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

Business Analytics
2021–2026, Master of Business Administration (MBA or MBA), University of West Florida (United States, Pensacola) - UWF

Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business

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