Rate My Professor Marguerite Doman

Marguerite Doman serves as Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Information Sciences within Winthrop University's College of Business Administration. She holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Doman joined Winthrop University as an assistant professor and was granted tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2016. Her research interests encompass remote sensor networks, operating systems, networks, computer networking, and computer science education. She has contributed to advancing awareness of algorithmic bias in introductory computer science courses and explored applications of fuzzy query processing in wireless sensor networks. Doman actively mentors undergraduate students through research programs including the McNair Scholars Program, Students Undertaking Research Experiences (SURE), and Scholarship and Creative Activity at Winthrop (SOURCE). She also serves as faculty advisor for Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the national scholastic honorary society for computing sciences students.

Doman's scholarly output includes peer-reviewed publications such as 'Managing Software Engineering Student Teams Using Pellerin's 4-D System' in the Journal of Information Systems Education (2015, with Andrew Besmer and Anne Alexander), 'Effect of GameMaker on Student Attitudes and Perceptions of Instructors' in the International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (2015, with Merry Sleigh and Chlotia Garrison), 'Using a BCI to Assess Attention During an Online Lecture' in the Winthrop McNair Research Bulletin (2016, with Ethan Hanner), 'Introducing algorithmic bias considerations in an introductory CS course' in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (2021, with Chlotia Garrison), and 'Red, Blue & Purple Data Breach Laws: What they Reveal about Data Privacy Regulation' (2025, with Chlotia Garrison, Clovia Hamilton, Danko Tarabar, and David Scibelli). Additional works cover coordinating artifacts in online course delivery systems (2013) and simulation environments using cellular automata for wireless sensor networks. She received the Outstanding Junior Professor Award in 2015 and the College of Business Administration Excellence in Service Award. Doman co-developed grants for K-12 cybersecurity education, including workshops for teachers from the Carolinas on cybersecurity and robotics (2017) and GenCyber camps to promote cybersecurity careers.