Dr. Erika Parsons received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, working with the Innovative Computing Laboratory. Her research explored the application of machine learning (ML) to understand behaviour of iterative algorithms for solving sparse linear systems in the context of high-performance computing (HPC). After graduation, she worked at Microsoft as an SDET for the Developer Division (.NET Framework), where she worked in reliability and performance testing for quality assurance across product features and designed technical specifications for threading performance features. After rediscovering her passion for teaching and academic work, she became faculty at Washington State University and Everett Community College, prior to joining UW Bothell. Her teaching philosophy and goal is to prepare students to be independent and motivated learners, foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and career preparedness, working as a team where everybody has responsibilities towards a goal. Parsons research work and interests focused on the application of HPC, ML, statistical data analysis to medical problems. Current work explores innovative approaches to making neurological rehabilitation more accessible and engaging, while enabling collection of data to track patient progress and facilitate the discovery of meaningful patterns in neurological processes.