Colleen van Lent, Ph.D.

Dr. Colleen van Lent is a Teaching Professor and Lecturer IV at the University of Michigan School of Information, where she specializes in technology-oriented courses, including introductory programming and web development. She earned her BS in Computer Science from Kent State University and both her MS and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, focusing her doctoral research on artificial intelligence applications in the Nursebot Project, a robotic assistant for the elderly. Her extensive experience includes previous roles as an Associate Professor at California State University and positions at NASA JPL, the Naval Research Lab, and the NSA.