She earned a B.S. in mathematics and a B.A. in German from the University of Arizona, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Chicago. Dr. Settle’s research interests include computer science and information technology education and theoretical computer science. Dr. Settle was named as a Vincent DePaul Professor in 2004. She has served on the Advisory Board for the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) since 2010 and is currently the Chair of SIGCSE. Dr. Settle has also served on the program and/or conference committees for RESPECT 2016, SIGITE/RIIT 2013, 2014, and 2015, and ITiCSE 2013. She has been a Senior Member of the ACM since 2011.