Jessica Doner

Assistant Lecturer for Computer Science and Cybersecurity
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington

I teach Java, C and Unix, and cybersecurity at Eastern Washington University. Outside class I build the practice sites my students use: APE practice, Unix practice rooms, lab-day capture-the-flag boards, and a job board for the Spokane area. My goal is to create tools that are genuinely useful and make a difference.

I have a Bachelor of Computer Science with minors in mathematics and cybersecurity (2023) and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics (2026), both from EWU. My master's thesis built a mixed-integer linear programming model for university course scheduling from public registration data.

What I teach this fall

CSCD 210 Programming Principles I Information representation, algorithms, and program design in Java.

Code practice

CSCD 240 C and Unix Programming Unix practice rooms worked in a real terminal, and in-lab challenges.

Practice rooms In-lab challenges

CYBR 101 Cybersecurity Fundamentals The lab site, where each lab's challenges open at the start of that lab.

Lab site CyberVille

Tools I built for students

Cybersecurity newsSecurity news from many sources in one place, each story with a plain-language overview and its terms defined.
APE practicePractice for the Advancement Programming Exam.
MathScapeLessons in reading order for 11 math courses, from MATH 114 to MATH 380.
Programs and jobsEWU program completions set against projected job openings in Spokane County.
Computing jobs and skillsA map of computing job postings and the skills they ask for, with the EWU region first.
CS job boardOpen jobs near Spokane, sorted by the skills you already have. Sign in with GitHub.
Practice terminalA pretend terminal with my files in it, for learning ls, cd, cat, and grep. A few flags are hidden in it.

Research

My master's thesis is Optimizing University Course Schedules via Mixed-Integer Linear Programming: A Method Built on Public Registration Data, for the M.S. in Applied Mathematics at EWU (2026). My advisor was Frank Lynch.

Contact

Emailjdoner@ewu.edu
GitHubGitHub profile
LinkedInLinkedIn profile
OfficeCEB 314. Office hours are Tuesday through Friday, 2 to 3 PM, or by appointment.