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Sarah Gothard

Sarah Gothard

Department of Computer Science
Division of Mathematical Sciences
College of Arts and Science
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Education

  • PhD, Computer Science, Clemson University
  • MS, Computer Science, Clemson University
  • BS, Computer Science, Bob Jones University

Courses

  • Business Systems (CpS 225)
  • Digital Literacy (Tec 101)
  • Digital Literacy & Intro Programming (Tec 201)
  • Digital Literacy & Intro Programming Lec (Tec 291)
  • Digital Literacy Lecture (Tec 191)
  • Internet Application Development (CpS 404)
  • Object-Oriented Programming 1 (CpS 110)
  • Object-Oriented Programming 1 Lab (CpS 191)
  • Object-Oriented Programming 2 (CpS 209)
  • Object-Oriented Programming 2 Lab (CpS 293)
  • Software Engineering-EXP (CpS 420)

About

Academic Background

Dr. Gothard received her Ph.D. from Clemson University and has previously been on faculty at Clemson University, Wright State University, the University of Dayton, and University of South Carolina — Upstate. Dr. Gothard is the program coordinator for the Computer Science department.

Courses

Dr. Gothard has experience teaching a variety of computer science courses, including Computer Science I-III, Algorithms and Data Structures, Linux and Windows, Tools and Techniques for Software Development, Computer Organization, Computer Systems, Business Systems, Operating Systems, Computer Graphics, Theory of Computing, Software Engineering, Compiler, Smartphone Application Development, and Digital Literacy.

Professional Activities

During her Ph.D., Dr. Gothard co-authored 10 published papers on computer graphics and their integration into the educational environment.

In 2024, Dr. Gothard collaborated with Dr. Jim Bennett and the students of SSP 400 (Human Rights in Global Perspective) and CpS 320/420 to plan and begin building a human rights reporting application.

In 2025, Dr. Gothard collaborated with Physics to launch a new major: Physics and Computer Science, which merges Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics to form a rigorous, problem-solving-based degree that is applicable to a variety of careers.

Her most-recently attended conference was SIGCSE 2026 in St. Louis.

In 2026, Dr. Gothard collaborated with Drs. Michael Moore and Emily Waggoner in the creation and launch of the Arts & Culture App by the students of CpS 320/420.

She host 5 websites on an Ubuntu Apache2 Virtual Private Server and maintain multiple Android and iPhone apps, most prominently Mobile Hymns, the #1 hymn sheet music app, which is used around the world, especially in Africa.

Dr. Gothard is currently exploring the application of test-driven design (TDD) to the academic experience.

Personal

Dr. Gothard enjoys swimming, ice skating, rock climbing, cooking, solving puzzles, defending truth online, and listening to podcasts.