“My advice: figure out what you’re passionate about. Explore how computing and technology can make a difference in that area. If you are doing what you love, the rest will become that much easier.”
Gail's biography
Gail is a computer scientist, educator, and blogger. She completed her Bachelor and Masters degrees at Carleton University, and is currently on leave from her PhD studies there. Her research currently centers on storytelling in video games. She is currently working as a faculty instructor at Carleton University where she gets to bring her passion for CS education to the classroom. She is heavily involved with outreach and making the field of computer science more attractive for everyone, especially women. She co-founded Carleton’s Women in Science and Engineering group (known as CU-WISE) and is on the Advisory Board for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Gail blogs at The Female Perspective of Computer Science. She enjoys practising Tae Kwon Do (where she has a second-degree black belt), weeding her gardens, taking photos, and spending weekends with her husband Andrew and toddler Molly.
