Stephanie August is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. She teaches courses in artificial intelligence, database management systems, and software engineering. Her research interests include cognitive science applications of artificial intelligence including interdisciplinary new media applications, natural language understanding, argumentation, and analogical reasoning. She has several publications in these areas. Dr. August is actively involved in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning community and is a 2006 CASTL Institute Scholar (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). She has published a case study to use in teaching computer science courses to increase the interpersonal orientation of the classroom experience. She is currently directing graduate and undergraduate students on NSF-funded projects to develop a Virtual Engineering Sciences Learning Lab in Second Life to provide an immersive learning environment for introductory engineering and computer science courses and to develop materials for teaching artificial intelligence through an experimental approach modeled after the lab sciences. Her industry experience includes software and system engineering for several defense C3I programs, and applied artificial intelligence research for military and medical applications.