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Neena Thota

Associate Chair of Teaching Development
Senior Teaching Faculty
Contact
(413) 545-4595
Location
Room A353B
Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise

740 N. Pleasant Street
Amherst , MA 01003
United States

Education

  • PhD, information systems, degree jointly awarded by University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macau and Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Porto, Portugal
  • MS, information technology, degree jointly awarded by Instituto Inter-Universitário de Macau, Macau and Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Porto, Portugal

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Awards

Thota, Trim Selected as 2024-25 Chancellor’s Leadership Fellows

CICS faculty members Neena Thota and Michelle Trim have been selected for the 2024-25 UMass Amherst Chancellor's Leadership Fellows cohort.
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Research

Intercollegiate Research Team to Modernize First-Year CS Curriculum

A collaborative effort led by Charles Weems and Neena Thota has secured a $500,000 NSF grant to update first-year computer science curricula.
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Research

Project to Promote Digital Literacy and Computer Science in K-12 Education Receives UMass REBLS Network Grant

Neena Thota is part of a team that is exploring ways to promote computing for middle school students, with an emphasis on girls from underrepresented groups.

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