Paula Gabbert paula.gabbert@furman.edu Associate Professor Education Teaching and Work Experience Honors and Awards Professional Memberships Professional Activities Professional Service Activities Community Service Activities Theses Publications Proceedings Presentations Course Schedule

Education

Teaching and Work Experience

Teaching

Assistant Professor, Computer Science: Furman University (1996-Present). Courses taught include:

CS 16 Introduction to Computing
CS 11,12 Introduction to Computer Science I, II
CS 35 Software Design
CS 33 Artificial Intelligence
CS 41 Systems Analysis

Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems: Wilkes University (1993-1996). Courses taught include:

CS 115 Computers and Applications
CS 124 Introduction to COBOL
CS 224 COBOL and File Management
CS 324 Systems Analysis
CS/MTH 363 Operations Research
MTH 351,2 Probability and Statistics I & II
MTH 361,2 Applied Mathematics I & II

Graduate Courses:

ED 157 Introduction to Computing Technology, Furman University (1998).
ED 158 Application of Computing Technology, Furman University (1998,1999).

Professional Development Workshops:

Multimedia I: Introduction to PowerPoint, Furman University (1997)
Multimedia II: Introduction to HyperStudio, Furman University (1997)

K-12 Academic Programs:

Traveler's Rest High School AP Computer Science Class (1998)
Young Explorers in Computing Program, Furman University (1998)
Young Scholars Program, Furman University (1997)

Lectures: Intelligent Decision Systems, University of Virginia (1991).

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Knowledge-Based Systems, University of Virginia (1986).

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Decision Analysis, University of Virginia (1985).

Advising

Academic Advisor: 9 Computer Science majors, and 8 Freshmen/Sophomore Advisees, Furman University (1997-present).

Academic Advisor: 6-12 Advisees in Computer Information Systems, Wilkes University (1994-1996).

Faculty Sponsor for UPE student honorary society (1997-present).

Workshops: Attended advising workshops sponsored by Associate Academic Dean's Office, Furman University (Spring 1997, Fall 1997). Attended advising workshops sponsored by Academic Support Services, Wilkes University (Fall 1993, 1995).

Curriculum

Member: Computer Literacy Subcommittee, Wilkes University (1996).

Coordinator: Computer Information Systems program revisions, Wilkes University. Accepted by full faculty March 1995.

Coordinator: Computers and Applications service course revisions, Wilkes University. Accepted by department Spring 1995.

Independent Studies/Internships

Independent Study Coordinator: Supervised student independent study to acquire results for a classification algorithm, Furman University (Spring 1998)

Independent Study Coordinator: Supervised student independent study on the use of Composer in systems analysis and design, Furman University (Winter 1998).

Co-op Coordinator: Student Co-op position with Economic Development Council of PA, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Spring 1996).

Co-op Coordinator: Student Co-op position with Vista Vision in Pittston, PA (Fall 1995).

Research

Furman Advantage Research Fellowship Program (Summer 1998), "A Comparison of Learning Rules for Uncertain Classification", Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. $2,600 for student research fellow.

Furman Advantage Research Fellowship Program (Summer 1997), "A Classification Algorithm Using Uncertain Learning Sets", Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. $2,600 for student research fellow.

Principal Investigator (1994): "Statistical Process Control Training for Muskin Leisure Products," Muskin Leisure Products, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. $9,000.

Graduate Research Assistant (1992, 1991,1988): "An Institute for Parallel Computation at the University of Virginia," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California.

Graduate Research Assistant, Co-wrote Proposal (1991): "An Interactive System to Build Operating Plans for Grain Trains on the CSX Rail Network," CSX Transportation, Baltimore, Maryland.

Graduate Research Assistant, Co-wrote Proposal (1990): "Evaluation and Optimization of Train Economics for the CSX Rail Network," CSX Transportation, Baltimore, Maryland.

Graduate Research Assistant (1989-1990): "Environmental Design and Guidance (EDGE) System," U.S. Army Engineering Topographic Laboratory, Hampton, Virginia.

Graduate Research Assistant: Co-wrote Proposals (1986-1988), "A Knowledge-Based Approach to the Design of Materials Handling Systems in Manufacturing Facilities," The General Electric Company; Center for Innovative Technology; and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Consulting

Consultant: Statistical analysis for cardiac research, Dr. Chimokowski, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA (1994-Present).

Committees

Member: Disciplinary Committee, Furman University, Greenville, SC (1997-Present).

Member: Admissions Committee, Furman University, Greenville, SC (1997-Present).

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Faculty Designation, 1994

Omega Rho Student Paper Competition Award, 1988

Omega Rho

Tau Beta Pi

Phi Beta Kappa

National Science Foundation Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1985

Stimson-Duvall Fellowship, Goucher College, 1985

Goucher College Computer Science Award, 1985

Dean Scholar Goucher College, 1982-1985

Memberships in Professional Societies

INFORMS

CCSC

Professional Activities

Participant: Sterling Software Lite-trak Training, June 1998.

Workshop Coordinator: South Carolina Upstate School Consortium, "Multimedia I: Powerpoint", October 1997.

Workshop Coordinator: South Carolina Upstate School Consortium, "Multimedia II: HyperStudio", November 1997.

Organizer and Chair: Session on Knowledge Acquisition, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meetings, April 1994, Boston, Massachusetts.

Chair: Session on Heuristic Search, ORSA Computer Science Technical Section Conference, 1994, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Paper referee for Intelligent Scheduling Systems, D. Brown and W. Scherer (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993.

Paper referee for Omega The International Journal of Management Science.

Paper referee for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics.

Chair: Session on Classification Systems, 1991 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Secretary: ORSA student chapter, University of Virginia, 1987-1988.

Professional Service Activities

Coordinator: Furman's Involvement with Village Green Project, Spring 1998-Present.

Assisting Phyllis Bolick with Computer Science Advanced Placement course, Traveler's Rest High School, Fall 1998.

Co-coordinator: Young Explorers in Computing: A Computing Experience for 5th and 6th Grade Girls, Furman University, July 1998.

Coordinator: Website Development for the Upstate Schools Consortium, Spring 1998.

Co-coordinator: High School Programming Contest, Furman University March 1998.

Arts and Sciences Faculty Representative: Forum for Educational Inquiry, Furman University and South Carolina Network for Educational Renewal, 1997-Present.

Judge: High School Programming Contest, Furman University, March 1997.

Coordinator: Graduate Studies Web Page, Wilkes University, 1996.

Member: Internal Climate Task Force, Wilkes University, 1994.

Judge: Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Meeting, March 1994 and March 1996, Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Voting Member: Women's Studies Coordinating Committee, Wilkes University, 1993-1996

Member: Faculty Women's Caucus, Wilkes University, 1993-Present. Secretary of the Faculty Women's Caucus September 1994-1996.

Member: Department Peer Review Committee, Fall 1994.

Judge: Capstone Project Competition, Systems Engineering Department, University of Virginia, 1992, 1991.

Member: Systems Engineering Graduate Student Committee, University of Virginia, 1990.

Member: Systems Engineering Mock Comprehensive Examining Group, University of Virginia, 1989-1993.

Community Service Activities

Chair of Educational Advisory Committee, ImagineNation Children's Museum, Greenville, SC, 1998-present.

Children's Committee Co-Chair, Travelers Rest United Methodist Church, Travelers Rest, SC, 1998-present.

Bell Ringer, Adult and Senior High Bell Choir, Travelers Rest United Methodist Church, Travelers Rest, SC, 1997-Present.

Member and Volunteer, Duncan Chapel Elementary School PTA, 1996-present.

Co-organizer, Vacation Bible School at Traveler's Rest United Methodist Church, Travelers Rest, SC, 1998.

Teacher, Parenting Sunday School Class, Christ United Methodist Church, Mountaintop, PA, 1995-1996.

Coordinator, United Methodist Youth Fellowship, Christ United Methodist Church, Mountaintop, PA, September 1994-Present.

Member, Handbell Choir, Christ United Methodist Church, Mountaintop, PA, 1994-1996.

Member and Volunteer, Fairview Elementary School PTA, 1994-1996.

Alumni Fund Class Representative, Goucher College Alumni Fund, 1987-Present.

Theses

Gabbert, P.S., "Uncertainty Models for Classification in a General Learning Paradigm," May, 1993.

Gabbert, P.S., "Knowledge Based Approach to Materials Handling Selection," August, 1986.

Gabbert, P.S., "Expert Systems and Financial Analysis," May, 1985.

Publications

P.S. Gabbert and K.S. Treu, "Being Digital In the Non-Major Class," The Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, Vol. 13-3, pp. 66-72, 1998.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "Knowledge-based computer aided design of materials handling systems," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC-19, pp. 188-196, 1989.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "A knowledge-based approach to materials handling system design in manufacturing facilities," In N. A. Botten and T. Raz (Eds.). Expert Systems. Atlanta: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Industrial Engineering and Management Press, pp. 110-116, 1988.

Proceedings

P.S. Gabbert and K.S. Treu, "Experiments with the Use of Popular Press in the Computer Science Curriculum, " To be published in Conference Proceedings: 31st Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Austin Texas, March, 2000.

K. Abernethy, P. Gabbert, and K. Treu, "Inquiry-Based Computer Science Instruction: Some Initial Experiences," Conference Proceedings: 6th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Computing and 3rd Annual Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, Dublin Ireland, August 1998.

K. Abernethy, T. Allen, P. Gabbert, and K. Treu, "How Can College/University Computer Science Departments Support K-12 Computing?" Abstract published in Proceedings 19th Annual National Educational Computing Conference, San Diego, California, June 1998.

P.S. Gabbert, "Decision Trees from Uncertain Learning Sets," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, San Antonio, Texas, October 1994.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "Developing uncertainty measures for classification using information theoretic techniques in induction and validation," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Charlottesville, October, 1991.

P.S. Gabbert, D.E. Brown, C.L. Huntley, B.P. Markowicz, and D.E. Sappington, "A system for learning routes and schedules with genetic algorithms," Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Genetic Algorithms, San Diego, August, 1991.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "General Electric: A case study in materials handling system design," Proceedings World Productivity Forum and 1988 International Industrial Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, May, 1988.

D.E. Brown, P.S. Gabbert, and A.R. Spillane, "A self-correlation procedure for data fusion," JDL C2 symposium. Monterey, CA, June, 1988.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "Uncertainty management in intelligent design aiding systems," Proceedings of the First International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, Orlando, June, 1988.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "MAHDE: An intelligent materials handling design system," Proceedings of the First Annual Conference on Expert Systems in Business, New York, November, 1987.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "A Knowledge-Based Approach to Materials Handling System Design In Manufacturing Facilities," Proceedings of World Productivity Forum and 1987 International Industrial Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, May, 1987.

Presentations

K. Abernethy, P. Gabbert, and K. Treu, "Inquiry-Based Computer Science Instruction: Some Initial Experiences," Presented at the 6th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Computing and 3rd Annual Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, Dublin Ireland, August 20, 1998.

P.S. Gabbert, and K. Treu, "How Can College/University Computer Science Departments Support K-12 Computing?" Presented at the 19th Annual National Educational Computing Conference, San Diego, California, June 23, 1998.

P.S. Gabbert, "Being Digital In the Non-Major Class," Consortium for Computer in Small Colleges Conference, November 1997.

P.S. Gabbert, "Uncertainty Model From Cluster Analysis," INFORMS Atlanta, October 1996.

P.S. Gabbert, "Women on the Web", Presented at Women's History Month Seminars, Wilkes University, March 1996.

P.S. Gabbert, "Classification Trees for Learning", Math and Computer Science Seminar, Wilkes University, October 1995.

P.S. Gabbert, "Constructing Inference Networks from Decision Trees," ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, April 1994.

P.S. Gabbert, "A Model-Based Approach to Knowledge Acquisition," ORSA Computer Science Technical Section Conference, January 1994.

P.S. Gabbert, "An information theoretic approach to measuring attribute importance," Invited lecture to the Systems Engineering Department, University of Virginia, March, 1988.

P.S. Gabbert, "An information theoretic approach to measuring attribute importance with an application in design," ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, April, 1988.

P.S. Gabbert and D.E. Brown, "A knowledge-based system for the selection and configuration of materials handling systems," TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, May, 1987.