About
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Michelle first learned BASIC programming in grade school where she spent hours and hours writing seemingly endless GOTO and IF/THEN statements building little games on a Commodore 64 at school and a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A at home. Since then, she has found ways for computers and programming to play important roles in just about everything she's done. Her degree in music engineering technology was focused on the intersection of music and computers/digital technology. While earning her graduate degree in sociology, she became involved with the development of a qualitative data analysis application.
Currently, Michelle is an Assistant Professor of Web Design & Interactive Media at The New England Institute of Art. There, she teaches computer science classes, digital audio classes, and social science classes that cover topics including ActionScript, Flex, object oriented programming, application development, digital audio, physical computing, social research methods, and gender. Using Flash with various devices and sensors, she has worked with her students to create a variety of both practical and creative interactive experiences including art installations, sound sculptures, and interactive orchestra concerts.
Outside of the classroom, Michelle has spoken at FlashForward, Flash on the Beach, and Flash on Tap. She has taught workshops on object oriented programming in ActionScript, data centric rich internet application development, Joomla!, Moodle, and physical computing. Michelle is a moderator for the Adobe Flex Cookbook and with Keith Peters co-manages the Boston Flash Platform User Group. She will be speaking and teaching a lab at Adobe MAX 2010. She will also be teaching a workshop at RIAUnleashed 2010.
When she’s not teaching or coding, Michelle is a clarinetist and dancer. You might also find her on the race track – summer 2010 will be her rookie season racing sports cars!
