Jule Schatz

Jule Schatz is a Assistant Teaching Professor at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in computer science education and cognitive modeling, with a focus on fostering inclusive learning environments. Her teaching spans introductory programming, data structures, systems, and AI courses.

Research interests include cognitive architectures for problem-solving and applying AI to education. She has been recognized with the Towner Prize Teaching Award (2022) and mentoring honors. Her blog offers guidance on teaching practices and student confidence-building.

• Teaching: CS 128, CS 199 E28, CS 340
• Research: Cognitive modeling of creativity tasks, educational course design
• Publications: Focus on semantic memory modeling and classroom community-building

Personal interests include creative projects like pizza recipes showcased on her website.