamazoo College
2002 - 2008•

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and ComputerScience,Kalamazoo College
2001 - 2002•

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and ComputerScienceAlbion College
2000 - 2001•

Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Department
University of Georgia

1992 - 2000

Research Assistant, Mathematics Department
University of Georgia

1992 - 2000

•Honors, Awards, and Grants:••••••••••

Kalamazoo College Pedagogical Development Grant to involve student in work tocreate interactive textbook for Introduction to Scientific Computing course, 2022
Girls Who Code Clubs Fund Grant to support activities of Kalamazoo College GirlsWho Code Club, 2017 - 2020
Kalamazoo College Outstanding Advisor Award, 2010
Travel grant from Kalamazoo College’s HHMI grant to present paper onbioinformatics project at SIGCSE 2007, 2007
Kalamazoo College High Merit Award, 2005
Curricular Development Grant from Kalamazoo College’s HHMI grant to developa bioinformatics module for Data Structures, 2005
Travel grant from Kalamazoo College’s HHMI grant to work on educational
module in DNA sequencing, 2004
CRA-W travel grant to attend career mentoring workshop and SIGCSE 2003,
2003
Faculty Development travel grants to attend conferences and workshops , 2003 presentMichigan Project NExT Fellow, 2001-2002

Courses Taught:
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Introduction to Computer Science (with Lab): 2001-2005, 2008, 2014, 20172022
Introduction to Multimedia Programming in Python (with Lab): 2005-2008,2010-2020, 2023
Introduction to Scientific Computing (with Lab): 2016 – 2018, 2021 - 2023
Introduction to Programming (with Lab): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 20122018, 2020-2022
Data Structures: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2021, 2022
Computer Algorithms: 2012, 2013, 2019-2023
Automata, Formal Languages, and Computability: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023
Programming Languages: 2010
Operating Systems: 2013
Special Topics – Mobile Computing: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022
Special Topics – Cryptography: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020, 2022
Special Topics – Applied Combinatorics: 2004
First-Year Seminar (Who Gets to Do Science? Expl. Gender & Race inScience): 2009, 2013, 2023
Discrete Mathematics: 2004-2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2023
Calculus I with Review: 2015
Calculus II: 2004
Math/CS SIP Seminar: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Independent Study Course (Variations of Mobile Computing): 2012, 2013,2015, 2017

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Independent Study Course (Advanced Image and Sound Processing): 2019,2020
Professional Apprenticeship: 2018, 2020-2023

Senior Integrated Projects (SIPs) Supervised:2022-23 9
2021-22 10
2019-20 3
2018-19 8
2017-18 8
2016-17 8

2015-16 10
2014-15 8
2013-14 5
2012-13 6
2011-12 4
2001-11: Generally 1 or 2 a year

Refereed Publications:
1. Pamela Cutter, “Having a BLAST: A Bioinformatics Project in CS2”,
Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education, March 2007, 353 - 357.
2. Alyce Brady, Pamela Cutter, Kelly Schultz, “Benefits of a CS0 Course in Liberal
Arts Colleges”,Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 20 (1), October 2004,
90 – 97.
3. Pamela Cutter, Andrew Granville, Thomas Tucker, “On the Number of Fields
Generated by the Square Root of Values of a Given Polynomial”, CanadianMathematical Bulletin, 45 (1), 2003, 71-79.
4. Pamela Cutter, “Finding Prime Pairs with Particular Gaps”, Mathematics ofComputation, 70 (2001) 1737-1744.

Other Professional Projects, Publications and Activities:
1. “Promoting Undergraduate Student Success in STEM through Scholarships,
Research Experiences, Mentoring, and Career Development”, PI: Jeffrey Bartz,
Co-PIs: Pamela Cutter, Stephen Oloo, Santiago Salinas, Dwight Williams, DavidWilson, Kalamazoo College, 2/2021-1/2026, National Science Foundation NSF SSTEM Grant No. 20-526, $1,000,000.
2. Member, HHMI Inclusiveness Grant INTRO Implementation Team, KalamazooCollege 2018-present.
3. Pamela Cutter, L. Carl Leinbach, Kah Loon Ng, “Searching DNA Strands”,Educational Module (peer-reviewed), produced at DIMACS (The Center for
DIscrete MAthematics and Theoretical Computer Science) Reconnect
Conference: Integrating Information from Sequence and Evolution: AnIntroduction to Computational Biology, 2004.

4. Dave Berque, Pam Cutter, Alan Zaring, “Customization of the ETS Major Field
Test for Assessment in Small Computer Science Departments”, Journal ofComputing Sciences in Colleges, 21(1), October 2005, p.130. (Panel description)
5. Alyce Brady, Pamela Cutter, “Nifty Assignments – GridPlotter”, SIGCSE 2005:
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education, February 2005, pp. 371 – 372. (Assignment description)
6. Pamela Cutter, Kelly Schultz, “Assignments to Use Next Week”, Journal ofComputing Sciences in Colleges, 20 (1), October 2004, p.114. (Tutorialdescription)

Selected Conference Presentations and Invited Talks:February 2019

“Sponsoring Girls Who Code Clubs”, Birds-of-a-Feather session
leader, 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education, Minneapolis, MN.

July, 2017

“Math for Computing? Computing for Math? A Discussion ofInterdependencies”, Panel presentation, Mathematical Associationof America (MAA) MathFest 2017, Chicago, IL.

March 2008, 2009, “Multimedia Projects in Python for Introductory CS Courses”,
2010
Workshops, 39th, 40th, 41st SIGCSE Technical Symposium on
Computer Science Education, (with A. Brady (2008, 2009), with N.
Sprague (2010)).
November 2008

“Having a BLAST with Biology in Computer Science”,
Mathematics and Computer Science Departmental Colloquium
Talk, Albion College.

March 2007

“Teaching Tech: CS Unplugged”, Panel presentation, Michigan
Celebration of Women in Computing (MICWIC), Hickory Corners,MI.

March 2007

“Having a BLAST: A Bioinformatics Project in CS2”, Paperpresentation, 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on ComputerScience Education, Covington, KY.

October 2005

“Customization of the ETS Major Field Test for Assessment in
Small Computer Science Departments”, Panel presentation, 12th
Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in CollegesMidwestern Conference, Millikin University (with D. Berque andA. Zaring).

February 2005

“Quick and Easy GUIs for 2D Array Assignments”, Workshop, 36th
SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, St.
Louis, MO (with A. Brady and K. Larson).

October 2004

“Benefits of a CS0 Course in Liberal Arts Colleges”, Paper
presentation, 11th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences inColleges Midwestern Conference, Kalamazoo College (with K.
Schultz).

2001, 2004

“Filling in Some Gaps”, Invited Colloquium talks, Calvin College,
Western Michigan University, Hope CollegeNovember 2002

“Recruiting and Retaining Females in Computer Science”, Invited
Discussion Leader, Pew Mid-states Science and Mathematics
Consortium Faculty Development Workshop: Computer Science in
the Next Decade, Hope College.

February 2001

“Distinct Square Classes of Polynomials”,
Colloquium talk, Central Michigan University.

Departmental

Professional Activities and Service
Professional Memberships• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2018-present.
• Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group in Computer Science
Education (ACM SIGCSE) 2001 – present.
Peer-Review, Conference, and Program Committees
2007 – 2021

Member, SIGCSE Conference Committee, Program Co-Chair(2019-2021), Workshops Co-Chair (2018-2019), Student
Volunteers Co-Coordinator (2013-2015), Chair of Panels andSpecial Sessions (2010-2011), Kids Camp Activities Coordinator(2007-2009).

2011 – 2013

Conference Chair, 2013 Michigan Celebration of Women inComputing (MICWIC), Ann Arbor, MI.

2005 – present

Member of the Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing(MICWIC) planning committee.

April 2009

Panelist, Academic Career Panel, Michigan Celebration of Womenin Computing, Hickory Corners, MI.

2004 – present

Reviewer for ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium.

2004 – present

Reviewer for Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges(CCSC) Midwest Conference.

2004

Member of the Conference Committee (Student Activities
Committee, Programming Contest Administrator) for theConsortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) MidwestConference.
Summer 2003

Co – Organized and Instructed Summer Workshop for High School
CS teachers, “Teaching Data Structures Using Java”, KalamazooCollege (with A. Brady and K. Schultz).

Institutional Service (Kalamazoo College)•••••••••••••••••••••

Computer Science Department Co-Chair, 2022 - present
Member, Institutional Review Board, 2021 - present
Computer Science Program Director, Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012-2015
Coach, Two Kalamazoo College student teams in the ACM Intercollegiate
Programming Competition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, 2011 present
Member, Computer Science Search Committee, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021
Member, Mathematics Search Committee, 2017
Member and Chair, Teaching and Learning Committee, Kalamazoo College, 20182019
Faculty Athletics Representative, Athletic Advisory Committee, KalamazooCollege, 2017-2018
Member, Kalamazoo College Benefits Review Group, 2016-2017
Member, Mathematics Search Committee, 2017
Member, Kalamazoo College Harassment Appeals Board, 2015-2016
Member, Circulation and Systems Librarian Search Committee, 2014
Member and Chair (2013-2015), Educational Policies Committee, KalamazooCollege, 2011-2015
Member and Chair (2009-2010) Academic Standards Committee, KalamazooCollege, 2007-2010
Mentor, Kalamazoo College – University of Michigan Mentorship Program, Fall2008
Member, ERP Implementation Committee as the Academic Standards Committee
representative on the Curriculum Team, 2008-2009
Member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Steering Committee,
Kalamazoo College, 2005-present
Member, Faculty Development Committee, Kalamazoo College, 2003-2006
Member, Jennifer Mills Lecture Committee, Kalamazoo College, 2003-present
Participant, Faculty Summer Conversations, sponsored by Provost, KalamazooCollege, Summer 2005
Participant, Organizing group to explore faculty/staff/administrator association topromote community within the campus, Summer 2003.

Other Professional Service
July 2020

Participant, Math-in-CS Virtual Workshop, Discussion groups
focusing on topics supporting the teaching of Math in Computer
Science2019 – 2020

Facilitator, Supervisor, Girls Who Code Club, Millwood Middle
School, Kalamazoo Public Schools.

2017 – present

Co-Facilitator, Supervisor, Kalamazoo College Girls Who Codeclub (for local high school students).

2012 – 2018

Judge, ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals.

2015 – 2018,

Poster Reviewer, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women inComputing.

Nov 2011

Poster Judge & Attendant, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
Computing, Portland, OR.

March 2003,
Nov 2013, 2017

Session Leader, GISMO (Girls Investigate Science and MathOpportunities), Kalamazoo, MI. 2013, 2017 Sessions titled “Magic8-Ball App with AppInventor, 2003 Sessions titled “Flashcodes”.

2003 – 2007

Member of the GLCA/ACM Project Team for Developing andDeploying a Database to Increase the Usefulness of the ETS Major
Field Test for Computer Science Department Program Assessment.

2007, 2008Participant in the ETS AP Computer Science Pretest Study.

Fall 2003

Participant in the ETS AP Computer Science Comparability Study.

2003, 2018

Invited Participant, Summer meeting, Liberal Arts Computer
Science Consortium, Calvin College.

January 2001,
2002,2012

Grader, Michigan Math Prize Competition.