Heather Marriott

Prescott College of Engineering

Software Engineering, Mobile Application Development and Deployment, Coding Principles, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Cybersecurity

Overview
Teaching
Research

Overview

Heather Marriott earned a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Computer Science from Ohio State University.

Before joining academia, Marriott worked as a software engineer specializing in database applications, search engines and software development. She transitioned to higher education in 2006 and teaches computer programming courses in the Department of Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle.

Marriott remains active in software development as a mobile application developer, creating applications for both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Her industry experience and passion for teaching provide students with practical insights into modern software engineering, programming and application development.

M.S. - Master of Science in Computer Science, Ohio State University-Main Campus

B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Ohio State University-Main Campus

American Society Engineering Education (ASEE)

Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS)

Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering (2025-2026)

FIRST Grant Award (2026-2027)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ Service Excellence Award 2019

Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ (2019 -2020)

Faculty Marshall 2021

FIRST Grant Award (2022-2023)

ITG (Innovative Teaching Grant) Fall 2023

Teaching

CS455, CS399, CS315, CS225, CS118, CS125, EGR115, BA221, IT109

Research

Using an Augmented Reality App for Flight Training (Parker W. Northrup, Heather H. Marriott, Stacey L. McIntire, Stacey McIntire, Hong Zhan) National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS) (2023)
Session 2A - AR, VR, & Weather Simulation – Advances in Training (Lana Laskey, Parker W. Northrup, Heather H. Marriott, Stacey L. McIntire, Hong Zhan, Robert L. Thomas, Gary A. Carter, Nicholas A. Nieves, Thomas D. Barcza, Christopher Johnson) National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS) (2022)

Marriott, H. (2024, April), Using Nearpod to Improve Engagement in the Computer Science Classroom, Paper presented at 2024 ASEE PSW Conference. https://peer.asee.org/46069

Andalibi, M., Marriott, H., Ozsoy, O., Zapata-Rivera, L., Abufardeh, S.(2024 April). Investigating the Effects of ChatGPT on Student Learning in Programming Courses, Paper presented at 2024 ASEE PSW Conference. https://peer.asee.org/46048

Marriott, H. (2021, April), Can Online Classes Match the Quality of In-Person Computer Science Classes?, Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference -"Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption", Virtual. https://peer.asee.org/38230

Marriott, H. (2020, April), Developing Strategies to Improve Student Engagement, Learning and Enjoyment of Introductory Computer Science Courses. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled, Davis, California. https://peer.asee.org/36026