Neena Thota

Associate Chair of Teaching Development
Senior Teaching Faculty

Contact

nthota [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu

(413) 545-4595

Location

Room A353B

Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise

740 N. Pleasant Street
Amherst , MA 01003
United States

Education

PhD, information systems, degree jointly awarded by University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macau and Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Porto, Portugal
MS, information technology, degree jointly awarded by Instituto Inter-Universitário de Macau, Macau and Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Porto, Portugal

Neena Thota in the News

Awards

Thota Receives 2025 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award

Neena Thota has been announced as a recipient of the Spring 2025 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award.

Awards

Thota, Trim Selected as 2024-25 Chancellor’s Leadership Fellows

CICS faculty members Neena Thota and Michelle Trim have been selected for the 2024-25 UMass Amherst Chancellor's Leadership Fellows cohort.

Research

Intercollegiate Research Team to Modernize First-Year CS Curriculum

A collaborative effort led by Charles Weems and Neena Thota has secured a $500,000 NSF grant to update first-year computer science curricula.

Research Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Project to Promote Digital Literacy and Computer Science in K-12 Education Receives UMass REBLS Network Grant

Neena Thota is part of a team that is exploring ways to promote computing for middle school students, with an emphasis on girls from underrepresented groups.