Education
2025–present
PhD, Advanced & Equitable Computing
Morgan State University · Human-AI eXperience Lab, Dr. Naja Mack
MS
Master of Science, Data Science
Ball State University
Research areas
- Responsible AI
- Human-centered AI
- Automatic speech recognition
- Natural language processing
- Sociolinguistics
- Multilingual & dialect-aware computing
- AI bias & fairness evaluation
Publications
2026
Prescriptive Persistence: Quantifying the Breakdown in Human-AI Pedagogical Co-Regulation in ELL Writing Feedback
DeBoris Leonard, Ricky Gole, and Jamell Dacon. Proceedings of the 13th ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (L@S 2026), pp. 202–208. doi:10.1145/3774398.3811611
Professional experience
Industry
Principal Technical Program Manager
AI/ML and Responsible AI, healthcare technology. Leads cross-functional AI/ML initiatives involving model governance, evaluation, operationalization, delivery, and responsible AI practices.