I am a passionate researcher in cybersecurity education and formal methods, and I am deeply grateful to be co-advised by Kathi Fisler and Shriram Krishnamurthi. As a member of the Brown PLT, I work on designing interactive learning systems and formal models to help both novices and professionals engage more effectively with computing concepts.
I am especially passionate about broadening participation in computer science through novel teaching methodologies and tools. I have had the privilege of working with teachers and students across my home state of Arkansas, striving to improve computing education in rural communities.
Outside of the lab, you can often find me camping, square dancing, or playing guitarāmaking sounds some might generously call music. I also enjoy Western-style horseback riding and occasionally compete in cow sorting competitions.
Brown University (Expected 2028)
University of Central Arkansas (2022)
J. Netter, T. Nelson, S. Austen, E. Lau, C. Rusch, M. Schwarzkopf, and K. Fisler - USENIX Security 2025
S. Austen and S. R. Addison - SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2023
Undergraduate Thesis - Norbert O. Schedler 2022
Instructor for an eight-week Python Bootcamp
Co-teacher & teaching assistant, and tutor for various courses
TA for various cybersecurity courses