Dr. Erika Rogers

Professor, Computer Science (Ret.)
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Phone: 805-550-9781
Email: chezvous@charter.net
Web: http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~erogers, http://webpages.charter.net/chezvous

Biosketch

Erika Rogers is a retired Professor of Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, and the former Director of the Cal Poly University Honors Program. She is currently doing research and consulting through ChezVous Technology. Her background includes a BA in French from University of Western Ontario and a BMath in Applied Math and Computer Science from University of Waterloo. She received her Masters in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in the area of Computer Graphics, and completed her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech in the area of Artificial Intelligence.

As a computer scientist, her research interests included: human-centered computing and usability, human-robot interaction, and human-information interaction. She worked on the development of interactive intelligent software assistance agents in the areas of diagnostic radiology, remote supervision of semi-autonomous robots, and instructional design. She also worked on several educational technology projects, including the development of interactive software for introductory CS courseware, multimedia-based courseware for industrial training, and the role of mental models in the development of multimedia courseware. In 2001, she was co-organizer of the first DARPA/NSF Study on Human-Robot Interaction.

She is currently working as a researcher and consultant in the areas of user-centered design, program assessment and gender-based issues in STEM disciplines. She is on the faculty of Cal Poly's Adult Degree Program, and is pursuing additional graduate studies in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute.