Patti Ota
Associate Professor of MIS
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Courses
- MIS 150A Decision Making and Problem Solving for Daily Life
- MIS 301 Data Structures and Algorithms
Research Interests
- Decision making and problem solving
- Critical thinking and interpersonal communication
- System design
Publications and Working Papers
- Gürer, D., Ota, P., Representing Mathematical Problem Solving Episodes with an Evolving Student Model. Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Washington, DC, 1995
- Gürer, D., Ota, P., Cognitive Modeling in an ITS Module. CogSci News, (6) 2, Lehigh University, 1993
- Gürer, D., Ota, P., Cognitive Model Analysis of Physics Problem Solving. Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1993
Awards and Honors
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award, Office of African American Student Affairs (2001)
- Patti T. Ota Women's Studies Award (established in 1997)
- Lehigh Black and Hispanic students’ Outstanding Faculty Member Award (1998) 1998
- Lehigh University Outstanding Faculty Advisor (1995)
- Hillman Award for distinguished service through long-term excellence to Lehigh University (1993)
- The Baldwin School Outstanding Alumnae Award (1992)
- Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction Award (1992)
- ACE Fellow (1982-1983)



