• Project Kaleidoscope (class of 1995), a National Science Foundation funded gathering of scientists to promote better science education.
• Participant of the 1995 National Science Foundation's Teaching Undergraduate Artificial Intelligence workshop.
• Participant of the 1996 National Science Foundation's ãA Cognitive-Based Approach to Implement the Introductory Computer Science Courses workshop.

Referee for:
 

• Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges.  (Midwest and East Coast chapters)
• The Florida Artificial Intelligence International Research Symposium.
• The Midwest Small College Computing Consortium.
• International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education.
• Discourse Processes. A Multidisciplinary Journal.
• Program Committee member of the Florida Artificial Intelligence International Research Symposium.
• Chair of Florida Artificial Intelligence International Research Symposium special track on Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Instructional Systems.