Dr. Joel Ross

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Joel Ross is a Teaching Professor at the University of Washington's Information School, where he teaches courses in web development, mobile application development, software architecture, and introductory programming. His primary focus is on teaching, and his research interests encompass games, gamification, pervasive systems, computer science education, and social computing. Ross’s research also includes exploring crowdsourcing systems, human computation, and methods to encourage environmental sustainability. He earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Information and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.

Research Interests

Awards

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TEACH award

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.