Matt Nicholson

I am a PhD student in Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder, and I have previously held roles at Capital One, Nielsen, and Allstate. I graduated from Northwestern University cum laude with majors in Computer Science and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences.

University of Colorado, Teaching Assistant

Boulder, CO

INFO 1201: Computational Reasoning 1

Fall 2022

  • Prepared and led two weekly discussion sections with the explicit goal of connecting course material to students’ everyday experiences of computation systems (39 students)
  • Provided student support through weekly office hours and was responsible for grading weekly labs and larger projects, as well as supporting curricular development

Spring 2023

Guest Lecture: Code as a Tool for the Things You Care About.

INFO 3402: Information Exposition

Fall 2023

Guest Lecture: Baseball and Telling a Story with Data.

Northwestern University, Peer Mentor

Evanston, IL

CS 110: Intro to Computer Programming for Non Majors

Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019

  • Led a weekly discussion section to reinforce covered material and clarify misconceptions
  • Supported students by hosting twice weekly office hours to provide additional guidance on practice problems and exam preparation

Mathnasium

Palatine, IL

Instructor

Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Provided instruction and support in mathematics to clients ranging in age from 6 to 18, in topics ranging from the number line to multivariable calculus
  • Assisted in the development of personalized learning plans for clients to maximize growth and learning over time