The School of Computing's Dr. Bonita Sharif has been named a Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor.
Sharif is one of eleven University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty who were recently awarded professorships from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. She is one of three faculty who were named Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professors.
The professorship, named in honor of the late Adele Hall Distinguished Professor of English Susan J. Rosowski, recognizes faculty at the associate professor level who have achieved distinguished records of scholarship or creative activity and who show exceptional promise for future excellence.
“I am grateful for this honor and for my community of mentors, students, and collaborators who have supported my growth as a scholar and educator,” Sharif said. “My work has always been driven by curiosity and collaboration, and this recognition motivates me to continue advancing research and teaching that are both rigorous and put the human experience first.”
Sharif is a recognized leader in software engineering and eye-tracking research, bridging human-computer interactions and software maintenance. Her signature contribution is iTrace, an open-source community eye-tracking infrastructure for software engineers and education researchers to conduct realistic studies on large open-source systems. Backed by sustained NSF funding, including a CAREER award and a Computing Research Infrastructure grant, her program bridges software engineering and applied machine learning, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and multiple best-paper recognitions. Sharif is a College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award recipient and in the Faculty Teaching Fellows program. Sharif is also the recipient of the College of Engineering’s Holling Family Distinguished Teaching/Advising/Mentoring Award, which recognizes faculty for effectiveness as an adviser, mentor, and classroom teacher. Sharif’s collaboration with Lincoln's Don’t Panic Labs brings real-world, stakeholder-driven practice into the curriculum. She is a founding board member of Girls Code Lincoln, expanding pathways into computing for K-12 learners.
Learn more about the awarded professorships in Nebraska Today.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/article/eleven-faculty-earn-professorships