Faculty
The Department of Computer Science at Moravian University is composed of faculty who strive for student-centered learning experiences.
Ben Coleman | Chair of Computer Science Program, Professor of Computer Science
Office location: Sally 203
Office phone: 610-625-7781
Email: colemanb@moravian.edu
Education
Ph.D. Computer Science, The College of William and Mary
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Research interests and expertise
Ben Coleman has been at Moravian since completing his graduate studies at the College of William & Mary in 2003. Throughout his career, his research interests have evolved from theoretical computer science to encompass practical aspects of software engineering, cloud computing, and data science - with a particular interest in pedagogy within the discipline. His goal is to engage in scholarship where he can work with students to write software that uses data to address real-world problems.
Ben values projects that blur the lines between teaching, scholarship and service. He has been awarded grants from the NSF to develop software to support seismology education, from Merck to explore ways that technology can improve patient care, and from the Delaware Legal Aid Society to use case data to argue for better representation in eviction cases. These projects have contributed to the community, produced peer-reviewed results, and been used as class examples and projects in a variety of computer science and data science courses.
Ben is the program chair for both computer science and data science, and as one of three faculty in the computer science program, he teaches a wide variety of courses including the introductory sequence, web programming, data wrangling, cloud computing, a computing careers course, and the senior capstone course.
Jeffrey Bush | Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Office location: Sally 204
Office phone: 610-625-7710
Email: bushj@moravian.edu
Education
Ph.D. Neuroscience with Computational Specialty, UC San Diego
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Research interests and expertise
Jeffrey Bush is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Moravian University and runs the 3D Printing Lab. He is co-manager of the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network partnership with Moravian. His focus is computer vision and education, especially on how computer science and 3D printing can be used within other disciples, including biology, neuroscience, and occupational therapy. He teaches courses in Intro to Computer Science, 3D Printing and Design, Mobile App Development, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and High Performance Computing. He has received grants from the NSF XSEDE project for teaching high-performance computing and LiveWell AppFactory for the development of a mobile application for organizing and providing models of accessible devices for 3D printing.
Gregory Schaper | Associate Professor of Practice
Office location: Sally 205
Office phone: 610-625-7786
Email: schaperg@moravian.edu
Education
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Central Florida
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Research interests and expertise
Greg Schaper joined the department in 2016, and has taught a variety of courses in computer science including the Introduction to Computer Science, Intermediate Software Development, Advanced Software Development, Software Engineering, Database Systems, Computer Organization, and Theory of Computation. His scholarly areas include Computer Science Education, Graph Theory, and Theory of Computation. Professor Schaper has advised students who have completed SOAR and Honors projects.
Staff
Laurie Lefurge | Administrative Assistant
Office location: Sally 349
Office phone: 610-861-1335
Email: lefurgel@moravian.edu
Emeriti Faculty
- John P. Stoneback (2004) Professor of Computer Science