Program Staff
Co-Directors and Support Staff
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Dr. Jodi Mead
Program Co-Director
Professor – Department of Mathematics
Professor – Department of Mathematics
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Dr. Tim Andersen
Program Co-Director
Professor – Department of Computer Science
Professor – Department of Computer Science
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Keela Cooper
Program Administrator
As the program administrator for the Ph.D. in Computing, I help the program Co-Directors with the management and administrative aspects of the program. I assist students and faculty with advising, proposal and defense support, and serve as the first point of contact for any questions about the program.
In my free time, I love playing board games, dancing with my dance family at Starbelly School of Dance, and spending time with my husband and our two fur kids.
As the program administrator for the Ph.D. in Computing, I help the program Co-Directors with the management and administrative aspects of the program. I assist students and faculty with advising, proposal and defense support, and serve as the first point of contact for any questions about the program.
In my free time, I love playing board games, dancing with my dance family at Starbelly School of Dance, and spending time with my husband and our two fur kids.
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Brianna Siftar
Student Admin Assistant
Three years ago, I moved from Alaska in search of a higher education. When I started at Boise State University, I found a job with the Office of Continuous Improvement in the Universal Financial Services Department. There I improved accounting practices in Oracle Financial Cloud for Boise State. When I was admitted into the College of Business and Economics, I decided to major in Finance which lead me to apply for my current position with the Computing PhD Program where I perform payroll activities as well as admission processes for future PhD Students. I also help a lot with the functionality of the PhD Computing website.
Three years ago, I moved from Alaska in search of a higher education. When I started at Boise State University, I found a job with the Office of Continuous Improvement in the Universal Financial Services Department. There I improved accounting practices in Oracle Financial Cloud for Boise State. When I was admitted into the College of Business and Economics, I decided to major in Finance which lead me to apply for my current position with the Computing PhD Program where I perform payroll activities as well as admission processes for future PhD Students. I also help a lot with the functionality of the PhD Computing website.
Hear from a Current Student!
“The generous way [the program staff has] helped me throughout all the application process has a very positive impact on me about the university administration.”
– Maisha Maliha, PhD Student with an Emphasis in Data Science