About Tammy

Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift is a Vassallo Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in the Shiley School of Engineering at the University of Portland. She is the faculty advisor for the Society of Women Engineers student chapter and serves as the Chair of Computer Science. Recent Academic Vita (December 2023).

Education:

  • Ph.D. from University of Washington, Seattle in 2005; Computer Science & Engineering
  • Masters from University of Washington, Seattle in 2001; Computer Science & Engineering
  • B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999; Computer Science and Mathematics

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • BIO/CS 423, Computational Biology, MWF 9:15 – 10:10am
  • EGR 084 A1, Capstone Workshop, W 11:00 – 11:25am
  • EGR 084 A3, Capstone Workshop, T 11:20 – 11:50am
  • EGR 084 A4, Capstone Workshop, T 10:30 – 11:00am

Research Interests:

Past Courses:

  • CS 201, Intro to Scientific Programming
  • CS 203, Intro to Computer Science
  • CS 273, Intro to Computer Science Lab
  • CS 305, Data Structures
  • CS 324, Analysis of Algorithms
  • CS 373, Data Structures Lab
  • CS 357, Theory of Computation
  • CS/BIO 423/523, Computational Biology
  • CS 438/538, Intro to Big Data Analytics
  • CS 445/545, Computer Networks
  • CS 483, CS Capstone I
  • CS 484, CS Capstone II
  • EGR 110, Introduction to Engineering
  • EGR 361, Analysis of Engineering Data
  • EGR 484, Engineering Capstone II
  • EE 111, Introduction to Multimedia Processing
  • [Email me if you want course materials. Students — information about your course is on Moodle at learning.up.edu]

Recent Coursepacks (written by Tammy):