Bio & Expertise

Dr. Melanie A. Sutton has written and co-written many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on various aspects of computer vision, robotics, digital mammography, and online instruction and assessment. Before coming to UWF in 1996, she was a software engineer for Harris Corporation in the Space Systems Division. Now she applies her computer science training into the broader multi-disciplinary field of informatics by applying algorithms and tools in new domains, including GIS applications in public health and AI-facilitated learning.

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Honors

CURE Fellow, Office of Undergraduate Research
University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF, 2024-2025
U-Care Award, Excellence Matters Faculty and Staff Reward and Recognition Program
University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF, 2009

Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Public Health

Professor, Usha Kundu, MD College of Health

Executive Board, Association of Accredited Public Health Programs (AAPHP)

Education

Emergency Management & Infection Control
2021–2023, Graduate Certificate, University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF

Usha Kundu, MD College of Health

Business Foundations
2021–2022, Graduate Certificate, University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF

Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business

GIS Administration
2019–2022, MS, University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF

Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering

Geographic Information Science
2019–2022, Graduate Certificate, University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF

Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering

Computer Science
1993–1997, PhD, University of South Florida (United States, Tampa) - USF

Focus: Computer Vision and Robotics

Computer Science
1992–1993, MS, University of South Florida (United States, Tampa) - USF
Computer Engineering
1988–1992, BS, University of South Florida (United States, Tampa) - USF