Faculty and Staff Profiles

Ed Brainerd
Mgr Computer System Sprt Crisc, COE Communicative Impaired
Email: lbrainrd@memphis.edu
Office Location: 4055 North Park Loop
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Profile

  • Staff member since 1990
  • Senior Research Programmer for the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Technical Advisor for National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association- The University of Memphis Chapter 1991-present


Education
  • M.S. Mathematics - The University of Memphis - 1992
  • B.S. Computer Science - The University of Memphis - 1987

Work Experience

  • Mgr Computer Systems Support-CRISCI, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders - The University of Memphis - August 2000-present
  • Research Computing Specialist, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders - The University of Memphis - May 1990-August 2000
  • Research Associate, Department of Psychology / Institute for Intelligent Systems - The University of Memphis - 1988-1990
Honors/Awards
  • Staff Service Award - University of Memphis - 2015
  • Staff Service Award - University of Memphis - 2010
  • Staff Service Award - University of Memphis - 2005

Teaching Experience

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Outreach

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Service
  • The University of Memphis - Technical Advisor for Mid-South Conference on Communicative Disorders - 1991-present
  • The University of Memphis - HIPAA Implementation/Review Committee - April 2014 - present
  • The University of Memphis - CSD Website Review Committee - 2005-present
  • The University of Memphis - HIPAA Planning Committee - July 2013 - present
  • Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders - Website Manager - 2000-2011
Journal Articles
  • Graesser, A. C., Gordon, S. E., & Brainerd, L. E. (1992). QUEST: A model of question answering. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 23, 733-745.
  • Graesser, A. C., Hemphill, D. H., & Brainerd, L. E. (1989). Question answering in the context of causal mechanisms. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 621-626). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Presentations
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